2007 August
DOT seeks inspections of steel arch truss bridges
In the wake of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters on Aug. 2 called on all states to immediately inspect any steel deck truss bridges similar to the one involved in the Aug. 1 tradegy.
"Even though we don't know what ...
Federal-Mogul expands range of National wheel end solutions
The National heavy-duty wheel end brand from Federal-Mogul has expanded its line of commercial-vehicle solutions with an offering of Everlok/Axilok unitized spindle nuts for steer, drive and trailer axles. The advanced, one-piece Everlok/Axilok assembly replaces conventional two- and three-piece systems for faster, more accurate bearing ...
ATA seeks nominations for Mike Russell Good stuff Image Award
The American Trucking Associations announced Thursday, Aug. 2, that it is seeking nominations for the inaugural Mike Russell "Good stuff" Trucking Image Award. The award celebrates companies, organizations and the individuals that creatively implement the "Good stuff. Trucks Bring It." campaign in order to generate ...
Transport America names May, June Drivers of the Month
Transport America recently announced its May and June Drivers of the Month for 2007. Each driver will be presented his award during a formal presentation at the company's headquarters in Eagan, Minn.
Company drivers selected for May were Adolph "Mark" Brinkman, who has been with Transport ...
Decker announces July 2007 Drivers of the Month
Decker Truck Line recently announced that Charles Zimmerman has been selected as the July 2007 Driver of the Month for the flatbed division Zimmerman, who resides in Wichita, Kan., has been with Decker for five years.
Selected as July 2007 Driver of the Month for the ...
Survey reveals trucking benchmarks, best practices
The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets and to subsequently have lower injury frequency rates is to hire drivers based on their ability and past performance. That's the news from Liberty Mutual Group, which recently tallied results from its annual Truckers Survey and ...
SensorLogic hires Pereira as VP of marketing
SensorLogic, a pioneer of intelligent asset management, hired Larry Pereira as its new vice president of marketing.
In addition to heading up all marketing initiatives for SensorLogic, Pereira will remain actively involved in the development of various wireless standards for the industrial sector. This includes chairing ...
JNJ Express selects IDSC’s Expert Fuel
Integrated Decision Support Corp. (IDSC), a provider of optimization and decision support software truckload carriers, announced that Memphis, Tenn.-based JNJ Express, Inc., is a new customer of Expert Fuel, a fuel and route optimization solution. JNJ operates more than 250 power units specializing in regional ...
Con-way picks Wausau to provide remittance solutions
Wausau, a provider of distributed payments and remittance processing solutions, announced that San Mateo, Calif.-based Con-way Inc. is using Wausau's ImageRPS solution to perform Image Exchange with two financial institutions and has taken advantage of best-case routing functionality.
With the Wausau solution, the $4.6 billion freight ...
DistTech offers dedicated LTL bulk transportation
DistTech, a Newbury, Ohio-based carrier that provides dedicated contract carriage of bulk liquid commodities, has developed a technology-based solution to incorporate numerous shippers into shared vessel space within multi-compartment tank trailers.
In an increasingly global market for the sourcing of materials, shippers of bulk chemicals are ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...
Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
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