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SmartDrive study links speeding with driver distraction
SmartDrive Systems, a provider of driving performance systems that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced initial results of the SmartDrive Distracted Driving Index study, which explores the distracted driving rate of commercial fleets. Released during the National Safety Council’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the study concluded that the top five percent distracted drivers of […]
April 25, 2013
Business
XRS debuts new workflow modules
On the heels of debuting its new XRS mobile platform for fleet optimization, XRS Corporation (formerly Xata Corporation) is launching new application features designed to boost productivity and compliance among fleet carriers. The new performance modules for the XRS mobile application are FLX (pronounced “flex”) and TRP (pronounced “trip”). XRS will showcase the new technology […]
April 25, 2013
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Vigillo creates two more custom CSA reports
Vigillo, creators of data mining software products to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, announced the release of two custom reports from IQLab: CSA Points Gauge and Carrier Benchmark2. CSA scores are influenced by the number of inspections and/or violations that are added or dropped every month. The […]
April 25, 2013
Business
FMCSA orders four reincarnated carriers to shut down
After it was discovered that four fleets were all using the same trucks, drivers and management structure in an attempt to slip out from out-of-service orders, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week that it has shut down four trucking companies based in Olathe, Kan. Royal Transport; Nationwide, Inc.; Freight, Inc.; and Midwest […]
April 25, 2013
Business
Trailer orders for March down, backlogs remain
Trailer orders in March were down 12 percent from the same month in 2012 and down 6 percent from February, according to numbers released this week from ACT Research. However, according to ACT’s Frank Maly, director of commercial vehicle transportation, orders for trailers should pick up this year. “Although orders are down, the orders being […]
April 25, 2013
Business
Inrix: Traffic congestion on the rise, a sign of growth
In the first quarter of 2013, traffic congestion in the U.S. rose 4 percent compared to the amount of congestion in 2012 — the first such rise after two years of decline, according to Inrix’s Traffic Scorecard Annual Report. Traffic congestion in 2012 declined 22 percent, a sign of a “tumultuous economic year,” says Inrix. […]
April 25, 2013
CCJ Innovators
All aboard: Boyd Bros. intermodal solution brings them Innovator of the Year award
Like just about every other regional or national carrier in the industry, Boyd Bros. Transportation faces common challenges. Scrutiny under Compliance Safety Accountability, pending changes to the hours-of-service rule, a mounting driver shortage and increased highway congestion all constrict capacity and threaten productivity. What makes the Clayton, Ala.-based flatbed carrier different than most fleets is […]
April 25, 2013
Business
Shippers Conditions Index fell again in February
Federal regulations — like the upcoming hours-of-service rules scheduled to take effect July 1 — will tighten an “already tight truck capacity” even further due to reduced driver productivity, driving up shipping costs, according to FTR Associates monthly Shippers Conditions Index. The Index itself dropped two points to a reading of -9.5. Any reading below […]
April 25, 2013
Business
The urge to merge
2013 certainly is shaping up to be an interesting year in the trucking industry The upcoming changes to the hours of service rule in less than two months, the pending regulation mandating electronic onboard recorders, the onset of added costs as a result of Obamacare and the realization of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance […]
April 25, 2013
Business
New Pig designs containment system
New Pig’s Collapse-A-Tainer Fail-Safe Containment System features end walls that can remain folded down during normal use and will rise automatically and float with the liquid level if a leak or spill occurs. Suited for use under storage tanks, tote tanks, pillow tanks and pallets loaded with drums, the Collapse-A-Tainer is constructed of XR-5 geomembrane […]
April 24, 2013
Business
TRP touts clutch replacement component line
TRP’s line of clutch replacement components includes hinged-locking clutch brakes and high-temperature pilot bearings designed to withstand hotter temperatures. The hinged locking clutch brakes, including torque-limiting and two-piece clutch brakes, are available in 1¾-inch and 2-inch sizes. The high-temperature pilot bearings are engineered for high-torque engines that operate at low rpm and higher temperatures; they […]
April 24, 2013
Business
Volvo formulates transmission fluid for I-Shift
Volvo’s I-Shift transmission fluid is a fully synthetic SAE 75W-80 transmission lubricant engineered specifically for the Volvo I-Shift automated manual transmission. Depending on vehicle and application, the fluid is approved for drain intervals up to 500,000 miles and has been developed to deliver the correct frictional responses, material compatibility and viscosity grade needed for optimized […]
April 24, 2013
Business
PacLease names top-performing franchises
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) recently presented top franchise awards to Rush Truck Leasing – Houston and PacLease Edmonton Kenworth. The awards recognize the top Peterbilt and Kenworth PacLease locations for success in sales and for the effort employees put forth to deliver products and services that meet and exceed customer needs. “Franchise of the Year […]
April 24, 2013
Business
Alabama’s Truckworx named PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of the Year
Truckworx Kenworth – Birmingham was named Kenworth’s 2012 PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada during the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently at the PACCAR Engine Company’s manufacturing plant in Columbus, Miss. The award recognizes the Kenworth dealer that excelled in 2012 at assisting customers to specify the PACCAR […]
April 24, 2013
Business
Truck Tonnage Index continues upward trend with 0.9 percent increase
The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index produced monthly by the American Trucking Associations rose 0.9 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis from February, making up for the prior month’s 0.7 percent drop. However, the Index has shown much life the last several months, moving up 7.6 percent since November. The Index is also up […]
April 24, 2013
Business
UPS announces major natural gas investment
UPS announced in late April plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. Once completed, UPS’s LNG fleet will be one of the most extensive in the U.S. “LNG will be a viable alternative transportation fuel for UPS in the next decade […]
April 24, 2013
Business
FMCSA: Crash accountability, small carrier concern on CSA priority list
In somewhat of an itemized list of issues and items it plans to address within its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, the Federal Motor Carrie Safety Administration pointed this week to crash weighting as an area it is studying and wants to account for in its scoring. FMCSA Associate Administrator for Enforcement Bill Quade and FMCSA […]
April 23, 2013
Business
Roadside inspections come under fire at CVSA workshop
American Trucking Associations’ Vice Chair Phil Byrd aimed pointedly today the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s focus on roadside inspections at the state level, referencing data saying that just 10 percent of crashes are caused by vehicle malfunction. Byrd spoke at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s workshop in Louisville, Ky. The remaining 87 percent, Byrd […]
April 23, 2013
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