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Mesilla Valley Transportation selects FlowBelow Aerokits
FlowBelow announced that Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mesilla Valley Transportation, one of the most fuel efficiency-focused fleets in the trucking industry, will outfit its entire fleet of 1,200 tractors with FlowBelow’s Tractor Aerokits. FlowBelow’s Aerokits consist of its patented quick-release wheel covers and tandem fairings designed to fill the gaps around the tractor drive axles. According […]
October 5, 2014
Business
DDC FPO unveils iCapture, OCR-based system to automate BOL input
Freight business-process outsourcing company DDC FPO is launching its unique back-office solution, iCapture for Freight Billing, at the 2014 ATA MC&E in San Diego this week.
October 5, 2014
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FMCSA including extra step in insurance increase rulemaking, allowing for more industry comment
The upcoming rule to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance that carriers and brokers must carry will have an additional step that allows fleets and owner-operators another chance to offer formal comment on the rule.
October 5, 2014
Business
New California law requires state to implement mileage tax pilot program
California Gov. Jerry Brown Oct. 3 signed legislation into law that will allow the state to implement a pilot program to test whether charging a road usage fee — or mileage-based tax — could effectively replace fuel taxes as the primary means to fund highways and road projects.
October 3, 2014
Business
Trucking in 1973: The Golden Age Begins
By 1973, CCJ’s sister trucking magazine Overdrive was an independent book that had hit on the formula for success that would drive it through the remainder of the decade: Girls and Trucks! Take look back in this special photo gallery.
October 3, 2014
Business
WWII Army truck still rolling on original Timken bearings
When French resident Thierry Becker began his latest vehicle restoration project, a U.S. World War II military wrecker built in 1942, he made a discovery. After seven decades, the truck’s original Timken axle bearings remained in good operating condition. The bearings on the 1942 Diamond T 969 wrecker were in such good shape that Becker needed […]
October 3, 2014
Business
St. Paul, Minn., dealership celebrates 65 years with Kenworth
Many trips down memory lane were taken when Rihm Kenworth recently celebrated its 65th year as a Kenworth dealer. The St. Paul, Minn.-based dealership held an event that featured the Kenworth T680 Advantage ‘Efficiency in Motion Road’ Tour, local products and services. The anniversary event coincided with the opening the day before of the Minnesota […]
October 3, 2014
Business
Wireless roadside inspections enter field testing phase
The FMCSA recently awarded a three-year project to a telematics provider, ISE, to conduct a field operational test to evaluate the viability of WRI for commercial motor vehicles.
October 3, 2014
Business
ATA’s annual convention running Saturday-Tuesday: Here’s how to follow the show live
The American Trucking Associations’ annual Management and Exhibition Conference starts Saturday and continues through Tuesday. CCJ editors will be at the show live tweeting informational sessions and posting throughout.
October 3, 2014
Business
Trucking adds 3,800 jobs in September; national unemployment falls to 5.9 percent
Jobs in the for-hire trucking industry jumped 3,800 in September on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the monthly employment report released Oct. 3 by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. economy as a whole in September added 248,000 non-farm jobs, BLS reports, and the national unemployment rate fell to […]
October 3, 2014
Business
Who’s Who: Truckers on the Forbes 400 billionaires list
Don’t feel bad if you didn’t make the latest Forbes 400 list of America’s wealthiest people; I just checked and, once again, I didn’t make it either. But a handful of truckers, or people very involved with the trucking industry, did.
October 3, 2014
Business
ICYMI Index: 7 key numbers from this week’s top trucking news
The In Case You Missed It Index is your cheat sheet for the week’s top trucking news. Impress attractive people with your ready grasp of the most essential industry developments.
October 3, 2014
Business
Sneak peak: ZFuel from Zonar Systems
October 2, 2014
Business
Zonar Systems creates new app to drive fuel performance
Zonar creates a new analytical and visualization tool to maximize fuel efficiency of drivers and equipment.
October 2, 2014
Business
Cross-border trucking pilot program coming to an end: What’s next?
The U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking pilot program is set to expire Oct. 14, and federal officials have said little about the future or next steps of cross-border trucking between the two countries. The agency also fell well below the number of carriers it said it would need to properly evaluate the program.
October 2, 2014
Business
Flatbed, van rates see small rate drops in Sept., but rates remain strong
Per-mile rates on the spot market fell in September in both dry van and flatbed segments, but reefer saw a small uptick. Rates in all three segments remain well above the same month last year.
October 2, 2014
Business
Knight buys Barr-Nunn; promises no change in name, management, culture
Big carriers continue to get bigger: Knight Transportation has acquired Barr-Nunn, and the additional 550-truck fleet grows Knight’s truckload capacity by 14 percent in the deal.
October 2, 2014
Business
Hankook Tire announces veterans outreach program
Hankook Tire America has announced its commitment to DAV (Disabled American Veterans) to help provide services to veterans of all generations. As a sponsor of the DAV’s Mobile Service Office (MSO) program, Hankook’s $50,000 contribution will help DAV continue to bring free services directly to veterans where they live. Hankook supports the DAV MSO program […]
October 2, 2014
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