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Rock ’n’ roll truckin’
My brother and I grew up loving rock music, and last week we celebrated his birthday by going to see the Black Keys in concert on my dime. I’ve never really needed an excuse to go to a great show, but my brother’s birthday was as good a reason as any, and the Keys blew […]
May 6, 2013
Business
Snap-on designs diagnostic workstations
Snap-on’s mobile Diagnostic WorkStations are available in 55-inch and 36-inch sizes and are designed to handle all diagnostic platforms from one secure fully-enclosed work station welded together for added strength. The workstations have five 32-inch-wide drawers, including an extra-deep printer drawer; drawer organizers are silhouetted and labeled to keep test adaptors and components. The cabinets […]
May 3, 2013
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Wherever drivers roam: Extending onboard computer functionality
The adjectives “in-cab” and “onboard” no longer describe only the platforms fleets use to exchange information between the office, vehicles and drivers. With the explosive growth of portable handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets, fleets have new options to extend the range of data capture. Many fleets with multistop pickup-and-delivery routes already are using […]
May 3, 2013
Business
Trucking adds 11,700 jobs in April
A month after the for-hire trucking industry cut a revised 6,300 payroll jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis it added back 11,700 in April, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is the largest month-to-month increase since trucking added 12,700 jobs in February 2012. Total U.S. employment was up by 165,000 nonfarm jobs, and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 7.5%.
May 3, 2013
Business
Florida legislature approves incentives for natural gas vehicles
Natural gas adoption in Florida got a shot in the arm with the passage by the Florida House of HB 579 to promote the use of natural gas fuels. The legislation encourages commercial fleet owners to invest in new natural gas vehicles through grants administered by the Office of Energy at the Florida Department of […]
May 2, 2013
Business
LoJack expands fleet management portfolio through TomTom
The name LoJack has been synonymous with vehicle theft prevention and recovery for the past two decades. When a vehicle is reported stolen, police officers enter the information into state and federal crime computers. The theft report is automatically processed by LoJack computers, triggering a remote command to the specific LoJack unit in the stolen […]
May 2, 2013
Business
Staying profitable in a challenging environment — Great West panel discussion
Analysts and industry experts during a panel at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference later this month will discuss steps fleets can take to deal with increasing federal regulations, legislative uncertainty and a shaky economy. Panelists include Mike Card, chairman of the American Trucking Associations and president of Combined Transport, and Bob Massman, vice president […]
May 2, 2013
Business
Pilot hires ‘independent counsel’ to investigate fraud accusations
Following Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam’s April 22 statement that the company planned to hire a special independent investigator to “oversee and validate” internal inquiries related to an investigation by the FBI, Pilot released a statement this week announcing it has hired Reid Weingarten to fill that role. Pilot says Weingarten will “lead, oversee […]
May 2, 2013
Business
FMCSA accepting public comment on latest applicant for cross-border program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced via the Federal Register May 1 that it is accepting public comment on the acceptance of Mexican carrier Servicio de Transporte Internacional y Local SA de CV, which completed a Pre-Authorization Safety Audit July 13, 2012. If approved, it would be allowed to operate 20 vehicles with 13 […]
May 2, 2013
Business
CVSA Roadcheck 2013 set for June 4-6
Mark your calendars: The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual inspection blitz is scheduled for June 4-6, the 72-hour period in which roughly 10,000 inspectors at 1,500 places in North America perform truck and bus inspections. Last year, nearly 75,000 truck inspections were performed by members of local, state and federal inspectors, producing a 22.4 percent […]
May 1, 2013
Business
Another chance at exemption
Dean Croke helps fleet owners and executives solve complex problems using software and predictive models. He also moves freight along I-95 in a 379 extended hood Peterbilt nicknamed “The Grumpy Pete.” Croke is the director of sales for FleetRisk Advisors, a business unit of OmniTracs, a Qualcomm company. He also is the owner and operator […]
May 1, 2013
Business
CSA’s Data Trail sheds light on FMCSA’s safety enforcement program
When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officially launched its Compliance Safety Accountability program in December 2010, the trucking industry entered a new era of scrutiny and safety compliance. What fleets didn’t know then was exactly how or to what extent CSA would be enforced, causing a lot of uncertainty and raising a lot of […]
May 1, 2013
Business
Crete named semifinalist for Department of Defense award
Crete Carrier announced this week that it has been named a semifinalist for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, which honors employers that offer support to Guard and Reserve employees. Crete is one of 138 semifinalists, a group paired down from a list of 2,899 nominations. The group Employer Support of the […]
May 1, 2013
Business
IronPlanet opens online truck auctioning site
TruckPlanet, a spur off of used equipment selling site IronPlanet, launched last week and is a site dedicated solely to buying and selling commercial trucks. IronPlanet has been selling used equipment online for more than 10 years, and the company’s seen more than $3 billion in transactions take place on the site, it says, including […]
May 1, 2013
Business
McLeod adds new features, expands to Canada, in latest release
McLeod Software announced its latest release of its LoadMaster, PowerBroker and LoadMaster LTL enterprise application software products. Version 11.2 comes on the heels of rapid growth for several consecutive years, including last year’s record 44 percent mark. McLeod says its growth has fueled significant investment in creating new functionality and business process automation for carriers and […]
April 30, 2013
Business
Clean Energy announces maintenance design and consulting business
Clean Energy Fuels announced the creation of a new business unit — Facilities Modification Services — to assist fleets in modifying existing and designing new maintenance facilities that service natural gas trucks. The group will work with fleet operators to ensure their maintenance facilities are code-compliant and are able to maximize cost savings and environmental benefits. […]
April 30, 2013
Business
C.R. England names new CEO, shifts other top positions
In response to the death of the company’s former CEO Wayne Cederholm, who died April 9, C.R. England has reorganized some of its top leadership positions, the company announced this week. Chad England — former Chief Operating Officer — will assume Cederholm’s role as CEO. Dean England, former C.R. England president, will become the company’s […]
April 30, 2013
Business
4-State Trucks offers collision repair line
4-State Trucks’ Best Fit collection of aftermarket collision repair parts is designed to fit all major commercial truck makes and models. No drop-shippers are used, and most major make and model parts can ship the same day. For more information, go to www.4statetrucks.com.
April 30, 2013
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