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CCJ Innovators: Closing the Loop

Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks, Ind. Fair Oaks Farms sees opportunity in animal waste By Jeff Crissey Fair Oaks Farms purchased 42 CNG tractors and subleased the milk delivery operation to Ruan Transportation. Fair Oaks Farms, a consortium of nine dairy families in northwest Indiana, always has taken sustainability ...

By Jeff Crissey Published October 7, 2012

2013 Makes and Models

Light- and medium-duty Class 1-6 Truck makers revamp lineups, debut new models in response to growing market Both the light- and medium-duty truck markets are seeing some noteworthy changes for 2013, including new models, redesigns, updated engines, revamped platforms and alternative fuel versions. Here are some highlights: ...

By admin Published October 6, 2012

Recruit & Retain: Bestway Express: Finders keepers

With Curt Singleton, Bestway Express director of safety and H.R. Location: Vincennes, Ind. Drivers: 270 Power units: 260 By Carolyn Magner Mason Curt Singleton, Bestway Express director of safety and human resources, says the JOBehaviors compatibility assessment test helps find top-performing drivers upfront. When Curt Singleton, director of safety and ...

By admin Published October 6, 2012

Truck Gauge: Is Nov. 6th really that important?

Legislative gridlock is almost certain By Avery Vise A recent Randall-Reilly MarketPulse Intelligence survey of for-hire trucking executives found that 85 percent believe that the outcome of the November elections will make a significant difference in the health of their businesses. Although the July survey did not ...

By Avery Vise Published October 6, 2012

Upfront: Beyond Vertical

When it comes to integration, the sky’s the limit for Daimler By Jeff Crissey The term “vertical integration” has been thrown around a lot the past year, especially among Class 8 truck OEMs. Volvo has its XE13 powertrain package that includes a D13 engine and I-Shift transmission. ...

By Jeff Crissey Published October 6, 2012

Not Sitting Still

Making the latest technology developments work for your fleet By Aaron Huff McLeod Software capitalizing on transport trends Amid all the uncertainty in the economy and in national politics, Tom McLeod said that at least one thing is certain: The best-run companies today will continue to be the best ...

By Aaron Huff Published October 6, 2012

HHP Summit: The safety of LNG

When the average person views liquified natural gas as a dangerous toxic fuel that’s liable to explode at the slightest spark, what’s an LNG provider to do? Try wielding beakers and balloons much like Bill Nye the Science Guy might. That’s how Erik Neandross, CEO of ...

By Tom Jackson Published September 26, 2012

FMCSA eliminating registrant-only DOT numbers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is attempting to plug yet another data-quality hole in the inspection and crash information well for its Compliance Safety Accountability safety ranking system. In a presentation Thursday, Sept. 20, senior agency officials presented membership of the Truck Rental and ...

By Todd Dills Published September 20, 2012

Tying it Together

Technology leads fleets’ efforts to diversify their service By Aaron Huff Two years ago, Rocking T Transportation still was hauling cattle exclusively. But when its largest customer decided to start a private fleet, company president Brent Shilling had 90 days to act before the contract expired. Shilling purchased ...

By Aaron Huff Published September 4, 2012

Severe Service

Severe-duty disaster relief First Response Team lends heavy-lifting hand Tad Agoglia and his crew arrived at what was left of Haiti within a week of the 2010 earthquake that left large swaths of Port-au-Prince in shambles. The team used their Cat excavator and Peterbilt dump truck to ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 4, 2012