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Don’t hold your breath on fleet renewal
Though the automotive industry is going gangbusters, trucking executives see continued barriers to truck buying, including slow rate growth, especially when compared to equipment cost increases.
September 10, 2013
Business
Decisiv recognized by Frost & Sullivan
Decisiv, Inc., a provider of Service Relationship Management (SRM) platforms for fleet maintenance, announced that it has received the 2013 North American Customer Value Leadership Award for Fleet Maintenance from Frost & Sullivan. The award recognizes Decisiv for implementing strategies that create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on the […]
September 10, 2013
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Ace Hardware deploys Omnitracs’ MCP 110
Omnitracs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced that Ace Hardware has deployed Omnitracs’ Mobile Computing Platform 110 (MCP110) across its entire fleet. The company says its use of Hours of Service and Navigation applications enhance productivity, driver satisfaction and regulatory compliance. As announced on August 23, 2013, a definitive agreement was entered into to […]
September 10, 2013
Business
Data shows fleet maintenance is rising to the CSA challenge
Maintenance stands supreme when it comes to compliance and low scores with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Carrier Safety Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, says the agency’s current administrator, Anne Ferro. Since CSA began in 2010, Ferro says the trucking industry has seen the most dramatic reduction in roadside violations in more than a decade, […]
September 10, 2013
Business
Agency reviewing crash weighting plan for CSA scoring
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting internal and peer review on its Crash Weighting Research Plan it will release this year.
September 10, 2013
Business
Ametek offers offroad gauge
Ametek’s C-Com 3AD (CAN-Communicator 3-inch Analog Gauge with Display) is a versatile standalone gauge that can be connected directly to an SAE J1939 data bus. It features a multifunction backlit 13-segment 7-digit alphanumeric liquid crystal display that can provide odometer and hourmeter information, tachometer, coolant temperature or any other vehicle information. Gauge decals can be […]
September 10, 2013
Business
Diesel price unchanged at $3.981
The national retail diesel price jumped 6.8 cents — the largest weekly increase since February — to $3.981 a gallon during the week ended Sept. 2.
September 9, 2013
Business
PeopleNet partners with SafeKey to protect assets
PeopleNet, a provider of fleet mobility systems announced that it is the first transportation industry technology provider to partner with SafeKey for helping customers protect assets and monitor driver well-being. “The SafeKey system provides our customers another safety-management tool for safeguarding both drivers and vehicles,” said Rick Ochsendorf, PeopleNet senior vice president. “The GPS-enabled key-fob […]
September 9, 2013
Business
Fleet rolls on after founder’s death
Trucks bearing Marvin Pritchett’s name will continue to roll down the highways, and his dealerships will continue to sell rigs to other fleets and owner-operators. According to various news sources, Pritchett, founder and chief executive officer of Lake Butler, Fla.-based Pritchett Trucking, was fatally shot by a former employee on Aug. 24. Hubert Allen Jr., […]
September 9, 2013
Business
Analysis of CSA data finds enforcement ‘hot spots,’ disparities
Would a map that pinpoints areas where commercial vehicle enforcement is particularly aggressive, along with the targeted trucking regulations, come in handy for a fleet and its drivers?
September 6, 2013
Business
Today’s IC model offers challenges, opportunities
Despite the hurdles facing the independent contractors and the carriers that use them – including misclassification, higher equipment and fuel costs and new regulations – the independent contractor model is as strong as ever.
September 6, 2013
Business
Central Freight Lines adds 100 Freightliner natural gas trucks to fleet
Freightliner Trucks today announced that Central Freight Lines, Inc. added 100 2014 Freightliner M2 112 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors equipped with Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engines to its fleet of more than 1,600 trucks. Headquartered in Waco, Texas, Central Freight Lines is a less-than-truckload (LTL) general commodities carrier providing transportation to both […]
September 6, 2013
Business
Eco-Friendly PACCAR Parts expansion opens in Pennsylvania
PACCAR Parts unveiled a newly expanded Northeastern Parts Distribution Center, located in Lancaster, Pa. The expansion facilitates future growth and parts availability with environmental and technological enhancements, including daylight harvesting and the latest Radio Frequency (RF) technology. “We are excited to share all of the upgrades to our Lancaster distribution center. These enhancements strengthen our […]
September 6, 2013
Business
CVSA’s brake inspection spree starts this weekend
More than 30,000 brake inspections will be performed next week as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week begins Sunday, Sept. 8, and runs to Saturday, Sept. 14.
September 6, 2013
Business
Trucking jobs flat in August; July gain slashed
The for-hire trucking industry added no new payroll jobs on a net basis in August, and the initial estimate of 6,300 new jobs in July was really just 400 new jobs.
September 6, 2013
Business
Shell debuts commercial fleet card in U.S.
Shell, one of the largest fuel card providers in the world with fuel card programs in 37 countries, has launched the Shell Fleet Navigator Card in the United States. The card is highly flexible for large fleets, the company says, allowing managers to tailor their fuel network to control when, where and what fuel sites their drivers use, […]
September 6, 2013
Business
Kansas adopts Drivewyze bypass service
Drivewyze Inc. announced that Kansas has become the 17th state to adopt the Drivewyze Pre-Clear bypass service, which uses tablets, smartphones and select electronic on-board recorders to provide commercial vehicles with inspection site bypass opportunities. “With Drivewyze PreClear now available at all eight weigh station locations in Kansas, truck freight can be moved through the […]
September 6, 2013
Business
EFS upgrades interface with TMW Systems
Electronic Funds Source (EFS), a provider of customized corporate payment systems, upgraded its real-time interactive interface with Innovative transportation management software from TMW Systems. The new real-time interactive integration, available in the 2013.0 release, allows EFS customers who use TMW’s Innovative IES, Innovative Access and Access Plus systems to seamlessly manage their fleets through TMW’s […]
September 6, 2013
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