Kevin JonesBusinessMcLean intermodal videosFor a look at old-school freight handling at a port, check out this video. While small containers are featured, notice that they are still break-bulk, and have to be loaded and unloaded by hand — and comprise only a small part of the cargo. [youtube U9ZiEkXIoH8 nolink] And today, thanks to the innovations of trucker […]February 10, 2014CCJ InnovatorsTrucking’s greatest innovator, ever?Last week’s CCJ Innovators Summit reminded me that I have a nominee for the trucking innovator of the century, and that’s basically the full history of the industry. The punchline is that he’s arguably more famous for the freight innovations he pioneered after he left trucking.February 10, 2014BusinessTrucking adds 3,200 jobs as overall employment gains fall shortThe for-hire trucking industry added 3,200 new payroll jobs on a net basis in January, according to latest monthly figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The first month of 2014 follows a weak hiring report from December, when trucking added only 100 jobs.February 7, 2014BusinessGAO report slidesBelow is a sampling of key slides from “Modifying the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve the Ability to Identify High Risk Carriers,” a U.S. Government Accountability Office report published Feb. 3.February 4, 2014BusinessGAO report criticizes CSA scoring, calls for changesThe DOT system used to score and compare motor carrier safety records is flawed and particularly unfair to small carriers, an independent government watchdog agency has concluded. While trucking interests have refrained from shouting “we told you so,” the industry has praised the study.February 4, 2014BusinessPresident talks transportation, briefly, in jobs pitchSupport for a new highway bill, for building out the natural gas fueling infrastructure, for improved truck fuel efficiency and even for a trucking company CEO, all were mentioned in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night – briefly. Very briefly.January 29, 2014BusinessDrivers, enforcement still unsure on CSA, report showsThe new numbers are in and commercial truck drivers continue to doubt the effectiveness of Compliance, Safety, Accountability and often misunderstand how it works – while enforcement personnel likewise “performed poorly” when quizzed on the basics of the BASICs.January 29, 2014BusinessTeamsters approve YRC deal in ‘difficult vote’Teamsters working for LTL giant YRC Worldwide Inc. have approved a tentative agreement aimed at protecting more than 30,000 jobs, but leadership promises to hold the struggling company’s “feet to the fire” in moving forward, the union said Sunday.January 27, 2014BusinessAccessorial benchmarks update: FSC increments climb, detention ‘stagnant’An annual shipper survey shows that fuel surcharge increments are creeping upward while detention standards and rates hold steady, but stop-off charges are shifting to a progressive scale.January 23, 2014BusinessNegotiating accessorials: It’s all about the dataShippers traditionally have wanted to limit or even eliminate accessorial charges, meaning carriers “were stuck with that cost,” explains Transplace’s Ben Cubitt. The result has been carriers must try to make up those losses in rates. But, as capacity tightens, times are changing.January 23, 2014Previous PagePage 20 of 29Next PageTop StoriesCybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyThe trucking industry's expanded digitization increases its potential for cybercrime, and China could be a key threat to the U.S. via technology in transportation.BusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
