CCJ Staff (CCJ)BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, Aug. 31: DOT now eyeing shorter pause options for drivers’ 14-hour duty clockThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a pilot program to allow additional hours of service regulatory relief by allowing participating drivers to pause their on-duty driving period with one an off-duty period up to three hours.August 31, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, Aug. 28: Startup Bollinger unveils all-electric delivery vanBollinger Motors Thursday continued its march into the nascent electric commercial vehicle space by unveiling its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. Landstar will give away a new Cascadia to one of its owner-operators. Digital brokerage Zuum expands following seed funding.August 28, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, Aug. 27: Kenworth adds roll-back flatbed option to certain medium-duty trucksKenworth is now offering a rollback flatbed option with the Kenworth AG210L single-axle rear suspension on the medium-duty T270 and T370 trucks. Schneider will participate in Freightliner’s electric truck testing program.August 27, 2020BusinessNominations open for annual Driver of the Year contests that award two drivers $25kDriver of the Year Contest accepting applications through Aug. 31, 2020. Find out how fleets can nominate their truck drivers and owner-operators today.August 26, 2020ProductsIPA’s blow gun assortmentIPA has combined three versatile blow guns in a 3-Pc. Specialty BlowGun Assortment (No. 8055). The blow guns can be used to clean head-bolt holes, anchor-bolt holes, manifolds and gasket surfaces while removing grease or rust and blowing out channels and injector ports. The BlowBack Gun is designed to clean debris from the bottom of […]August 26, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, Aug. 26: FirstFleet driver earns Pilot Road Warrior honorsPilot announced Tuesday that FirstFleet truck driver Eric Britton, of Clarksville, Tennessee, has been named the company’s 2020 Road Warrior, earning a $10,000 grand prize. Love’s Travel Stops is offering deals on inspections ahead of and during CVSA’s Roadcheck.August 26, 2020ProductsXL Specialized Trailers’ hydraulic detachable gooseneckXL Specialized Trailers’ XL 120 Hydraulic Detachable Gooseneck (HDG) 3+2 Trailer is engineered for a concentrated capacity rating of 120,000 pounds in 10 feet with an 18-inch lowboy deck height. Configuration options include setting up with a 3+2 or a 4+1, and the power booster can be removed to run three, four or five axles […]August 25, 2020ProductsWebb Wheel’s lightweight brake drumsWebb Wheel’s Steel Shell Brake Drums are engineered to allow for increased payloads. The lighter, stronger design features a one-piece outer shell with a fused cast-iron brake liner. The company currently offers three options for a 16.5-by-7-inch application and is planning two for a 16.5-by-5-inch application and one each for 16.5-by-8.62-inch, 16.5-by-8-inch and 15-by-4-inch applications. […]August 25, 2020ProductsLink’s active suspension aftermarket kitLink’s ROI Cabmate Semi-Active Cab Suspension with the company’s intelligent Road Optimized Innovation technology now is available as an aftermarket kit for the Freightliner Cascadia, Kenworth T680, International LT Series, Peterbilt 579 and Volvo VNL and VNR Series. The suspension is engineered to adapt to surface and load conditions through its electronic control unit (ECU) […]August 25, 2020BusinessStay Metrics adds new driver survey insights, workflows to Client PortalA new Client Portal from Stay Metrics gives driver survey results in visualizations that identify opportunities for improvement. Read CCJ for the full details.August 25, 2020Previous PagePage 24 of 2865Next PageTop StoriesMergers & AcquisitionsKoch doubles its nationwide square footage with SOS acquisitionThe acquisition doubles Koch’s total nationwide square footage.Mergers & Acquisitions'Welcome home': USA Truck acquired by former, current leadership teamMergers & AcquisitionsDart Transit acquired by private equity firmRegulationsVenture Transport adds team drivers to dedicated businessRegulationsUSPS to remove unvetted non-domiciled drivers from trucking fleet
