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Ryder to provide diesel tech training to transitioning military vets
Ryder has announced it will begin a pilot program this month that will provide hands-on diesel technician training to military veterans exiting the military.
July 12, 2016
Business
U.S. diesel prices see small dip in most recent week
A decrease of nine-tenths of a cent brings the U.S.’ average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel to $2.414. The drop in price is the second in a row and the third time in four weeks.
July 12, 2016
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Localization of trucking giving rise to daycabs, smaller engines
In some cases, the flexibility offered by a big sleeper makes a lot of sense but to some customers, the efficiency gains from smaller lighter trucks can be hard to ignore.
July 12, 2016
Business
Can’t shrink your truck? How about your engine?
Just like the 13 liter began to chip away at share held by the 15 liter, Anthony Gansle, Peterbilt’s on-highway marketing manager, says Paccar’s 11 liter is poised to ignite a similar revolution.
July 12, 2016
Business
Vermont legislature passes bill to increase truck fines on Smugglers’ Notch
The scenic section of highway connects two ski resorts and goes over the top of a mountain. At the top of the mountain, there is a boulder field with an “extreme turning radius,” according to Col. Jake Elovirta, director of enforcement and safety for the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
July 11, 2016
Business
Semifinalists named for annual award to top truck dealer
Finalists for this year’s award will be unveiled over the coming weeks, with the winner being crowned at the 2016 Great American Trucking Show in August in Dallas.
July 11, 2016
Business
10 toughest states for hours of service in 2015
2015’s data shows an upward trend in the hours of service violations doled out by the top 10 states. When reporting began in the CSA’s Data Trail series in 2013 — a joint effort by CCJ and Overdrive — just three states were above the 20 percent mark for hours violations. Seven of the 10 are above that threshold now.
July 11, 2016
Business
Volvo, Mack launch parts cross-reference tool on online parts store
The tool uses a proprietary database to provide the equivalent Volvo or Mack part numbers to any heavy-duty truck part search.
July 11, 2016
Business
ATA announces leadership changes
The American Trucking Associations’ new president, longtime lobbyist Chris Spear, officially took the reins of the organization Saturday, July 9. In an email to ATA members sent Friday, July 8, the group also announced other major changes to three key executive vice president positions.
July 11, 2016
CCJ Innovators
A sharper focus on safety: CCJ Innovator Daryl Flood sees rapid improvements with new culture, safety initiatives
The household goods carrier takes safety to new levels by focusing on its culture and celebrating driver successes.
July 8, 2016
Business
Pana-Pacific network to sell and install Lytx DriveCam program
Pana-Pacific will sell and install the Lytx DriveCam program through the nationwide network of Heavy-Duty Truck dealerships, beginning in July 2016.
July 8, 2016
Business
The quest for a CDL Part III: I’m healthy, I swear
I’m pretty much in the homestretch of studying for the permit portion of my CDL test.
July 8, 2016
Business
Indicators: For-hire trucking employment dips for fifth straight month
The for-hire trucking industry’s total employment fell by a whopping 6,300 jobs in the month of June, according to preliminary figures reported July 8 by the Department of Labor’s monthly Employment Situation Report. January is the only month to see an employment uptick in the industry this year.
July 8, 2016
Business
FMCSA planning program to add long-wanted ‘crash accountability’ to CSA, at least temporarily
The lack of crash accountability in CSA — namely, using crashes that were in no way the fault of carriers against them in their CSA percentile rankings — has been one of the trucking industry’s chief complaints against the CSA program. A two-year program planned by FMCSA would change that, at least during the time of the test.
July 7, 2016
Business
Freight brokers, 3pls will search for capacity using e-log data from truckers
In the near future, truck drivers and capacity owners could share hours-of-service data with brokers to optimize the freight matching process.
July 7, 2016
Business
Paccar Parts opens new massive distribution center in Washington
The 160,000 square-foot parts distribution center (PDC) became operational in April and serves 91 dealerships throughout the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada. It is one of 17 PDCs worldwide with capacity to store 38,000 different aftermarket parts for all makes of trucks, trailers and buses.
July 7, 2016
Business
Spot market rates in all three major TL segments jumped in June
Van and reefer rates gained more than a dime each in June from May. But rates in all three segments, despite recent upticks, remain much lower than in 2014 and 2015.
July 7, 2016
Business
Automated truck braking/steering system from ZF and WABCO in action
ZF and WABCO unveiled June 30 a new system that enables Class 8 trucks to autonomously brake and steer to avoid a rear-end collision should the truck determine it cannot stop quickly enough to avoid an impending crash. The video above shows the system in action on a test track in Aachen, Germany.
July 7, 2016
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