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CCJ Innovators
Bickner Trucking slash fuel costs by 25% hauling heavy loads
A bulk hauler achieves 25% fuel efficiency improvement while moving 140,000-lb loads through unconventional specs that took years of research to perfect.
December 1, 2025
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Technology
Illinois carrier spins in-house tech into new business segment
Nussbaum Transportation's bidding advantage, which enabled 20x faster bids and rates 5% above market, is no longer for internal use only.
November 28, 2025
Bill Wettstein, president of Nussbaum Transportation, and Tyler Dietrich, president of Nussbaum Technology.
CCJ Innovators
Roadrunner deploys AI to eliminate excuses, slash missed picks
LTL carrier Roadrunner leveraged AI to cut its missed pickup rate by 98.33%.
November 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Keller Trucking creates a customizable yard management system for customers
Keller's YardLink tool has all the features of a regular YMS plus built-in driver workflow functions that deliver for customers and greater visibility into yard operations at customer sites.
October 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Leonard's Express cuts driver turnover by 15% with engagement calls and driver advisory board
Leonard's Express is creating a more driver-friendly culture by inviting feedback, refining orientation, and supporting drivers on the road.
September 1, 2025
Leonards Express
CCJ Innovators
Knight-Swift revolutionizes its driver onboarding, trading lectures for hands-on training
A driver's first month is critical, and Knight-Swift's virtual sandbox approach is changing the game for driver training.
August 1, 2025
The introduction of app-based driver orientation training quickly boosted Knight-Swift's successful call integrations.
CCJ Innovators
Polaris Transport Group begins build on a quantum pricing engine
The company's digital lab is layering AI on top of its existing robotic process automation to handle rate quotes for LTL shipments with minimal human input.
July 1, 2025
Polaris Transportation Group's NorthStar Digital Soluions is building an AI-powered quantum rating engine to deliver LTL rate quotes.
CCJ Innovators
R.E. Garrison Trucking’s data-driven fleet maintenance program saves 15% costs
Facing rising costs, R.E. Garrison Trucking turns to a data-driven strategy to drive down expenses and improve efficiency.
June 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Grand Island Express uses AI to drive greater load visibility, help boost load volume 35%
Assigning loads effectively is a constant balancing act in trucking and human decision-making doesn't always lead to the most logistically optimal outcome.
May 1, 2025
The 170-truck Nebraska-based reefer carrier has removed most of the human element of dispatch.
CCJ Innovators
GP Transco's AI tools improve planning and profitability
The carrier is applying AI to its TMS data to optimize planning with its HOS ETA/ETE Simulator and save time for capacity planners, eliminate human errors, and optimize driver-load matching at scale with its Loads and Drivers Recommender.
April 1, 2025
GP Transco
CCJ Innovators
Carrier focuses on culture and relationships to reduce driver turnover rate
Stokes Trucking fostered a strong company culture and open communication to ensure more drivers stay for the long haul.
March 1, 2025
Stokes Trucking
CCJ Innovators
Nussbaum Transportation named Innovator of the Year
Nussbaum was selected by CCJ editors as the 2025 CCJ Innovator of the Year at the 21st annual CCJ Innovators Summit in Key Largo, Florida, Thursday night.
February 6, 2025
Tyler Dietrich and Brent Nussbaum
CCJ Innovators
Carrier drops DOT recordable accidents by 80% by keeping an eye on the weather
K&B Transportation slashes the number of weather-related accidents by making drivers weather aware.
February 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
NAPA boosts logbook compliance to nearly 100%
A Pennsylvania carrier reduces logbook violations by removing its drivers' load cards from their driver app dashboard and prompting them to verify their logs in order to retrieve details for their next trip assignment.
January 1, 2025
NAPA Transportation
CCJ Innovators
Text messaging and AI revolutionize roadside assistance for Aim Transportation
Text messaging is the most used data service in the world, and Americans text twice as much as they call, according to Nielsen.
December 17, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Nussbaum Transportation’s custom program streamlines pricing strategy
While it used to take hours to do manually, the custom tool allows the company to deal with a shipper’s RFP in just seconds.
December 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Penske's eDVIR saves time, boosts accountability
Penske Truck Leasing's innovative eDVIR app simplifies pre- and post-trip inspections, enhances compliance, and improves fleet management efficiency.
November 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Canadian fleet fixes turnover with hybrid pay model
Alchemist Specialty Carriers' payment method ensures drivers are paid for every hour they work – not just when their wheels are rolling – and the company is seeing big paybacks, including reduced turnover and cost savings.
September 30, 2024
Alchemist Specialty Carriers
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