CCJ Staff (CCJ)BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, May 8: Trucking group asks Congress for greater broker transparencyOOIDA asked Congress to include provisions in its next COVID-19 relief package to require freight brokers to be more transparent with carriers. International Truck, Triumph Business Capital and TriumphPay are providing PPE to truckers. The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new commercial truck routing tool.May 8, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, May 7: DOT reports uptick in fatal truck crashes in 2019Early estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggest a slight decline in traffic fatalities across the country in 2019 despite a projected rise in truck-involved crash fatalities. A towing company has been charged for improperly towing/booting trucks, then price gouging drivers to release the vehicles.May 7, 2020BusinessApex Capital adds immediate payment option for factoring clientsThe new blynk system from Apex gives factoring clients immediate payment through bank debit cards, Zelle or direct DDA transfer.May 6, 2020BusinessPrePass Motion app now available on Geotab mobile platformThe PrePass Motion app uses a cellular connection from the Geotab platform to give carriers weigh station bypassing and in-vehicle driver safety alerts.May 6, 2020ProductsBJE’s storage tank gaugeBJE’s Clearly Gauge is a liquid level gauge for storage tanks that contain oil, diesel, antifreeze and other liquids with a high flash point. The compact weather-resistant gauge uses a direct-drive measuring tape engineered to calibrate liquid levels and indicate in an easy-to-read format how many inches of fluid are left before a 55-gallon storage tank […]May 6, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, May 6: New fleet fuel card available from PilotPilot’s new fleet card, the Axle Fuel Card, is available to fleets of all sizes for fuel purchases, truck care services and select truck merchandise. Randall-Reilly, the parent company of CCJ, is partnering with Chick-fil-A to feed truckers next week.May 6, 2020BusinessBroker blues: Carriers cry foul on brokers as COVID-19 stall erodes spot market ratesDozens of carriers feel taken advantage of by brokers with offered rates settling below the fleet’s break-even point. Read more information here on CCJ.May 6, 2020BusinessDOT funds $7.5M project for automated fleet driving systemsA VTTI research team is working with safety technology developer Pronto to demonstrate various levels of advanced automation technology into fleet operations.May 5, 2020BusinessCCJ Daily Dispatch, May 5: Volvo, Mack extend COVID truck financing reliefVolvo Financial Services and Mack Financial Services are extending enhanced finance programs in the U.S. and Canada on the purchase or lease of certain truck models due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New Mexico officials have shut down the city of Gallup due to the spread of coronavirus.May 5, 2020BusinessDTNA partners with Platform Science to deploy on-vehicle software servicesDTNA vehicles installed with Platform Science will begin rolling out in enterprise fleets in 2021.May 5, 2020Previous PagePage 43 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
