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Top 10 stories of 2013: 6. Sleep apnea bill clears Senate, needs only president’s signature to become law
To keep FMCSA from sidestepping the formal rulemaking process and pursuing guidance alone in regulating sleep apnea screening for drivers, Congress stepped in and passed the so-called sleep apnea bill in September. The story was the No. 6 most read story of the year on CCJ.
December 24, 2013
Business
Video vault: Trucking in black and white; or ATA vs. Bogart
Consider this a holiday treat, a look at an old family album: Trucking, circa 1960, courtesy of an American Trucking Associations promotional film, sponsored by Chevrolet. And, our second feature: Bogart doesn’t much care for trucking rules and regulations. Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2013
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Price of diesel makes tiny move upward, now down just 5 cents year over
The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel rose two-tenths of a penny in the week ended Dec. 23 to $3.873, according to the DOE. The price of diesel has now remained nearly stagnant in the last three weeks, changing just a fraction of a cent in each.
December 23, 2013
Business
Regulators shut down Santa Inc. for violating hours regs, not meeting medical requirements
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down an owner-operator listed to be based in the “Arctic region north of Alaska,” for disregard for the agency’s hours-of-service regulations and losing his medical certification due to a BMI that is too high, according to an anonymous source from the agency.
December 23, 2013
Five Flashiest Fleets
For the troops — CCJ’s Five Flashiest Fleets: No. 1, Johnsrud Transport
About 45 percent of drivers at Johnsrud Transport, which specializes in liquid bulk hauling for the food industry, are military veterans. Appropriately, four Mack tractors, each representing a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, are driven by veterans for the branch in which they served. Johnsrud’s fleet graphics also include a tanker trailer with Coast Guard and POW-MIA tributes.
December 23, 2013
Business
Zero traffic deaths in the U.S.? Trucking should take the lead in 2014
Goals need to be attainable – that’s an early business management lesson. So is it preposterous to imagine zero traffic fatalities in the U.S.? Most of us would shrug and say the target is impossible to hit. That’s doesn’t mean the trucking industry won’t keep trying.
December 23, 2013
Business
Senate introduces its version of bill to halt July 1 hours-of-service rule
A bill was introduced into the Senate last week that, if enacted, would halt the most recent hours-of-service rule change and allow truck drivers to operate under the pre-July 1 rules again, until Congress can review the rule further. The bill is the Senate counterpart to a House bill introduced in October.
December 23, 2013
Business
Top 10 stories of 2013: 7. California trucking association continues pressing suit against CARB
Top 10 stories of 2013: CCJ is counting down the top stories of the year based on popularity. Check back each weekday as we announce the next story in the countdown. 7. California trucking association continues pressing suit against CARB Continuing a nearly two-year-long effort, the California Construction Trucking Association appealed a December 2012 court […]
December 22, 2013
Business
Performance-based driver pay, Part 2: feedback, automation drive results
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a two-part series on technology and performance-based driver pay. The first part covered the science behind scoring drivers. This article reviews off-the-shelf technologies that can score driver performance and automate payroll. Three years ago, the private fleet for Nalco Champion stationed at the company’s plant in Garyville, […]
December 21, 2013
Business
Cargo theft report: Number of thefts drops while value loss per load increases
The number of cargo thefts recorded in the rolling quarter between September and November was 222 — an 8 percent jump from the prior quarter (June-August), but a small decrease from the prior rolling three months, when 231 cargo thefts were reported, according to data released by FreightWatch International.
December 20, 2013
Business
Tonnage increase in November pushed tonnage index to another record high, ATA says
The amount of tonnage hauled by the for-hire trucking industry rose in November by 2.7 percent after declining in October by a downardly revised 2.8 percent, according to ATA. The index’s increases, however, are being spurred by sectors that produce heavy freight, like construction and auto sales, ATA says.
December 20, 2013
Business
Navistar makes big year to year gain, reports $154M loss in fourth quarter
Navistar — makes of International trucks and Navistar engines — reported this week a $154 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2013, making some strides from its $2.8 billion loss in the same quarter last year. It’s still feeling the hit of pre-existing warranty adjustments from its EGR-only engines, company leadership says.
December 20, 2013
Five Flashiest Fleets
CCJ’s Five Flashiest Fleets: No. 2, Go Logistics
Go Logistics is a refrigerated hauler serving the East and Gulf Coast markets. Looking to stand out to customers in the seafood industry that it serves, company president Kyle Gray decided to apply his marketing budget to these eye-catching trailer graphics.
December 20, 2013
Business
FMCSA proposes easing driving experience requirement for vision exemption for drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed either shortening or eliminating the amount of driving experience needed for truck drivers to obtain an exemption to drive with vision deficiency, it announced this week.
December 20, 2013
Business
Navistar issues ProStar recall for problem that could rub holes in fuel tanks
Navistar says it is recalling nearly 3,000 model year 2013-2014 International ProStar sleeper cab trucks manufactured Dec. 12, 2012, through Aug. 8, of this year, equipped with feature code 16XSA, 16XSB, 16XSC or 16XSD chassis skirts.
December 20, 2013
Business
Top 10 stories of 2013: 8. U.S. engine makers ask court to revoke Navistar’s EPA certificates
Daimler, Volvo and Mack jointly sued the EPA earlier this year saying rival Navistar’s ability to sell non-compliant engines was unfair and put them at a disadvantage, as they’d poured millions into ensuring their engines were compliant. They eventually won the case. These stories combined for the No. 8 most read story of the year on CCJ.
December 20, 2013
Business
New mobile applications helped Pegasus TransTech set records in 2013
Pegasus TransTech announced new customer signups set a record in 2013 for the seventh year in a row. Its Transflo scanning services continue to grow in popularity with fleets that demand instant access to proof of delivery documents.
December 19, 2013
Business
Webtech Driver Center available on MDT3500 Android device
Webtech Wireless Inc., a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, announced that its Webtech Driver Center software application is now available on ruggedized MDT3500 In-Cab devices
December 19, 2013
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