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Looking Back 100 Years: General Motors
Another long-time survivor, by 1914 General Motors already had the financial, R&D and manufacturing resources to hedge its bets when it came to the gas vs. electric debate. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
Business
Looking Back 100 Years: Wayne Commercial Cars
Finding vehicles for efficient P&D urban delivery work is nothing new — as this ad for Wayne Commercial Cars shows. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
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Looking Back 100 Years: Autocar
Autocar is another brand that still produces trucks today — albeit as a niche manufacturer. This ad shows early Autocars didn’t shy away from tough applications like coal hauling. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
Business
Air Disc Brake option added for Mack vocational lineup
Work truck customers looking for superior stopping performance in harsh conditions and duty cycles can now order Meritor EX+ Air Disc Brakes for their Mack Granite, TerraPro and Titan by Mack models. Mack introduced the air disc brakes offering across its vocational lineup today at the 2014 World of Concrete exhibition. “Mack’s air disc brakes […]
January 21, 2014
Business
Labor department orders Calif. fleet to pay $2 million in owed benefits to drivers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has ordered an Oakland-based fleet to pay 515 drivers nearly $2 million in 401(k) pension benefits that the DOL determined during an investigation the carrier had not fully funded the drivers’ plan, per an agreed-upon contract.
January 21, 2014
Business
International announces standard LED headlamps for Prostar
Navistar International Corporation announced that Truck-Lite high-visibility LED headlamps are now standard on International ProStar Class 8 on-highway trucks. “LED headlamps offer significantly longer life over traditional halogen lamps while also emitting a more natural light than improves visibility for the driver,” said Steve Gilligan, vice president, product planning and information, Navistar, Inc. “LED lights […]
January 21, 2014
Business
Nashville’s Nacarato named 2013 Volvo Dealer of the Year
Nacarato Volvo of Nashville, Tenn. has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2013 North American Dealer of the Year. The annual award recognizes Nacarato Volvo’s organization and employees for overall accomplishment and performance. Selection criteria for the award includes outstanding performance in new truck sales, market share, parts sales and parts sales growth, customer satisfaction, dealer operating […]
January 21, 2014
Business
Kenworth 2014 Dealer Council to focus on superior customer support
Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2014 Kenworth Dealer Council members. Leading executives from among the more than 345 Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada serve on the prominent council. The council works with Kenworth to enhance and promote the trucking industry’s strongest dealer network in a continuing effort to provide superior customer […]
January 21, 2014
Business
Looking Back 100 Years: Pierce Arrow Truck Company
If you weren’t running electric trucks, then deciding between “chain,” or “worm” drive power trains was the technological puzzle of the day. The Pierce Arrow Truck Company was decidedly down with work drive, if this ad is any indication. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
Business
Looking Back 100 Years: Storage Tanks
Fleet managers hate it when their “gas” loses its “punch” and “go.” Maybe that’s why underground storage tanks caught on in such a big way. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
Business
Looking Back 100 Years: B.F. Goodrich and Mack Trucks
While many of the companies featured in early issues of CCJ disappeared long ago, truckers today are familiar with both B.F. Goodrich tires and Mack Trucks. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.
January 21, 2014
Business
Looking Back 100 Years: Electric Trucks
The “Electric Storage Battery Company” is not the catchiest name for a truck company ever. The industry was still working out its messaging and marketing on top of everything else. But electric trucks were very much in the technology mix 100 years ago. And ads touting their reliability and dependability were as common as ads […]
January 21, 2014
Business
Meet the 2013 CCJ Innovators
Below is a list of the 11 CCJ Innovators from 2013 with links to their respective articles. At the upcoming 2014 CCJ Innovators Summit in February, CCJ editors will choose one of these carriers as the CCJ Innovator of the Year. Let us know in the comments section below who you think is best deserving […]
January 21, 2014
Business
FMCSA waives hours-of-service rules for propane haulers in 24 states in East, Midwest
In response to a request letter sent to the DOT by the National Propane Gas Association, FMCSA has issued an hours-of-service exemption to propane haulers in 24 states due to “extreme arctic cold weather” that has caused shortages of propane in affected areas.
January 21, 2014
Business
Carriers continue to evaluate HOS impact; entry-level drivers to be sought
With the changes in hours-of-service rules impacting productivity, carriers are expecting driver wages to climb and more entry-level drivers are going to be recruited, according to Transport Capital Partners’ fourth-quarter survey results.
January 21, 2014
Business
CRST’s Smiths give Cornell $10 million to fund family business initiative
Cornell University and its graduate business school made a big difference for John Smith, MBA ’74, and perhaps an even bigger difference for the family business, to which he returned after earning his MBA. While Smith was studying, he became convinced that federal deregulation of his family’s freight trucking business was inevitable.
January 21, 2014
Business
Teamsters to review ‘only remaining path forward’ for YRC
Local union officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday to review details of a revised proposal between the Teamsters and YRC Worldwide Inc. “The outcome of this week’s discussions is critical to the future of the company,” said James Welch, chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide.
January 21, 2014
Business
Phillips offers new electrical/air assembly
Phillips Industries’ 4-In-1 combination electrical and air assemblies are available for liftgate and auxiliary cables with multiple plug and seal options. The spiral wrapped assemblies with a hanging clamp and clip help keep cables kink-free and organized for a cleaner look. They combine the Phillips straight ABS Lectraflex cable, two rubber air lines and the […]
January 20, 2014
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