Maverick Transportation

Tied Down

Cargo securement soon will be part of the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC. Be ready. By Jack Roberts A freshly-minted driver who recently had graduated from a CDL school came by to chat with his instructors and let them know how things were going. He’d just gotten hired by ...

By Jack Roberts Published November 1, 2012

Tying it Together

Technology leads fleets’ efforts to diversify their service By Aaron Huff Two years ago, Rocking T Transportation still was hauling cattle exclusively. But when its largest customer decided to start a private fleet, company president Brent Shilling had 90 days to act before the contract expired. Shilling purchased ...

By Aaron Huff Published September 4, 2012

UpFront

Predictive analytics: The next step? New technology promises accurate forecasting, allowing fleets to intervene with drivers before accidents occur As the saying goes, “past performance is the best indicator of future results.” In the trucking industry, fleet safety managers increasingly are taking this adage to heart, employing ...

By Jeff Crissey Published June 1, 2012

Technology

Fast turnaround Technology processes driver applicants quickly and thoroughly By Aaron Huff The shortage of qualified drivers has become a serious concern for fleet executives who now are trying every trick in the book to beat other carriers to the best candidates. Besides increasing pay and benefits to ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2011

Short Stops

Changes to the stopping distance regulations are looming – but manufacturers say they’ll easily clear the bar With the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new stopping distance regulations for heavy trucks becoming law Aug. 1, you’d think the trucking industry at large – and heavy-duty truck ...

By Jack Roberts Published May 1, 2011

Career Leadership Award

In Pursuit of Perfection By his own admission, Carl Tapp, vice president of maintenance for P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., is most comfortable working behind the scenes to move both the Tontitown, Ark.-based company and the trucking industry as a whole forward. Throughout his long and varied career ...

By Jack Roberts Published February 9, 2011

Safety

NTSB calls for new safety technology Event data recorders, collision warning systems on list In late September, the National Transportation Safety Board called upon the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require all heavy commercial vehicles to be equipped with video event recorders, improve its fatigue educational ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 8, 2010

Combating Fatigue

Above and beyond More carriers are saying HOS compliance isn’t enough when managing driver fatigue. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a three-part series on combating driver fatigue. Other stories in this series address technologies for managing driver fatigue and electronic logs. Since converting to electronic logs – ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 1, 2010

The art of technician training

Can investing in training during tough times tighten up your bottom line? Controlling costs is a hallmark of any successful company. But when times are as hard as they have been in the trucking industry, managers must make tough choices to balance the books. All too ...

By Jack Roberts Published September 1, 2010

Who’s under your hoods?

When it comes to maintenance, outsourcing and doing it yourself both have benefits and drawbacks. Cost control is an essential component of effective fleet management, and maintenance is one area where managers can make a dramatic impact on the bottom line. No doubt that’s one reason ...

By Jack Roberts Published July 1, 2010