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Report shows trucking would suffer large economic loss to carbon tax
A report issued this week by the Congressional Budget Office says a carbon tax would cause industries that use much energy — like transportation — to "experience comparatively large losses in income" if a carbon ...
ATA’s Tonnage Index down from March, but up 4.3% year over year
According to numbers reported this week in the American Trucking Associations' monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, April's index reading was 4.3 percent higher than the same month in 2012 — the largets year-over-year gain since ...
Business intelligence helps to keep score, modernize workflow
Mesilla Valley Transport's Mike Kelly gave a seminar session Tuesday, May 21, discussing business intelligence for fleets at the 2013 CCJ Spring Symposium in Birmingham, Ala.
Nine years ago, Mike Kelley unleashed a hungry beast ...
Class 8 orders surging, up 36 percent from April 2011
In topping April 2012's truck order numbers by 36 percent, April 2013's Class 8 orders totaled 23,200 — the seventh month in a row that orders were above the 20,000 mark. Moreover, April's order numbers ...
Affordable Care Act bringing sweeping healthcare changes for carriers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – often referred to as “Obamacare” – was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Many businesses held out hopes that the controversial package would be repealed or ...
Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference – Registration is Open
Chart the future of critical issues — fuel economy, safety technology, infrastructure funding, and much more at this year's Commercial Vehicle Outlook conference held August 21-22 at the Dallas Convention Center. Registration is open and your early bird special of $245 includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities. The early bird ends July 15th.
ATA’s Costello bullish on trucking’s long-term fortunes
Choppy growth remains the primary characteristic of the U.S. economy at the moment, but that hides a lot of potential that before long could lead to an accelerated recovery and sustained boom in the economy ...
Big Data and fleets: Using data to save fuel, plan operations
This is the first part in a three part series. See the second and third parts later this week.
“Keep it simple” is a phrase heard often in management circles, but even simple decisions may ...
Smart shops: Maintenance tech is transforming fleet repair forever
Subscribers to Mitchell 1’s online diagnostic and repair information programs automatically receive new information as it becomes available, allowing technicians to find what they are looking quickly for regardless of brand or model of ...
Fuel on lockdown: High-tech systems minimize risk of fuel theft
The Z-Con system, now available at hundreds of truckstops nationwide, requires that the proper vehicle be at the pump to authorize a fuel transaction.
When fuel prices rise, fleet owners naturally grow suspicious of fuel ...
CSA'S Data Trail
Sponsored by PeopleNet
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
CCJ takes an in-depth look at data from CSA in its first two years — Here's what it says.
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
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- Great West Fleet Executive Conference
- May 29-30
- Great West Truck Show
- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
