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Keystone XL pipeline construction vetoed by Pres. Obama, override unlikely
President Obama informed the Senate today (Feb. 24) that he has vetoed a bill passed this month that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
February 24, 2015
Business
TCA pushes trucking industry to hire 50,000 military vets in coming years
The Truckload Carriers Association announced this week it has committed the trucking industry to hiring 50,000 veterans in the next four years. Carriers can participate by dedicating a minimum number of future hires to veterans and making a pledge to that number in the next 30 days.
February 24, 2015
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Trucking Alliance’s 2015 agenda includes push for quicker action on e-logs, insurance increase rule, retaining public CSA scores and more
The Trucking Alliance plans to push for quicker implementation of an electronic logging device mandate, an increase to the minimum amount of liability insurance that trucking companies must hold and a speed limiter mandate, among other items.
February 24, 2015
Business
Teamsters news: 6,000 UPS workers approve new contract, court approves end gov’t oversight
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters last week made two big announcements: (1) Its recent deal with regulators to end the quarter-century of oversight of its finances and operations has been approved by a federal judge, and (2) 6,000 UPS Teamsters members have inked a five-year contract with the carrier.
February 24, 2015
Business
Diesel price climbs 3.5 cents in third straight weekly increase
The last three weeks could point to a reversal of fortune from the last six months, as the price has climbed 6.9 cents since Feb. 2 and 6.5 cents in the last two weeks.
February 24, 2015
Business
Pro-Tread milestone: 7 million and counting
Instructional Technologies, Inc. (ITI) announced that more than 7 million Pro-TREAD lessons have been completed in the transportation industry.
February 23, 2015
Business
Give the blue-collar kids a chance, too
“I saw on the news the other day where the president wants to give free community college to students now. Well, why not free technical and vocational school tuition as well?”
February 23, 2015
Business
Lytx expands to new San Diego office
The new 75,000 square-foot headquarters provides 67 percent more space than Lytx’s previous home and includes a host of design features and spaces.
February 23, 2015
Business
Walmart driver in Tracy Morgan case files appeal to halt proceedings
Driver Kevin Roper filed his appeal Feb. 16, following federal Judge Lois Goodman’s Feb. 3 order denying Roper’s second request to delay Morgan’s lawsuit against Walmart until the criminal proceedings conclude.
February 23, 2015
Business
Ryder to train entire maintenance staff on natural gas vehicle technologies
Over 6,000 maintenance and service employees across Ryder’s 800 maintenance facilities will be trained on the new technology.
February 23, 2015
Business
Bendix celebrates Engineers Week
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC honored its engineers for their contributions to the company’s development and manufacture of leading-edge active safety and braking system technologies in celebration of Engineers Week 2015, observed February 22-28. The company recognized 46 engineers who contributed – individually or in groups – to the 27 worldwide patents granted to Bendix […]
February 23, 2015
Business
CCJ Indicators: Diesel prices and capacity could hurt conditions for carriers
Playing off of the strength of spot market rates seen in the last half of 2014, contract rates continue to rise, FTR reported last week. And Class 8 orders in January also remained elevated.
February 23, 2015
Business
West Coast ports reach labor agreement, cargo backlog will take trucks months to clear
West Coast port employers and labor have finally reached a tentative agreement, and port truckers serving the 29 Pacific ports are asking terminal operators waive or reduce back-log related fees.
February 21, 2015
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February 20, 2015
Business
Aljex Software adds carrier tracking from FourKites
Carrier tracking from FourKites is integrated into the hosted transportation management software from Aljex, giving its broker customers access to much of the same real-time truck locations and ETAs as carriers themselves, without leaving the Aljex system.
February 20, 2015
Business
QuikTrip stores join Comdata fuel network
QuikTrip is a convenience and gasoline retailer headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., with more than 700 stores in 11 states. QuikTrip offers all Comdata MasterCard Corporate Fleet Card customers a discount of three cents per gallon on all gasoline and diesel purchases.
February 20, 2015
Business
Fleetmatics adds instant payment to field service app
Fleetmatics Group has new feature for Fleetmatics Work, its mobile field service management application, that helps to accelerate time to cash by embedding a payment link directly into the emailed invoice that is generated.
February 20, 2015
Business
CCJ MarketPulse- December 2014
The CCJ MarketPulse is a short survey of 200 for-hire fleet executives. Its purpose is to gauge fleet sentiment regarding monthly business conditions and concerns as well as hiring and purchasing plans. Here are the key findings from the December 2014 MarketPulse survey: Business conditions again declined in December compared to November. The business conditions […]
February 20, 2015
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