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Keys to building a customer base

For small fleets, some watchers say it’s a great time to search out new shipper contracts and cement long-term relationships with existing customers. Find a few key considerations in this series.

January 19, 2016

Truck supply surpassing demand as capacity, freight fall further out of balance

Steve Tam, ACT’s vice president, commercial vehicle sector, says carriers have caught on to the fact that there is excess freight hauling capacity in the market and have cut purchases accordingly.

January 19, 2016

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Indicators: Tonnage, freight demand rise, conditions for carriers poised for take off

Monthly truck tonnage is hovering near an all-time high, and conditions for 2016 appear strong for carriers, barring potential threats to freight demand. Here are the latest reports on tonnage, freight demand and market conditions for trucking companies.

January 19, 2016

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DOT: Proposed speed limiter mandate, rule on driver drug and alcohol clearinghouse expected in February

Updates on DOT rules that would implement driver training standards, a speed limiter mandate, a database of truck drivers who have failed a drug test and more.

January 19, 2016

5. FMCSA announces intent to produce speed limiter rule

Rates report: Van and flatbed climb, reefer continues downslide

Van and flatbed rates in December rose, albeit slightly, for the first time since June 2015, according to monthly spot market rate data from Truckstop.com, while reefer rates fell for the seventh straight month.

January 19, 2016

SmartDrive talks evolution of video, big data analytics with release of SmartIQ Suite

SmartDrive says its new SmartIQ Suite can identify savings opportunities and give fleets prescriptive information to achieve goals in safety, operations and maintenance,

January 18, 2016

SmartDrive transmits critical video and event data to the office for review by fleet managers in near real time.

FTR predicts ‘another strong trailer year’ in 2016

December trailer build was down overall 3 percent from November, with both dry van and flatbed build rates falling.

January 18, 2016

FMCSA proposes rule for new carrier safety rating program, enforcement measures

The proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule would replace the current federal rating system of “Satisfactory, Conditional and Unsatisfactory” for motor carriers and replace it with one determination: Unfit. The carrier then would either improve its operations or face a shut down.

January 15, 2016

Trucker Buddy participates in Boy Scouts’ Circle Ten Xperience

Trucker Buddy International recently participated in the Circle Ten Xperience with more than 12,000 Boy Scouts, leaders and parents.

January 15, 2016

Trucker Buddy brought four trucks to the Boy Scouts’ Circle Ten Xperience, and Scouts were able to climb in the trucks and ask drivers questions about the industry.

REAL ID enforcement partially delayed, truckers from five states will need extra ID for secure areas

As of Jan. 10, truckers from five states not compliant with the REAL ID Act will have to produce additional identification to enter secure areas.

January 15, 2016

Click here or the image above to view DHS’ interactive map of states’ compliance level with Real ID provisions.

Omnitracs adds Driver Workflow 2.0 to its MCP50 in-cab platform

Driver Workflow 2.0 offers drivers an improved user experience, the announcement said, by minimizing the need to switch between different application screens to complete typical workflow processes.

January 15, 2016

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Fatalities from truck-involved crashes down 40 percent in decade, ATA finds

The rate of truck-involved fatalities is declining over both the short- and long-term, according to analysis done by the American Trucking Associations of data from the Department of Transportation.

January 15, 2016

The rate of truck-involved fatalities has dropped, while the number of miles driven by trucks has risen.

Peformance Food Group selects CarrierWeb for managing trucks and reefers

PFG Customized Distribution, a division of Performance Food Group Company (PFG), has selected CarrierWeb for its truck mobile communications and of reefer command and control systems.

January 15, 2016

Performance Food Group selected the CarrierMate and ReeferMate products from CarrierWeb

New one-size-fits-all dump body from DownEaster

Offered in lengths of 9’-3”, 10’ and 11’-3” – all 96-inches wide – the dump body will fit all manufacturer chassis lengths and track widths, regardless of brand, the company says.

January 15, 2016

USA Truck names new president, CEO

USA Truck announced Wednesday it has named John “Randy” R. Rogers as president and CEO of the company.

January 15, 2016

John “Randy” Rogers

Comedian Brian Regan joins lineup at Omnitracs’ user conference

Stand-up comedian Brian Regan will be the entertainer for the gala dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Omnitracs’ annual user conference, Outlook 2016

January 14, 2016

WEX signs merchant agreement with QuikTrip; Fleet One card holders get fuel rebate

WEX, a provider of corporate payment systems, has entered into a merchant agreement in which QuikTrip Corporation (“QuikTrip”) will offer rebates to WEX Fleet One Over-The-Road (“OTR”) card holders. The new merchant agreement provides WEX Fleet One OTR cardholders with $.03 rebates for every gallon pumped at any of QuikTrip’s 29 high speed diesel locations. […]

January 14, 2016

Volvo highlights America’s Road Team, signature VNL 780 in latest ‘Welcome to My Cab’ installment

The fourth installment of Volvo Trucks’ “Welcome to My Cab” video series features the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) America’s Road Team signature 2015 Volvo VNL 780.

January 14, 2016

Welcome to My Cab - America's Road Team

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New truck tariff will spark 'major increase in equipment costs'

The average cost of a Class 8 tractor could approach $240,000 thanks to a new 25% tariff and the existing 12% FET.

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Trump imposes 25% tariff on heavy trucks

Pausing Truck Drivers 14 Hour On Duty Clock

Would FMCSA's Split Duty Period proposal enhance truck driver safety, happiness?

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CARB rips EPA's 'sloppy and amateurish' effort to repeal GHG regs

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Truck makers' challenge to Clean Truck pact a response to a bad deal

Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America

View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

In House or Outsourced Maintenance

The decision between bringing fleet maintenance in-house versus outsourcing is a pivotal one that could significantly affect your operations.