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Knight Transportation, FedEx name new CEOs
Knight Transportation announced Nov. 5 that Kevin Knight is stepping down as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and will be replaced by David A. Jackson, the company’s current president. FedEx Freight also announced Nov. 5 a change at the top, announcing its President and CEO William J. Logue will be retiring effective Dec. 31, 2014, due to health reasons.
November 6, 2014
Business
Navistar restructuring leadership, COO Jack Allen retiring
Truck and engine maker Navistar announced Nov. 6 it is restructuring its senior leadership team and that its Chief Operating Officer Jack Allen is retiring after 33 years with the company and a year and a half as COO.
November 6, 2014
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CCJ Fall Symposium speakers talk engaging drivers, upcoming regulations, roadside inspections, industry image and more
Inspections, driver productivity, regulatory outlook and updates on technology and equipment trends highlight CCJ’s Fall Symposium sessions. Here’s full coverage of the event and its topics.
November 6, 2014
Business
amp Trillium opens CNG station in Sweetwater, Texas
Trillium CNG and ampCNG announced their joint venture, amp Trillium, LLC, has opened a public-access compressed natural gas station in Sweetwater, Texas that will service Class-8 trucks. It is the fourth of seven public fueling stations to be opened as part of an agreement with Dairy Farmers of America and Select Milk Producers to convert a portion of […]
November 6, 2014
Business
5 essential questions for evaluating your recruiting, retention processes
To properly recruit and retain good truck drivers, key members of the entire carrier family need to be involved from before first contact: The training and operations departments must be in on recruiting and recruiting must follow up with training and operations; and every step should be scripted, rehearsed and tracked.
November 6, 2014
Business
CCJ’s 2014 Fall Symposium starts today: Here’s how to follow live
CCJ’s annual Fall Symposium starts today, and sessions will be held during the next two days on minimizing roadside inspection violations, connecting with drivers via modern technology, working through an industry-wide technician shortage and improving driver productivity, along with 2015 outlooks for regulations and the economy.
November 6, 2014
Business
Volvo gears up: How the truck maker’s Adaptive Gearing stretches fuel economy
This week, CCJ’s Jack Roberts was with Volvo at the company’s North American Class 8 truck plant in New River Valley, Va., to check out this new fuel enhancement concept and see additional 2016 VNL features.
November 5, 2014
Business
Coming Crunch, Part 2: Trucking’s technician shortage compounded by ever-evolving truck technology
As if things aren’t bad enough, today’s trucking industry finds itself on the cusp of another revolution – an exponential leap forward in terms of new technology that will power trucks. Over the next five years, new trucks will begin transforming into rolling computers, while many technicians today aren’t able to diagnose and work on current high-tech vehicle systems
November 5, 2014
Business
Class 8 orders ‘phenomenal’ in October on heels of rising freights, improving economy
Preliminary data of Class 8 truck orders for October show a record number of trucks ordered, according to multiple data firms.
November 5, 2014
Business
Goodyear accepting nominations for annual driver hero award
Goodyear announced this week that it is accepting nominations for its 32nd North American Highway Hero Award until Nov. 29.
November 5, 2014
Business
FMCSA’s insurance increase rule will come slowly, if ever, says ATA policy chief
Industry concerns over regulators’ seemingly quick work to produce a rule to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance trucking companies must have could be much ado about nothing, says the American Trucking Associations’ chief of advocacy, Dave Osiecki.
November 5, 2014
Business
Peterbilt announced special edition Model 389 dubbed ‘Pride & Class’
Peterbilt unveiled Nov. 4 a new special edition Model 389, the Pride & Class edition, which the truck maker says has a has a “customized, show-truck-ready look.”
November 4, 2014
Business
Public overwhelmingly says it would feel ‘less safe’ sharing road with driverless trucks
The general public may not be as open to autonomous or “driverless” trucks as fleets may be, if a recent survey is any indication.
November 4, 2014
Business
Video, Twitter log: Test driving Volvo’s adaptive gearing technology
CJ Equipment Editor Jack Roberts is in Virginia this week to test drive Volvo’s new Adaptive Gearing feature. Here’s a video log from his drive, followed by tweets from Volvo’s introduction of the new feature.
November 4, 2014
Business
Coming crunch, Part 1: As technician shortage stalks trucking, now’s the time to act
For most fleets, today’s technician shortage is a source of major headaches, downtime and lost revenue. Fleets have described the situation as ‘desperate.’ Here’s what’s causing it and what some fleets are doing to mitigate it.
November 4, 2014
Business
FMCSA request for input on liability insurance increase clears White House, paving way for publication
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule proposal that would increase the minimum amount of liability insurance carriers must have has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, meaning the proposed rule is ready for publication in the Federal Register.
November 4, 2014
Business
U.S. diesel prices continue tumbling, at lowest point since early 2011
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell another 1.2 cents in the week ended Nov. 3 to $3.623, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report, as the country’s diesel price remains at a near four-year low.
November 3, 2014
Business
ATRI wants input on impacts of detention time
The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for input from the trucking industry on the impact of detention time on safety and productivity.
November 3, 2014
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