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DOT giving $12 million to N.J., Conn. for storm repair

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced another quick release emergency relief fund offering for states affected by Hurricane Sandy to repair damage caused by the storm, this time $10 million to New Jersey and $2 million to Connecticut. Since the storm, the DOT has given ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 2, 2012

Sandy reportedly has not hiked diesel prices

According to reports from AAA, Hurricane and Superstorm Sandy's impact on the Northeast has not caused diesel prices either regionally or nationally to jump, even in New Jersey, where many pumps are closed. In fact, on Nov. 1, a AAA daily report said the average price ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 2, 2012

Boyd Bros. founder dies at 85

Dempsey Boyd, founder of Boyd Bros. Transportation in Clayton, Ala., died Tuesday, Oct. 30, at his home in Clayton after a battle with an undisclosed illness, according to a report in The Eufala Tribune. Boyd started the company as an owner-operator hauling dry van in 1956, ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 2, 2012

Post-storm demand will drive rebound from losses, says FTR

The Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Demand for resupplying retail stores and repairing and rebuilding damage from Hurricane Sandy will have generate more long term revenue for trucking and carriers than is being lost short term to freight not moving because ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2012

ATRI seeking feedback on 34-hour restart

As part of a study on hours of service regulations, the American Transportation Research Institute is seeking feedback in the form of a survey on the "potential impacts of changes to the 34-hour restart rule," according to an announcement. The non-profit research group says that it ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2012

Help Inc. debuts PrePass-360 integration

Help Inc. is providing states adopting its mainline truck screening PrePass service and its in-station, 360SmartView system with a single-screen view of all truck activity. According to Richard A. Clasby, president and CEO of Help, “Our state partners have asked us to help them operate more ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 1, 2012

How fleet managers can save on fuel

75 tips to minimize fuel costs by Aaron Huff, Todd Dills, Jack Roberts and James Jaillet With the “new norm” cost of diesel at $4 per gallon, fleets should look at every possible opportunity to lower fuel consumption. Like no other time in the trucking industry, every ...

By Aaron Huff, Todd Dills, Jack Roberts, James Jaillet Published November 1, 2012

CCJ fuel tips: What equipment purchasers can do

Buy a diesel-powered APU. While your truck’s engine can use a gallon of diesel an hour idling, recent estimates indicate a diesel APU burns only about a fifth of that. Get an electric APU. These systems typically use electric power from a bank of high-capacity absorbed ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 31, 2012

CCJ fuel tips: What maintenance managers can do

Adjust shifting patterns. Download engine data to compare shifting behaviors – rpms at shift point – to the optimal rpm “torque bands” for your engine. Adjusting your shifting to fit the engine’s make and model can make a big difference. Every 1,000-rpm reduction in engine ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 31, 2012

CCJ fuel tips: What fleet managers can do

Investigate traffic problems, and plan around them. Slow traffic not only sucks hours from a driver’s on-duty time, it also requires more deceleration and acceleration, which requires more fuel. Check state U.S. Department of Transportation Websites for potential construction projects and traffic on a route. Use ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 31, 2012