Pre-employment screening program

Technology

Making the latest technology developments work for your fleet Full circle TMW Systems acquired, primed for growth By Aaron Huff TransForum 2012, the annual user conference of TMW Systems and the trucking industry’s largest technology gathering, was different than its past six years on one account – the size ...

By Aaron Huff Published November 1, 2012

Journal

Improvements to CSA Safety Measurement System planned Changes will help flatbed fleets, FMCSA says The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced planned improvements to the Carrier Safety Measurement System implemented in December 2010 as part of the agency’s Compliance Safety Accountability program. A preview became available to ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2012

CCJ Innovators

Area Transportation Chesterton, Ind. Paying for safety Flatbed hauler uses CSA performance to modify driver behavior Area Transportation operates 300 trucks in a 200-mile radius, primarily moving aluminum and steel coils and plates to mills in the Midwest. As a flatbed hauler operating in a region where commercial vehicle ...

By Jeff Crissey Published March 1, 2012

2012 Economic Outlook

Managing the Moving Parts With freight demand for 2012 unclear, carriers’ financial fates may rest on how they handle recruiting, rates and costs. Gone are the days – if they truly ever existed – when a trucking company’s success or failure rested solely on overall freight volume. ...

By Avery Vise Published January 1, 2012

Journal

Can you thrive in a weak economy? Lack of drivers and trucks could keep good times going On Sept. 21, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee noted the following situation: “Recent indicators point to continuing weakness in overall labor market conditions, and the unemployment rate remains ...

By Avery Vise Published October 6, 2011

Safety

FMCSA wants to release driver safety data Agency seeking regulatory authority over drivers in highway bill The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants authority to release driver safety data, in effect reversing its earlier stance that drivers would not be ranked publicly under the Compliance Safety Accountability ...

By CCJ Staff Published August 5, 2011

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

Jeff Crissey

Happy birthday, PSP FMCSA’s driver screening program proves to be a valuable tool for recruiters On May 25, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration paused to celebrate. One year to the day earlier, the agency opened the doors to its Pre-Employment Screening Program, allowing carriers and individual ...

By Jeff Crissey Published July 1, 2011

CCJ 100 Milestones

To mark CCJ’s centennial anniversary, here is the CCJ editors’ list of some of the most important regulations, innovations and events that have shaped the trucking industry over the last 100 years. Disagree with a ranking? Feel like there’s something we missed? We’d love to hear ...

By Avery Vise, Jeff Crissey, Aaron Huff, Jack Roberts, Dean Smallwood Published March 10, 2011

Jeff Crissey

Something’s gotta give Marrying safety and productivity in the driver’s seat At CCJ’s 2010 Spring Symposium in May, much of the discussion focused on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s upcoming Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative for monitoring carrier safety. Increasingly, fleet executives are acutely aware of ...

By Jeff Crissey Published July 1, 2010

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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 ...