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Con-way Freight installs Lytx’s DriveCam fleet-wide

Lytx, Inc. (formerly DriveCam Inc.), a global provider of driver safety and compliance systems, announced that Con-way Freight has rolled out Lytx’s DriveCam driver safety management program fleet-wide to more than 8,500 vehicles in support of the company’s focus on safety. Con-way Freight, a leading less-than-truckload ...

By Aaron Huff Published February 25, 2014

Study: safety, health top concerns in transportation

The transportation industry is a very broad, diverse group of companies and individuals that collectively keep America moving. With all of the time and effort it takes to keep those wheels turning on the highway, the amount of traffic that goes online would seem to ...

By Aaron Huff Published February 24, 2014

Stay Metrics: dispatcher satisfaction a key variable in driver turnover

The Stay Metrics research team, led by University of Notre Dame Professor Timothy Judge, recently studied the responses of nearly two thousand drivers representing over a dozen carriers. Published on February 12, 2014, results of the study indicate that turnover is 57 percent higher for ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 18, 2014

Engineering group certifies the fuel efficiency value of technology

FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) group, a not-for-profit engineering and research group for the North American trucking industry, announced a new certification program that fleets can use to quickly and accurately identify the fuel efficiency value of a technology. The new program, called PIT Power, ...

By CCJ Staff Published February 18, 2014

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Saddle Creek Logistics to embark on cross-country CNG trip

On February 14, Saddle Creek Logistics Services will embark on “The Great American Green Ride,” the first cross-country trip with a for-hire, compressed natural gas (CNG) truck. The CNG truck will travel from Lakeland, Fla., to San Diego and back. On the trip, Saddle Creek will ...

By Jeff Crissey Published February 13, 2014

Freightliner Cascadia now available with Detroit DT12 AMT

Daimler Trucks North America says the Detroit DT12 Automated Manual transmission is now available in Detroit DD16-equipped Freightliner Cascadia sleeper and day cabs. This pairing is ideally suited for heavier weight applications and now allows the DT12 to cover all horsepower and torque ratings available from ...

By Jack Roberts Published February 5, 2014

International sweeps truck dealers’ top truck awards with ProStar, TerraStar

It's hard to imagine a better start to 2014 for Navistar. The International ProStar with Cummins ISX15 was named ATD Truck of the Year in the heavy-duty division, while the International TerraStar 4x4 took medium-duty Truck of the Year at the American Truck Dealers Expo in ...

By Jason Cannon Published January 26, 2014

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Con-way Freight deploys suite of advanced safety technology

Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., announced the full deployment of Drive Safe Systems, a suite of advanced on-board “monitor, sense and alert” technologies, which, coupled with continuous, peer-based driver training and coaching, will enhance overall safety performance and operating ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2014

Schneider to deploy FleetRisk Advisors’ safety, retention models

FleetRisk Advisors, a strategic business unit of Omnitracs, LLC, announced that multi-national trucking company Schneider will deploy FleetRisk Advisors’ Driver Safety and Driver Retention models across its entire fleet. During a three-month pilot using FleetRisk’s model, Schneider achieved a significant reduction in crash rates per ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 6, 2014

Orbcomm’s next-gen satellite modems now available

Orbcomm Inc., a global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) systems announced the availability of its next generation OG2 satellite modems. The modems, it says, are ideal for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) integration into satellite M2M applications targeted for the transportation and distribution, heavy equipment, oil & ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 4, 2014

Sprint sales teams to offer Spireon’s FleetLocate services

Spireon and Sprint announced the formation of a relationship aimed at providing Spireon’s FleetLocate-branded mobile resource management (MRM) systems to fleet operators utilizing the Sprint network. Sprint business sales teams will now offer FleetLocate to enable fleet and logistics managers to remotely monitor vehicles, trailers and ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 4, 2014