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ATA plans natural gas summit
The American Trucking Associations announced it will host a natural gas summit dedicated to exploring the full range of issues related to the use of the fuel in the trucking industry. “There has been a great deal of discussion about natural gas, but until now, no one has brought together all the pieces of the […]
June 27, 2012
Business
J.D. Power: EPA-compliant engines impact Class 8 quality, satisfaction
Customers are reporting more problems with their truck engines that meet revised U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations, affecting heavy-duty truck quality and customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released Wednesday, June 27. Overall customer satisfaction with heavy-duty trucks declined to 737 index points on a […]
June 27, 2012
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UPS urges national tracking solution for medical supply chain
UPS on Wednesday, June 27, urged passage of a “track and trace proposal” supported by the Pharmaceutical Distribution Security Alliance that would provide a bipartisan national 50-state solution to supply chain safety for medicines. UPS, a PDSA member, said the current patchwork of state regulations and varying individual license requirements is an impediment to law […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Canadian shipping costs down in April
The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 2.3 percent in April compared with March, according to the Canadian General Freight Index released Wednesday, June 27. The Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of accessorial charges assessed by carriers, decreased by 2.0 percent when compared to March. Average fuel surcharges assessed by carriers […]
June 27, 2012
Business
North American Transportation Statistics agreement signed
The U.S. Department of Transportation and its counterparts in Canada and Mexico, along with other federal agencies, have signed an agreement to expand the joint development and maintenance of a comprehensive set of comparative transportation statistics for all modes of North American transportation. The Memorandum of Cooperation, signed at the 26th annual meeting of the […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Port of Long Beach gets $17M TIGER grant for rail line
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has voted to accept $17 million in grants from a federal transportation program to help fund the “Green Port Gateway,” which will help improve rail flow and the environment at the Port of Long Beach. The Green Port Gateway Project, which includes an Ocean Boulevard track realignment and […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Truckstop electrification comes to four southeastern sites
Four more sites in the southeastern United States have been added to the national network of truckstop electrification locations at which drivers can plug in to reduce idling: • Southern Pride Truck Plaza at Exit 16 on I-24 at Paducah, Ky.; • Big Easy Travel Plaza at Exit 239 on I-10 in New Orleans; • […]
June 27, 2012
Business
IMPCO offers standalone APU
IMPCO’s ComfortPro standalone auxiliary power unit is equipped with a generator and belt system and does not require any modification for connecting to a truck’s diesel engine coolant system. The APU’s high-pressure diesel engine provides the same features and benefits as the company’s ComfortPro PC 6012 unit.
June 27, 2012
Business
Hutchens adds intermediate widespread hangers
Hutchens’ intermediate widespread hangers, part of the company’s Hutch 9700 suspension product line, are fabricated versions of its 16180-01 straddlemount and 16181-01 undermount cast hangers. The intermediate hangers are designed for applications that require a longer wheelbase to distribute trailer weight and keep the gross trailer weight or the weight of each individual axle within […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Polar Tank Trailer names Thompson Springfield plant GM
Polar Tank Trailer, a manufacturer of aluminum, stainless-steel and carbon-steel tank trailers, has named Brent Thompson general manager of the company’s manufacturing operation in Springfield, Mo., where he will direct the plant’s strategic and day-to-day operations. Previously, Thompson held increasingly senior operations-management positions at the ITW Ramset division of Illinois Tool Works. “Brent has the […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Canadian Blood Services chooses Descartes
Descartes Systems Group announced that Canadian Blood Services, a national not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the blood supply in all Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec, has implemented Descartes’ cloud-based transportation management solution to help manage inventories in transit and the delivery of blood and blood products to hospitals, clinics, labs and other facilities. “Our […]
June 27, 2012
Business
ASECTT: Study finds SMS percentile scores arbitrary, invalid
The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation on Tuesday, June 26, released the results of a study it commissioned of the correlation between individual carrier percentile rankings and crash frequency based upon data obtained from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s data bank. ASECTT said the study by Dr. Inam Iyoob, director of […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Year-over-year NAFTA trade up 8.2% in April
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 8.2 percent higher in April than in April 2011, totaling $79.8 billion, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Tuesday, June 26. BTS, a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Equipment Leasing and Finance Index improves in May
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association on Tuesday, June 26, said its Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for May was $6.2 billion, up 10.7 percent from volume of $5.6 billion in the same period in 2011. Volume was up […]
June 26, 2012
Business
FMCSA rescinds quarterly financial reporting mandate
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a direct final rule to eliminate the quarterly financial reporting requirements for certain for-hire motor carriers of property and for-hire motor carriers of passengers. FMCSA said the paperwork burden can be removed without an adverse impact on safety or the agency´s ability to maintain effective commercial regulations […]
June 26, 2012
Business
FMCSA amends hazmat safety permit policy
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has amended its policy for issuing a hazardous materials safety permit. A motor carrier must not have a crash rate, or driver, vehicle or hazardous materials out-of-service rate in the top 30 percentile of the national average. The current method for determining the qualifying crash and OOS rates under […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Swift company drivers can earn quarterly performance bonus
Swift Transportation Co. announced it will begin rewarding its ranked company drivers with a new Quarterly Performance Pay bonus designed to retain and reward drivers based on their level of excellence. Swift company drivers currently are ranked based on their safety, service and productivity level. This new program begins on July 1, and bonuses will […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Schneider offering used truck financing program
Commercial Fleet Financing Inc. is working with Schneider National to provide a low-cost financing program for used trucks for small business owners in the trucking and transport market. “Schneider put their trust in us, so we built them a custom program,” says Jason Giese, program manager at CFF. This program allows a trucker to generate […]
June 26, 2012
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