Articles by Aaron Huff

Aaron Huff is the Senior Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. Huff’s career in the transportation industry began at a family-owned trucking company and expanded to CCJ, where for the past 12 years he has specialized in covering business and technology for online and print readers and speaking at industry events. A recipient of numerous regional and national awards, Huff holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Brigham Young University and a Masters Degree from the University of Alabama.

Aaron Huff has posted 870 Articles for CCJ Digital

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May 4, 2009

Introducing the Mobile Computing Platform 200 Series No other end-to-end solution reaches quite so far into the cab. It transforms your truck into a mobile operations center and your fleet into a network of terminals. Working with your drivers is transparent and efficient, like they were ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 4, 2009

May 4, 2009

By Aaron Huff Published May 4, 2009

Watching the wheels

End-to-end tire management reduces costs, manpower With the economy forcing fleets to cut costs in all areas, executives and managers looking for savings in maintenance see tires as a big target. At more than $300 each, mistakes in purchasing and maintaining these assets can be costly. ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 2, 2009

April 24, 2009

Fleet One: More than just fuel cards For many months the primary concerns regarding fleet fueling have been the rising cost of fuel and the declining availability of credit. With this on the minds of every fleet manager, planning ahead takes a back seat to survival. ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 1, 2009

Super-Computing Cabs

Onboard platforms offer new functionality for fleets that want to have it all Text-to-speech technology was enough reason for John Pope to convert nearly 400 trucks to a new onboard computing platform. The technology enables drivers to hear incoming messages while keeping their hands on the ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 1, 2009

DriverTech adds new features to eLog

DriverTech -- designers of the DT4000 TruckPC, a Windows XP-embedded onboard computing system with three modes of communications -- announced today, April 27, several enhancements to its suite of eLog applications. The new features are designed to improve the accuracy of driver logs and make ...

By Aaron Huff Published May 1, 2009

Survival of the fittest

Fleet execs put today's slump into perspective Customers are demanding lower costs and better service. Competitors are cutting rates. Freight volumes remain very weak. And fuel prices have stopped dropping. It's enough to make a fleet executive pull his hair out. That's how Doug Sandvig described ...

By Aaron Huff Published April 29, 2009

Mobileye establishes new distributor relationships

Mobileye Inc., a provider of vision-based driver assistance systems and analytics for automotive manufacturers and suppliers, announced the establishment of retail and distribution relationships with Van Nuys, Calif.-based Al & Ed's Autosound, a mobile electronics specialist; and Vancouver, B.C.-based Dealers' Edge, a sound and security ...

By Aaron Huff Published April 28, 2009

Innovative Computing adds to sales team

Innovative Computing Corp., a provider of enterprise software and services to truckload carriers, announced one promotion and one addition to its sales staff. Niki Neimer has been promoted to the role of national account manager, and Marty Faber has been added as a national account ...

By Aaron Huff Published April 27, 2009

U.S. Xpress president on economy: ‘We are going to power through this’

At the fifth annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., the president of U.S. Xpress, John White, said the trucking industry entered an economic freefall during 2007 and has not yet hit bottom. "Today is the most difficult environment in the last quarter century," White ...

By Aaron Huff Published April 22, 2009

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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 ...