CCJ Staff (CCJ)BusinessCourt grants final approval for Celadon to pay $4.6M in owed wages to driversA federal bankruptcy court on Friday stamped final approval on Celadon’s request to pay drivers at least partial compensation amidst its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.January 8, 2020ProductsFontaine debuts new Revolution tridemFontaine, a provider of platform trailers, introduced a three-axle all-aluminum Revolution dropdeck trailer that features air lift center and rear axles. “The new Revolution tridem gives our customers hauling versatility at the touch of a button,” said Ken Webb, vice president of dealer sales. “When you lift the rear axle, you get a front tandem […]January 7, 2020BusinessCDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule takes effect — here’s what fleets can expectA recap from mid-December about the likely immediate impacts of the CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule — and what fleets need to do to comply.January 6, 2020BusinessJ.B. Hunt acquires last mile carrierThe late-December acquisition is the company’s third in as many years.January 6, 2020BusinessMcLeod Software creates new customer service dashboardCentral to the new version of McLeod Software's TMS platform is a Customer Service Management screen for carrier and broker operations.January 6, 2020BusinessCarriers required to drug test twice as many drivers in 2020The U.S. DOT announced last week it will increase its random driver drug testing rate in 2020 to 50% — meaning that motor carriers will be required to perform random drug tests at a rate equivalent to half their number of drivers.January 2, 2020BusinessTrucking in 2019: A look back the year’s top news and equipment and tech trendsAs the sun sets on 2019, CCJ editors compiled a look back at some of the top trucking headlines from the year. From autonomous trucks to HOS reforms, California’s anti-owner-operator law to the latest in freight-matching tech — see a recap of the year here.December 29, 2019ProductsBridgestone’s all-position P&D tireBridgestone’s M704 all-position tire is designed for regional pickup-and-delivery service and is suited for the steer and drive axle positions in high-scrub and wet-weather environments. The tread pattern’s edge design promotes wet traction, while a 20/32nds tread depth promotes long tread wear life. Wide flow-through tread grooves are engineered to expel water and deliver solid […]December 20, 2019BusinessDriver churn rate zoomed north in the third quarterThe annualized turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers climbed in the third quarter, according to American Trucking Associations’ quarterly turnover report, with large truckload fleets reporting a turnover rate of 96% — a 9 percentage point jump from the quarter prior.December 19, 2019ProductsRand McNally’s latest dashboard tabletRand McNally’s TND Tablet 85 dashboard tablet uses the company’s latest Rand Navigation 2.0 that features technologically sophisticated truck routing, a modern clean interface, crowdsourced reviews and updated visuals such as three-dimensional cities and landmarks to help improve usability, truck routing, traffic avoidance and weather overlays. The Tablet 85 hardware includes a hexacore processor and […]December 18, 2019Previous PagePage 66 of 2866Next PageTop StoriesEmissionsDEF sensor delete 'not simple' but a 'common‑sense path forward'The EPA is encouraging manufacturers to return to or adopt NOx sensor-based strategies to improve system robustness and reduce failures associated with DEF sensors, but OEMs are largely left to interpret the proposed guidance and plan their own response.MaintenanceEnd of DEF quality sensors a win for reliability, but what about the environment?CCJ InnovatorsA bulk carrier's journey from a legacy operating system to a customized cloud platformInsuranceChameleon carriers create demand for risk detectionEmissionsBill seeks to strip EPA of power to regulate diesel emissions
