Schneider National
Preventing Cargo Theft
Fleets take many precautions to combat cargo theft, ranging from simple low-tech padlocks to high-tech telematics.
Cargo theft isn’t a new crime. One could argue that it’s one of mankind’s oldest wrongdoings, developing in parallel with civilization over thousands of years. What is piracy other ...
CCJ Innovators: On lockdown
Schneider National’s evolving program sets a benchmark for cargo security measures
by Jeff Crissey
Schneider National, Inc.
Green Bay, Wis.
Cargo theft is up sharply in the last five years, creating an uneasy feeling for shippers of high-value goods that are most susceptible to theft. For these companies, carrier ...
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 ...
Viewpoint
Carriers respond to FMCSA’s proposed changes to CSA methodology
FMCSA should consider all implications of CSA, including the fact that CSA’s flawed methodology and scores have become an industry measurement system used by shippers in awarding freight and may also be used in litigation against carriers. ...
A Mobile Network
New products and services simplify and expand integration between office and mobile devices
The basics of onboard computers haven’t changed since Jerry Bartholomew began driving for Schneider National in 1997. While Bartholomew still communicates electronically with the office, what has changed is how structured and accessible ...
Equipment
The more things change
NTSB’s call for nationwide cell phone ban smacks of overreaction
By Jack Roberts
In a recent interview, actor George Clooney made a clever observation: Now that nearly everyone on the planet has a smartphone with a camera, where, he wondered, were all the UFO ...
Journal
CVSA touts improved Operation Safe Driver results
Annual campaign targets both commercial, passenger drivers
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said the results from its 2011 Operation Safe Driver campaign show that targeting enforcement and education efforts at both passenger as well as commercial vehicle drivers is starting ...
Time Will Tell
While it’s too early to know how much the hours-of-service final rule will impact compliance and productivity, technologies already are available to help combat these challenges
After the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued its proposal to change the hours-of-service regulations in December 2010, thousands of ...
Journal
Leading news, trucking market conditions and industry analysis
Hours-of-service final rule retains 11-hour driving limit
New rule shortens workweek from 82 to 70 hours; 34-hour restart requires two rest periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Mandating the Inevitable?
Technology brings instant visibility to logbook data
A lot of industry speculation ended Jan. 31, 2011, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revised its previous April 2010 rule proposal, section 395.16, to mandate electronic onboard recorders for all carriers. Scheduled to become effective June 2012, ...
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Events
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
- The Great American Trucking Show
- Aug. 22-24
- CCJ Fall Symposium
- Dec. 2-4