Berry & Smith Trucking Penticton, British Columbia       Berry & Smith Trucking makes fuel costs a nonworry for contractors   By Aaron Huff     Fuel programs are one of many benefits fleets use to recruit and retain owner-operators. Giving them fuel cards and discounts at fuel stops is standard fare. Many fleets ...

Carriers respond to FMCSA’s proposed changes to CSA methodology    FMCSA should consider all implications of CSA, including the fact that CSA’s flawed methodology and scores have become an industry measurement system used by shippers in awarding freight and may also be used in litigation against carriers. ...

What if housing rises and manufacturing falls?   By Avery Vise     Some of the numbers are worrisome. Factory orders seem to be slowing. And in June and July, the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index showed a contraction – albeit a slight one – in the manufacturing ...

Feedback ON CCJDigital ➡ HOS court case moves forward     Let’s move to black boxes “The Record of Duty Status logbooks are a complete waste of time. Put a black box-type system in trucks that a cop can jack into and see a readout of how long the truck ...

Efficiency is Precedent at Thermo King   New reefer embodies today's business world   The trucking business is changing. Everything changes over time, of course, but the trucking industry has been remarkably resistant to change over its 100-year-plus history. The most recent trend I’ve seen is the movement toward greater ...

Before buying, fleets must do their homework   By Jack Roberts     Over the past decade or so, a lot of things have changed in trucking. One of the most problematic for long-haul fleets is the proliferation of anti-idling laws that have sprung up in every state and in ...

Right turn goes wrong for Doe   John Doe couldn’t avoid an impatient four-wheel driver behind his flatbed who lost control when trying to cut in front of him. Was this a preventable accident?       During lunch at Union 76, some of the guys at the far table were ...

Making the latest technology developments work for your fleet   By Aaron Huff       Hitching a ride to the cloud   Outsourcing gives contractors, fleets more choice with less risk     Fleets with independent contractors have to be careful in how they manage driver relationships. Any missteps could result in tax agencies clamoring ...

CVOC sessions highlight future equipment trends   By Jeff Crissey     The trucking industry has seen more changes in the last 10 years than in all the other years of trucking combined,” Mike Bromhall, FFE Transportation’s vice president of fleet maintenance and facilities, told fleet and supplier attendees at ...

With Bill Marchbank, vice president of operations, Trimac Transportation   Location: Houston Established: 1946 Company drivers: 950 Owner-operators: 400     Ride along with Trimac Transportation   By Carolyn Magner Mason     Bill Marchbank, vice president of operations for Trimac Transportation, said executives for the North American bulk trucking company don’t just talk tanking with their truckers ...