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New cabover manufacturer enters market
New components, parts and pieces enter the market practically every week, but itâs not often a new OEM jumps into the fray. Enter Gary Jones and his start-up, Rainier Truck & Chassis.
July 28, 2014
Business
Daimler, Volvo report higher sales, profit in second quarter
Daimler reported this week that second quarter revenue in its truck segment were mostly flat at $10.74 billion compared to the same period last year, while profits jumped 5 percent to $612 million. Volvo in its earnings call reported a 44 percent increase in deliveries through June, while Mack, which Volvo owns, reported a 24 percent increase in deliveries.
July 25, 2014
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Business
Anne Ferro resigns as head of FMCSA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Anne Ferro will be stepping down from her position as administrator of the agency, the Department of Transportation announced July 25.
July 25, 2014
Business
CVOC conference to highlight âconnected fleetâ technologies
The 5th annual Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference takes place Aug. 20-21 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, and registration for fleets, distributors, suppliers and OEMs is open.The conference will feature two panel discussions on âthe connected fleet.â
July 25, 2014
Business
Norm Ellis leaves Omnitracs, joins I.D. Systems
I.D. Systems, a provider of wireless M2M asset management systems, has appointed industry veteran Norman Ellis to the position of chief operating officer. Mr. Ellis will be responsible for I.D. Systemsâ customer-facing operations, including sales, marketing, customer service, implementation and support.
July 25, 2014
Business
Ready Trucking gets fast payback from Rand McNallyâs TND 760
Just months after installing Rand McNallyâs TND 760 in-cab devices, Ready Trucking of Ellenwood, Ga., announced it has achieved its implementation objectives.
July 25, 2014
Business
Court OKs $3M settlement against C.R. England
A federal court has approved a $3 million class action settlement over truth-in-leasing regulations in favor of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association against C.R. England Inc.
July 25, 2014
Business
Battle for the future: Freight will still move â will you be hauling it?
Somebody is going to be moving freight in 2025. The only real question is will you be one of the people doing it? Here are some of the challenges â and opportunities â the industry will deal with in the next decade.
July 24, 2014
Business
Carriers being targeted by fake letters wanting banking info, FMCSA warns
Carriers should be on the lookout for fraudulent letters appearing to be from âEquifax Credit Information Services â Government divisionâ and seeking financial information.
July 24, 2014
Business
Say it ainât so, Joe: VP bemoans infrastructure woes, pitches fix; Senate next to act
With only days left before the Highway Trust Fund runs dry, and as Congress rushes to find a solution before the August break, the White House continues to pitch infrastructure investment and its Rebuild America program, with Vice President Joe Biden taking to the whiteboard in this video explainer. (Trucking gets a shout-out about a minute-and-a-half in.)
July 24, 2014
Business
Another lawsuit against Navistarâs EGR-only MaxxForce engines made public
Another class-action lawsuit against Navistar-International and its MaxxForce engine line has come to light, and like the others, it accuses the truck and engine maker of knowingly selling engines with defects and concealing those defects from truck buyers.
July 24, 2014
Business
Food distribution giant hit with $20 million in mishandling charges
Sysco Corp., the largest U.S. food distribution company, will pay almost $20 million dollars in restitution, costs and penalties in California for the illegal practice of holding perishable foods â such as seafood, milk and raw meat â in unrefrigerated sheds.
July 24, 2014
Business
FMCSA finalizes changes to CSAâs SMS site, redesign coming Aug. 2
One of the key goals of the redesign is to better highlight elements of the SMS that actually correlate with crash risk, FMCSA says.
July 23, 2014
Business
Turning up driver satisfaction
Stay Metrics plans to match personality profiles of drivers to retention and safety performance. The end result will be a profile that is predictive of which drivers are most likely to be long term drivers and safe drivers based on their individual personality characteristics.
July 23, 2014
Business
CSAâs Distorted Rankings, Part 3: The âugly little secretâ of CSA
In the final part of the CSAâs Distorted Rankings series: An in-depth look at how severity weights and peer groups lead to other CSA problems.
July 22, 2014
Business
Truck tonnage falls in June following four months of big gains
Truck tonnage as measured by the American Trucking Associationsâ monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.8 percent in June. The index is still up 2.3 percent from the same month last year and 3.2 percent compared to 2014âs first quarter.
July 22, 2014
Business
ATA Forecast: Tonnage to grow, freight revenues âsurgeâ through 2025
The ATA has released the latest edition of its look at the future of freight, and that future is bright: continued growth for not just the trucking industry, but for the freight economy overall. Carriers, however, will need to adapt to thrive.
July 22, 2014
Business
Dear Congress: âThis is no way to run a railroad,â a dozen USDOT secs say
Current Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 former DOT chiefs on Monday sent a letter to Congress saying the lawmakersâ work doesnât end with the patch to the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund that is currently under consideration.
July 22, 2014
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