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2016 spending bill nixes 33-foot doubles provision
The measure was also not included in the FAST Act highway bill passed earlier this month, killing the chances that the measure could get tucked into a bigger transportation act this year.
December 17, 2015
Business
DOT: Rules on driver training, carrier scoring could come by year’s end
An FMCSA rule to establish another carrier scoring mechanism and a rule to standardize driver training requirements could be published by year’s end.
December 17, 2015
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PacLease adds nine new locations across U.S.
PacLease has recently added nine new locations to its franchise network across the United States.
December 17, 2015
Business
FreightWatch warns of increased cargo theft activity during Christmas, New Year’s weeks
FreightWatch International is encouraging shippers and carriers to reduce shipping delays as much as possible during the winter holiday season to help reduce cargo theft.
December 17, 2015
Business
Navistar reports $50M net loss in 4Q, $184M loss for the year
Navistar International Corporation Thursday reported a fourth quarter 2015 net loss of $50 million, an improvement of $22 million from a fourth quarter 2014. Revenues in the quarter were $2.5 billion, a 17 percent drop compared to fourth quarter 2014.
December 17, 2015
Business
Lawmakers seek to phase out bonus depreciation
Bonus depreciation appears on the brink of both a five year extension and extinction, as part of a more than $600 billion tax package that snuck out of the Senate late Tuesday night. The provision gives bonus depreciation a retroactive extention for equipment acquired and placed in service this year through 2019, with an additional year for certain […]
December 16, 2015
Business
Kenworth NE Group relocates South Boston dealership to Brockton, Mass.
Kenworth Northeast Group has relocated its South Boston dealership to a newly renovated 40,000 square-foot facility that’s accessible from three expressways – Massachusetts routes 3 and 24 and Interstate 95.
December 16, 2015
Business
34-hour restart regs suspension continued by 2016 spending bill
A 2,000-page House bill unveiled late Tuesday further entrenches the suspension of certain 2013-implemented hours-of-service rules and clarifies what evidence the DOT must submit to bring the rules back into effect.
December 16, 2015
Business
Sleep apnea ‘pre-rule’ advances to OMB, could be published by year’s end
The data request is intended to not only gauge the prevalence of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea among truck operators, but also to get feedback from the industry about how a sleep apnea rule could affect truckers and the industry at large.
December 16, 2015
Business
Orlando-based tech wins Rush Truck Center rodeo
Travis Graham, a 24-year-old tech from Rush Truck Center – Orlando was named All Around Champion at the Tenth Annual Rush Technician Rodeo in San Antonio Tuesday night.
December 15, 2015
Business
Chevron launches PC-11 public information campaign
Late last week the ASTM International’s Automotive Lubricants Subcommittee approved the new Proposed Category 11 (API CK-4 and API FA-4) specifications for the next generation of heavy duty diesel engine oils to be licensed on December 1, 2016. To help prepare the industry for the change, the Chevron Products Company, a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. division, […]
December 15, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Trucking conditions sag, freight reports show seasonal dips
Conditions for trucking companies were hit significantly in October, and freight reports from November show seasonal weakness. All reports, however, say the economy and freight should pick up momentum in 2016.
December 15, 2015
Business
Peterbilt announces SmartAir no-idle system upgrades
Peterbilt enhanced its SmartAir no-idle system with new auto-start technology that helps keep main and auxiliary batteries charged while running the air-conditioning system and using electric-powered devices, Peterbilt Motors Company recently announced. The auto-start technology is available as a factory-installed option with Model 579s equipped with SmartAir and either a 72- or 80-inch sleeper. It […]
December 15, 2015
Business
Bendix honors three employees with Excellence in Leadership Award
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has honored Bill Gantz, Mike Grandstaff, and Angie Hake with its 2015 Excellence in Bendix Leadership Award, in recognition of their outstanding talents, commitment, and contributions. Presented annually, the Excellence in Bendix Leadership Award is the highest individual distinction a Bendix employee can achieve. The award, now in its eighth […]
December 15, 2015
Business
Report details how improved maintenance can increase fuel efficiency
Trucking Efficiency released on Dec. 15 a confidence report the details how routine maintenance can be used to boost fuel economy in Class 8 trucks.
December 15, 2015
Business
project44 hires Tommy Barnes as president
project44, a Chicago-based transportation technology company, has hired the former president of LTL services and senior vice president of operations at Coyote Logistics, Tommy Barnes, as President. Barnes has played an active role on the company’s advisory board since its founding in 2014. While at Con-Way, Barnes was the president of its multimodal brokerage operation for […]
December 15, 2015
Business
Pegasus TransTech signs new clients to Transflo Mobile+
MGR Freight System, Inc., Classic Carriers, and Page Transportation are the latest to join the company’s growing list of enterprise mobile customers.
December 15, 2015
Business
Bulk carrier Transpro Burgener installs fuel-saving PedalCoach app on mobile platform
Transpro Burgener is expanding its use of LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach application to fully integrated Android-based tablets.
December 15, 2015
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