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Truck size and weight update: Shippers group urges DOT to release study it says shows safety of heavier trucks
The Department of Transportation is being urged to release new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data that allegedly points to the safety of six-axle trucks and supports claims by those looking for weight limit reform.
May 18, 2015
Business
Daimler Trucks to sit out 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show
Daimler Trucks North America, maker of Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Detroit engines, has announced it will not exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March 2016 and plans to attend the show every other year starting in 2017.
May 18, 2015
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CSA roundup: Changes coming to safety program, analyst says; ‘We just want scores to make sense,’ says TCA rep
A “sea change in CSA” is coming in the next few years, ATRI’s Dan Murray told attendees at a recent TCA conference. Also, encouragement to make your voice known on CSA and more on the geographical enforcement disparities that skew CSA rankings.
May 18, 2015
Business
NTSB still uncertain of cause of deadly 2014 truck-bus crash involving FedEx Freight
A 2,150-page preliminary investigation into a 2014 truck-motorcoach crash provides the trucker’s breakfast menu but not what may have caused him to cross the interstate median and collide with a bus of college students.
May 18, 2015
Business
Mike Pennington’s longtime trucking industry, media work honored with journalism award
The University of Memphis has established the D. Mike Pennington Award for Outstanding Mentoring in the Department of Journalism.
May 16, 2015
Business
Isuzu reaches milestone, sells 500,000th truck in NA
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, announced it has delivered the 500,000 Isuzu-built truck since the brand entered the North American market in 1984.
May 16, 2015
Business
Volvo previews future fuel efficiency, connectivity improvements
New fuel efficiency improvements and vehicle connectivity changes are coming, according to Volvo Trucks North America, which shared its visions at its Volvo Trucks Business Symposium in Providence, R.I., this week.
May 15, 2015
Business
One of few remaining carriers still suing Pilot Flying J brings new accusations in fuel rebate case
The Mobile, Ala.-based Wright is one of four carriers who continue to press litigation against Pilot over its fuel rebate withholding scheme uncovered two years ago
May 15, 2015
Business
Growing number of small fleets using EpicVue TV service
EpicVue, providers of an in-cab satellite TV package for the trucking industry, announced that a growing number of carriers with 20 to 50 trucks are using EpicVue as a key part of their driver recruitment and retention capability.
May 15, 2015
Business
Caterpillar unveils two new truck models for its vocational lineup
Caterpillar unveiled May 15 two new trucks, the Cat CT680L and the Cat CT680LG — the equipment maker’s newest iterations in its four-year-old line of CT trucks. Both offer a stark departure from its predecessors, however, from a design standpoint.
May 15, 2015
Business
High-tech driver recruiting, part III: lasting commitments
Trucking is first and foremost a people business, but technology is playing a larger role in helping to reduce turnover with a more seamless process for onboarding new drivers.
May 14, 2015
Business
Former trucking company operator gets 3 years, to pay $500k for double brokering loads
The former operator of an Illinois-based trucking company who pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution.
May 14, 2015
Business
More sophisticated cargo theft tactics push loss value up, number of thefts down in 1Q
The average loss value per cargo theft incident in the first quarter of 2015 jumped 25 percent from 2014’s first quarter to $256,966, while the number of thefts fell, according to the quarterly cargo theft trends report from FreightWatch International. A total of 191 thefts occurred in the quarter, FreightWatch says, marking a 14 percent […]
May 14, 2015
Business
House committee clears DOT bill that would lengthen hours-of-service rollback, bar FMCSA from upping insurance minimums
The House’s Appropriations Committee this week a 2016 DOT funding bill that would, if passed, keep in place the current hours-of-service suspension until FMCSA can justify the HOS rule changes put in place in July 2013. It also would block the agency from pursuing a liability insurance increase.
May 14, 2015
Business
First Advantage creates DOT Direct for online driver applications and screening
First Advantage Fleet Solutions released a new online employment application and screening product designed for private and for-hire fleets.
May 14, 2015
Business
High-tech driver recruiting, part II: online engagement
With so many trucking companies vying for drivers’ attention, engaging drivers online has become a competitive business.
May 13, 2015
Business
Meritor-PSI: Automatic tire inflation system helps fuel economy, tire life, company says
The annual Meritor-Pressure Systems International Fleet Technology Event was held Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas.
May 13, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: A look at rates, freight in April
Posted rates on the spot market in April didn’t continue the upward trend seen in March, but paid rates — the verified amount paid to carriers after negotiation — climbed in all three segments in the month. Spot market freight availability, however, fell in the month.
May 13, 2015
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