2004 May

Don’t accept another’s risk

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued guidance for use of binding arbitration in civil penalty forfeiture proceedings in which the only issues remaining to be resolved are the amount of the civil penalty owed and the length of time in which to pay it. FMCSA ...

By Henry Seaton Published May 20, 2004

Products to help your business

Ford's new low cab forward medium-duty Ford's LCF (low cab forward) is a Class 4 and 5 tilt-cab truck - a major departure from Ford's traditional commercial designs. Ford developed the LCF as part of its Blue Diamond joint venture with International Truck and Engine Co. ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 13, 2004

What goes up must come down?

The liability insurance crisis had a good run, but its days may be numbered. Fuel prices have taken center stage as the crisis of the day, and many carriers are preoccupied with the revenue side of the ledger as they negotiate through how the new ...

By Avery Vise Published May 13, 2004

Phoning it in

Low-cost solutions for tracking and connecting mobile workers to the office help boost productivity - and you can even use them to talk to your employees. Until recently, David Webb thought that tracking mobile workers was cost prohibitive. Webb, the office manager of Watsonville, Calif.-based Elyxir ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 13, 2004

No free lunch

The Transportation Services Index for freight decreased 0.9 points in January to 119.8 from December's record high of 120.9, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported. The January 2004 index, however, was 2.3 points higher than the January 2003 level. The overall TSI for January reached ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 13, 2004

The next loads matter most

International Warehouse Logistics Association's 2004 business outlook survey predicts strong growth for outsourced logistics this year. More than one-third of IWLA members polled in March expect double-digit revenue gains this year. Another 35 percent expect increases of between 5 percent and 10 percent. For more ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 13, 2004

Truly stuck in the middle

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in response to a petition for reconsideration from the American Moving and Storage Association, has made further technical changes in its interim final rule establishing consumer protection regulations for transportation of household goods. In addition, the agency set May ...

By Henry Seaton Published May 13, 2004

New thinking on faster braking

Truck drivers in 2002 led all occupations in the United States in total number of illnesses and injuries with 112,000 requiring days away from work, according to a report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in late March. Truck drivers also led in median ...

By John Baxter Published May 13, 2004

Wherever your trucks roam

Pegasus TransTech introduced a new feature to its Transflo Express truck stop scanning service. Drivers and owner-operators will be able to transmit documents electronically to their fleets using any fax machine or a scanning-enabled personal computer with an Internet connection. Fleets receive delivery documents in ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 13, 2004

MorElectric = less fuel, less pollution

Wabash National has announced that it intends to develop a 10-year, maintenance-free trailer, referred to internally as the "Wabash 10." The project will be headed by newly appointed Chief Technology Officer Rod Ehrlich. International Truck and Engine now offers the Cummins ISM 410 horsepower rating on ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 13, 2004

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CSA'S Data Trail

Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk

Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...