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CCJ Indicators: Freight growth pushes trucking conditions to 2015 high, freight report for July
Based on stronger-than-expected freight growth, conditions for trucking companies hit their highest point of the year in July, per FTR. That and more on July freight and truck orders…
September 11, 2015
Business
DAT Solutions creates new analytics portal for freight data
DAT Solutions has a new online analytics service that gives access to truck and load data on 149 key market areas in North America
September 11, 2015
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Next-gen oil on track for 2016 release, oil makers in the thick of prep, says Chevron’s Shawn Whitacre
PC-11 will be split into two categories. The first will replace the current CJ-4 oils on the market and will be licenced as CK-4 by the American Petroleum Institute. The second, which will be called FA-4, will be low viscosity oils — “thinner” oils designed to help increase fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
September 11, 2015
Business
Manual transmission twilight? After decades of dominance, they could be relegated to special status soon
Time appears to be catching up to the manual transmission. Spurred by the pressure to maximize fuel economy and safety and to integrate new drivers into fleet operations quickly and seamlessly, more carriers are spec’ing new truck purchases with automated-manual gearboxes.
September 10, 2015
Business
QuikQ develops integration with TMW for fuel purchasing system
The integration uses asset, dispatch and driver data from the Innovative IES transportation management system to validate and authorize fuel purchases.
September 10, 2015
Business
Telogis to use AT&T network for mobile software products
AT&T says its service management platform allows Telogis to manage the data, devices and services that support its customers.
September 10, 2015
Business
House bill would increase Interstate weight limit to 91,000 pounds
Rep. Reid Ribble, at a press conference on Thursday, said increasing the allowable weight to 91,000 pounds with six axles would increase the industry’s productivity by increasing capacity. It would also reduce congestion and boost safety, he said.
September 10, 2015
Business
Janam Technologies’ new XG3-ER mobile computer has far-range barcode scanning
As the newest addition to its XG3 series of rugged mobile computers, the XG3-ER offers long-range barcode scanning and is one of only a few devices available with Intermec’s EX25 near/far imager.
September 10, 2015
Business
Orbcomm launches 4G wireless failover service
Orbcomm Enterprise Connect leverages 4G LTE to provide WAN connectivity that can be used as a back-up to existing broadband connections
September 10, 2015
Business
Con-way bought by XPO Logistics for $3 billion, will be rebranded as XPO
The $3 billion deal has been agreed, and all of the divisions under Con-way, which include Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal, will be rebranded as XPO Logistics.
September 10, 2015
Business
Stay Metrics begins ‘a la carte’ services for driver retention
Stay Metrics, providers of a driver-centric engagement platform and research used by motor carriers to retain more drivers, announced an ‘a la cart’ menu of services for the transportation industry.
September 9, 2015
Business
‘Micromanaged’ drivers hurting recruiting efforts? Prominent analyst says so
“We want he or she to be in the right hand lane doing 62 miles an hour in a speed-governed truck while we’re monitoring his or her fuel efficiency. We are making sure they take on fuel only at the prescribed fueling point and in the gallons that has been predetermined. We’re watching them on the satellite. We’ve got a camera inside the cab of the truck that will take a movie of you if there’s any kind of acceleration, deceleration, swerve to the left or swerve to the right.”
September 9, 2015
Business
Truck driver in Tracy Morgan crash asks court to dismiss charges, citing media attention
The attorney representing trucker Kevin Roper filed the motion for dismissal this week in the New Jersey court overseeing the case. Roper was charged last June with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in the crash that killed comic James McNair and severely injured Morgan and several others.
September 9, 2015
Business
Rates plunge on the spot market in August, in line with seasonal trends
Per-mile spot market rates in the three major truckload segments continued their seasonal summer slide in August, with paid rates falling at least 6 cents from July in all three and posted rates sliding at least a dime, according to data from Truckstop.com. Rates in all three segments were also down significantly from last August, […]
September 9, 2015
Business
Top 10 states for hours-of-service violations
As a primer for some more in-depth reporting on FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program set to be published on CCJ later this month, here’s a look at the 10 states with the most hours-of-service violations.
September 9, 2015
CCJ Innovators
Hitting the airwaves: In-house radio helps Freymiller promote driver appreciation
The company launches a 24/7 digital station dedicated to country music and drivers.
September 9, 2015
Business
‘Kermit’ stars in Volvo’s latest ‘Welcome To My Cab’ installment
Volvo Trucks recently debuted the third North American episode in its popular “Welcome to My Cab” video series featuring Kenn and Beth Zelten, a husband-and-wife owner-operator team, and “Kermit,” their custom-decorated green Volvo VNL 730. The Zeltens have been driving together for more than 25 years, having bought their first Volvo model in 1989. They […]
September 8, 2015
Business
Diesel’s downward trend snapped, price climbs for first time since May
The country’s average diesel price increased by 2 cents this week, breaking a streak of 14 consecutive weeks of prices declines across the United States, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. The price of a gallon of on-highway diesel now stands at $2.534 nationwide. Prices increased in all regions of the U.S. except […]
September 8, 2015
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