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Physicist Michio Kaku to talk transportation’s future, infrastructure at CCJ Spring Symposium
World-renowned physicist and author Michio Kaku will deliver the keynote address at the CCJ Spring Symposium in Franklin, Tenn., at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs May 19-21.
March 12, 2014
Business
DOT: Freight carried in January drops again, weather could be factor
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell again in January, but is still in all-time high territory, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ monthly Freight Transportation Services Index.
March 12, 2014
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Crete raising driver pay 2 cents a mile
Crete Carrier Corp. (No. 21 in the CCJ Top 250) announced March 12 that it would be raising pay 2 cents a mile for all national over-the-road drivers and owner-operators. The pay raise applies to drivers at Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation and will take effect April 1.
March 12, 2014
Business
Misclassification and contractor status: State, legal action on both sides of debate
The trucking industry and labor advocates around the country have squared off of late over what constitutes an independent contractor, and lawmakers and courts are taking steps to define whether owner-operators should be classified as employees. Here’s a roundup of some key misclassification action nationwide.
March 12, 2014
Business
Prelim data shows Class 8 orders strong in February
Class 8 orders were up roughly 30 percent in February from the same month in 2013, according to research firms FTR and ACT Research, building upon other strides seen in Class 8 orders in the last half-year.
March 12, 2014
Business
GE Capital Fleet Services creates new telematics system
GE Capital Fleet Services announced a new telematics system, GE Monitor Asset Tracking, that allows fleet managers to track, in real-time, powered and non-powered assets such as trailers, forklifts, key equipment and generators.
March 12, 2014
Business
Electronic Logging Device mandate proposal clears White House, paving way for publication
After more than seven months in waiting, the proposed rule mandating Electronic Logging Devices has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, likely paving the way for a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published by the end of the month.
March 12, 2014
Business
TMC names ‘Silver Spark Plug’ award winners, names new board
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) awarded its highest honor — the Silver Spark Plug Award — to seven trucking industry professionals during its annual meeting Monday in Nashville.
March 12, 2014
Business
Hersman leaving NTSB to lead National Safety Council
Debra Hersman is leaving her post as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board to become the CEO of the National Safety Council, NSC announced March 11.
March 11, 2014
Business
Economists bullish on 2014 truck market
Economists presenting at the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association’s 2014 Heavy Duty Dialogue are optimistic about the North American truck market heading into 2014.
March 11, 2014
Business
Volvo Trucks reaches Remote Diagnostics milestone
Volvo Trucks announced that it has placed its 25,000th truck in service with its Remote Diagnostics tool in less than a year and a half since the feature was first introduced. Averitt Express took delivery of the truck in early March and now has 700 Remote Diagnostics-equipped power units in its fleet. Remote Diagnostics is intended […]
March 11, 2014
Business
uShip, eBay ink agreement on larger-than-parcel items
uShip-powered delivery options will be incorporated across eBay categories regularly containing LTP goods, weighing more than 150 lbs and needing buyer-arranged shipping. It’s initially available in eBay Motors’ U.S.-sold vehicles, motorcycles, powersports and boats, but more categories will be added this coming Spring.
March 11, 2014
Business
Proposed e-log mandate now projected for April, along with driver coercion rule
A proposed rule mandating Electronic Logging Devices (aka Electronic Onboard Recorders) is now projected to be published April 9, according to a monthly report from the Department of Transportation, who has been pushing back the projected publication date for the rule since mid-November.
March 11, 2014
Business
Review Test 1
In late 2009, the company completed a fleet-wide deployment of three “sense and alert” safety systems that consist of lane departure warning, collision avoidance and rollover stability control. Last year, Con-way expanded its safety investment with two additional technologies. One is a real-time, on-board performance management system. The other is an event recorder that drivers […]
March 11, 2014
Business
Fleet execs outline top challenges to industry suppliers
Hours of service, the driver shortage and challenges with adopting new technology are major hurdles facing the industry, according to a panel of fleet executives at the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association’s 2014 Heavy Duty Dialogue conference in Nashville this week.
March 10, 2014
Business
FMCSA to hear input March 28, April 7 on new entrant rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week announced the times and dates for its next two public listening session being held as part of the creation of the New Entrant testing rule mandated by the MAP-21 highway funding act from 2012.
March 10, 2014
Business
Diesel price average picks up a half-penny, still above $4
March diesel price swings continue to come in more lamb than lion: The national average diesel price climbed slightly, up a half-cent to $4.021 in the week ended March 10, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.
March 10, 2014
Business
New battery monitor from Idle Start
Idle Smart announces Battery Protect, a new feature that continuously monitors battery voltage levels and will start and run a vehicle’s engine to recharge batteries.
March 10, 2014
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