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Business: Page 386

Business
FMCSA grants hours exemption to fireworks haulers
The exemption allows the companies to extend the 14-hour on-duty window by excluding mid-period off-duty or sleeper-berth time of any length.
June 30, 2016
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Business
Part of I-95 through Philly to close to trucks during DNC in late July
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said trucks will be prohibited from traveling between Exit 13 and Exit 22 on I-95 in Philadelphia from Saturday, July 23 at noon until midday Friday, July 29.
June 30, 2016
Commercial trucks weighing more than five tons will be prohibited from traveling between Exit 13 and Exit 22 on I-95 in Philadelphia from Saturday, July 23 at noon until midday Friday, July 29.
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Business
Cargo theft firms issue warnings ahead of July 4 weekend
CargoNet said between July 2 and July 9 from 2012 to 2015, truckloads of non-alcoholic beverages, major appliances and copper were some of the most popular thefts. With July 4 falling on a Monday this year, CargoNet warns thefts could be worse than normal.
June 29, 2016
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Business
U.S. Xpress spec’ing Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes on more than 2,800 tractors
Gerald Mead, senior vice president of maintenance for U.S. Xpress, Inc., says the decision to spec disc brakes aligned with the company’s mission to be an industry leader in safety.
June 29, 2016
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Business
Trucker Path creates “chatbot” messenger for driver trip planning
Trucker Path, creators of a trip-planning app for truck drivers, has released a new “chatbot” option for Facebook’s messenger app.
June 29, 2016
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Business
Hino hits 50,000 truck milestone
Hino Trucks celebrated this week the production of its 50,000th Hino truck at its Williamstown, W.Va., plant.
June 29, 2016
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Business
ZF, WABCO unveil collision avoidance system that autonomously steers trucks around stopped vehicles
Global truck components suppliers ZF and WABCO unveiled June 28 the next progression in rear-end collision avoidance technology. The Evasive Maneuver Assist system goes a step beyond active braking systems by giving tractor-trailers the ability to autonomously steer around a stopped vehicle should the truck detect it cannot brake quickly enough to avoid the crash.
June 28, 2016
The Evasive Maneuver Assist system in action in ZF’s Innovation Truck 2016. The concept truck, in addition to being equipped with the EMA, employs an array of future trucking tech, including a hybrid-electric drivetrain, ZF’s lane-keeping Highway Driving Assist system and more. The truck is a European DAF XF.
Business
Caterpillar settles engine lawsuit for $60M to ACERT owners
The $60 million settlement offers payments to current and former owners and lessees of trucks with the engines. Settlement payments can range from $500 to $10,000.
June 28, 2016
Anyone who had six or more CRS-related repairs done to a Caterpillar ACERT engine is eligible for $10,000.
Test Drives
Test drive: Volvo’s new 14 speed I-Shift AMT with crawler gears
The company believes so heavily in the future of shiftless driving that it is targeting growth opportunity in heavy haul and vocational segments by including optional crawler gears in 13 and 14 speed I-Shifts.
June 28, 2016
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Business
Lower viscosity engine oils improve fuel savings, NACFE says
Fleets that switch to lower viscosity engine oils can increase fuel savings by as much as 1.5 percent, according to a new Confidence Report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency and Carbon War Room.
June 28, 2016
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Business
Military vets with driving experience get full year to waive CDL skills test
Military veterans looking to transition into commercial driving after their service now have up to a year after leaving the military to waive the CDL skills test.
June 28, 2016
FMCSA says extending the skills test waiver to a year will ease the transition from military to civilian life for veterans who choose to pursue commercial driving.
Business
Technicians at TravelCenters trained to install, service fuel-saving PedalCoach mobile app
TA Truck Service technicians at TA and Petro locations will be trained on the installation and servicing of LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach mobile application.
June 28, 2016
The PedalCoach app shows drivers a fuel efficiency score at the end of every trip.
Business
Panama’s Big Bet, Part 3: A game changer for U.S. trucking?
This is the third part of a three-part series on the Panama Canal’s expansion. Click here to see Part 1, and click here to see Part 2. When the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers completed construction of the Panama Canal in 1914, it ushered in a new age of world trade. The canal connected the Pacific […]
June 28, 2016
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FMCSA adjusts fines for violations based on inflation
Some fines are higher than previous years, and some are lower, as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made the adjustments.
June 27, 2016
Trucking’s Future Now – Infrastructure – Inspections on Computer
Business
Fuel prices stay even during last week
Slight changes up and down in different regions resulted in no change to the nationwide average.
June 27, 2016
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McLeod releases latest LoadMaster, PowerBroker versions; adds new BI tool
A new data warehouse and business intelligence product, McLeod IQ, is designed to take advantage of current Microsoft tools such as PowerBI.
June 27, 2016
Barton Logistics uses the business intelligence tool from McLeod Software to predict the impact from ELD mandate on its traffic lanes.
Business
Panama’s Big Bet, Part 2: Can Panama’s economic growth continue?
If Panama is to continue its own golden age, the pressure on the ACP and the Panama Canal to capture an increasing share of a shrinking market and deliver on its potential takes on an even greater role than Panamanians might have imagined when the project began.
June 26, 2016
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Panama’s Big Bet, Part 1: Canal expansion details
In terms of container ship dimensions, ship size was limited to 965 feet long and 106 feet wide. With the completion of the new locks, the Panama Canal now can accommodate ships as much as 1,200 feet long and 160 feet wide to transit the 102-year-old waterway. That equates to a nearly three-fold increase in volume.
June 25, 2016
Aerial view of the new Agua Clara Locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. The new three-step lock system runs parallel to the existing Gatun Locks built in 1914.
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