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Thunder Creek debuts 1,200-gallon bulk DEF tank
Thunder Creek Equipment has introduced a new 1,200-gallon bulk Diesel Exhaust Fluid tank designed for use in both retail and large fleet operations.
October 26, 2015
Business
Vigillo confronts CSA issues with ‘Just’ crash review, alternative-scoring system
Carriers utilitzing “Just” can obtain and present to customers “a true picture of the compliance, safety and accountability of” the fleet, Vigillo says.
October 26, 2015
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Fleet ordered to pay Muslim truckers $240k after firing them for refusing to haul alcohol
A federal court has awarded two Somali-American Muslim truck drivers $240,000 after they were fired for refusing to transport alcohol, saying it violates their religious beliefs. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit on behalf of the truckers.
October 26, 2015
Business
ISE Fleet Services, CalAmp partner to offer turnkey ELD system
ISE Fleet Services, a provider of FMCSA compliant Electric Logging Devices, announced a partnership with CalAmp to offer ISE’s eFleetSuite compliance application with CalAmp’s LMU-4200, a next-generation location and messaging unit, and MDT-7 Android-based mobile data terminal. This partnership provides fleet operators with a configurable end-to-end ELD to manage drivers’ hours-of-service and vehicle maintenance compliance. “We […]
October 26, 2015
Business
Court hands driver 9-month prison sentence for threatening FMCSA
A Nebraska truck driver has been sentenced after being charged in March and pleading guilty in August to threatening an FMCSA employee.
October 26, 2015
Business
Cargo theft value sees dramatic drop in third quarter
Cargo thieves in the United States and Canada stole more than $22.5 million in cargo in the third quarter 2015, according to CargoNet’s preliminary quarterly report. That’s down from the $25 million from the second quarter and well below the $45.8 million stolen in the same quarter last year.
October 23, 2015
Business
C.R. England military vet driver delivers POW exhibit in Utah
A military-themed C.R. England truck and trailer, driven by a military veteran, delivered a POW exhibit this week to the Fort Douglas Military Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.
October 23, 2015
Business
Swift settles lawsuit from owner-operator following $2.6M order from jury
Swift, the country’s largest truckload carrier, this week settled a 2013-brought lawsuit with one of the company’s former owner-operators, ending its bid to fight the litigation in which the fleet was recently ordered to pay $2.6 million in court.
October 23, 2015
Business
Future of freight infrastructure: Smart highways, super bridges, ‘Uber’-ized trucking and the potential end of congestion
Continuing CCJ’s Trucking’s Future Now series: What does infrastructure of tomorrow look like? Will super bridges connect continents? What does ‘smart’ infrastructure mean for congestion? Here’s what highways of tomorrow may look like and how fleets will interact with them.
October 23, 2015
Business
House highway bill that would remove CSA scores, allow under-21 truckers takes step forward
The House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Oct. 22 pushed to the full House a six-year highway bill that would, if law, require FMCSA to remove carrier rankings in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability act and require the agency to rework the program, among other trucking regulatory changes.
October 22, 2015
Business
ATA survey finds respondents have favorable view of trucking industry
According to a recent survey commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, 60 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the trucking industry.
October 22, 2015
Business
Kenworth to begin selling MX-11 engine for vocational, regional haul trucks
Kenworth will begin selling the Paccar MX-11 engine for its vocational and regional haul trucks in the United States and Canada in January 2016.
October 22, 2015
Business
Werner’s Leathers appointed to ATRI Board of Directors
The American Transportation Research Institute has appointed Werner Enterprises President and COO Derek J. Leathers to its Board of Directors.
October 22, 2015
Business
Trucking’s future workforce: Will drivers still drive? Will hours of service and driver pay change?
Fear — that’s what many in today’s trucking workforce feel when they think about tomorrow’s technology and what it means for their jobs. The future does hold major changes and questions, like what automated trucks means for truck driver jobs. Here’s what driver and tech jobs may look like in just two to three decades.
October 22, 2015
Business
Teamsters join chorus of opposition to proposition to allow 33-foot doubles
The Teamsters Union voiced its opposition Wednesday, Oct. 21, to increasing the allowed length of tractor-trailers, saying simply that bigger trucks would make U.S. highways less safe.
October 21, 2015
Business
GT commercial tires win SmartWay verification
Four GT Radial commercial tires, including three for regional service and one designed for city buses and urban delivery, have received SmartWay verification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With these four new additions, GT Radial now has seven commercial tires for line haul and regional service that have met the requirements of the […]
October 21, 2015
Business
ATA boss Bill Graves stepping down at the end of 2016
Gov. Bill Graves, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, will be leaving ATA at the end of 2016, ATA’s Susan King has confirmed.
October 21, 2015
Test Drives
Test drive: Ram showcases power with Cummins-powered 3500 Series pickup
It wasn’t too long ago that if you needed to tow a 30,000 pound payload, you needed a Class 5 or 6 truck to get the job done. Today, all you need is a Ram 3500 pickup. CCJ took the 3500 for a test spin this week outside Detroit.
October 21, 2015
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