2008 October

Con-way Multimodal enhances Quick Pay program for carriers

Con-way Multimodal, the nationwide truckload brokerage division of Menlo Worldwide Logistics, announced the launch of an enhanced Quick Pay program aimed at meeting the administrative and financial needs of its carrier community. The new Quick Pay program provides carriers multiple payment options and schedules. Menlo ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

Accellos acquires Prophesy Transportation Software

Accellos Inc. -- a provider of logistics, warehouse, 3PL, transportation and mobile resource management solutions -- announced Tuesday, Sept. 30, the acquisition of Prophesy Transportation Software, based in Bloomfield, Conn. Prophesy is a provider of software solutions designed to manage the many aspects of a ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

DriverTech, McLeod integrate In-Cab Scanning, Forms Recognition

DriverTech, designer of a Windows XP-embedded onboard computing system for the transportation industry, and McLeod Imaging, the document management operation of McLeod Software, announced today, Oct. 1, a full integration of DriverTech's DTScan In-Cab Scanning solution and McLeod's Forms Recognition product, an add-on to its ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

Sept. 30, 2008

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By Dean Smallwood Published October 1, 2008

Networkcar named finalist in three awards

Networkcar, a provider of wireless fleet management, announced that it has been chosen as a finalist in three award programs for technology and business innovation. The three awards include the AeA High Tech Award, the Connect Most Innovative Product Award and the Dealmakers of the ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems taps sales/marketing director

Jon Jeffries has assumed duties as director of sales and marketing for Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems. The appointment combines sales and marketing for the trailer division under a single manager to integrate these business functions for closer alignment to the trucking industry, says Perry Bahr, ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

NAFTA surface trade rose 15.9% in July

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 15.9 percent higher in July 2008 than in July 2007, reaching $71.6 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

Schneider Logistics earns SmartWay partner distinction

Schneider Logistics announced that it recently was named a SmartWay Transport Partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its responsible environmental management of its network of 1,200 third-party transportation carriers and commitment to improving its environmental performance. Launched in 2004, the SmartWay Transport Partnership is ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

West elected chairman of North Carolina Trucking Association

West Brother's Companies -- a provider of commercial transportation, logistics and leasing services in the Southeast -- announced that one of its owners, Tommy West, has been elected as chairman of the North Carolina Trucking Association. West was chosen by the general membership of NCTA ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008

Esco torqued about pneumatic wheel torque control wrench

Esco says its pneumatic wheel torque control wrench allows service personnel to torque wheel-attaching parts to torque values of plus or minus 5 percent. The 3/4-inch Model 10006, which weighs 15 pounds, is designed to remove attaching parts that have been overtorqued up to 1,169 ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2008