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Trucking adds 2,600 jobs in September
The trucking industry hired 2,600 new payroll employees in September, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Oct. 7, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS also revised downward its employment estimates for trucking during July and August by a total of 800 jobs. Compared to September 2010, trucking employment is up by 42,200, or 3.4 […]
October 7, 2011
Business
Journal – Viewpoint
Industry response to a federal appeals court decision to vacate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder regulation.
October 7, 2011
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Preventable or Not
Upfront
CCJ’s new look mirrors trucking industry’s changes.
October 7, 2011
Business
Journal — Truck Gauge
Inventory data good news for trucking, manufacturing orders slump, truck loadings flat in August and other gauges of the industry are featured.
October 7, 2011
Business
New Products
A wheel stud cleaning brush, chrome poly fenders, a free-standing console, a CB radio microphone system and clearance/marker lamps are among the products featured.
October 6, 2011
Preventable or Not
Doe rolled over by rollup door
The lunchwagon driver opened both rear doors without warning, hitting Doe’s trailer. Was this a preventable accident?
October 6, 2011
Business
Journal from the Bar
While the goal of identifying preventability is a noble one, one is led to question the ultimate cost or due process achieved under this methodology.
October 6, 2011
CCJ Innovators
American Central Transport
American Central Transport’s new recruiting program and company driver pay model help pave the road to success.
October 6, 2011
Business
Monthly revenue per truck climbs, TransCore survey shows
TransCore’s second annual Carrier Benchmark Survey reveals that in 2011 to date, carriers’ monthly revenue on average was $1,607 higher per truck than in 2010, a 10 percent increase due primarily to a corresponding 10 percent uptick in per-mile rates. The survey also found that for-hire carriers who used load boards for 30 to 60 […]
October 6, 2011
Business
FMCSA committee to discuss EOBR specs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee will hold working group and subcommittee meetings Monday-Thursday, Oct. 24-27. The subcommittee will continue its review of the functional specifications for electronic onboard recorders published by FMCSA as part of its final rule concerning EOBRs published April 5, 2010, but subsequently […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Teletrac wins FMCSA contract for cross-border trucking program
Teletrac, a provider of advanced fleet management solutions for the trucking industry, on Thursday, Oct. 6, announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to provide its Fleet Director GPS fleet tracking and hours-of-service software to FMCSA for its U.S.-Mexico cross-border long-haul trucking pilot program. All Mexican […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Tax breaks available on work truck purchases
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America is reminding potential truck buyers they may be able to find favorable tax treatment of commercial truck purchases this year. According to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Title 26, Section 179, a taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any qualifying property as an expense, rather than a […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Pilot Flying J to offer Shorepower at 6 truckstops
Pilot Flying J on Thursday, Oct. 6, announced plans to offer Shorepower Technologies anti-idling technology at five truckstops in California and one in Texas. Pilot Flying J has signed an agreement with Shorepower to install power pedestals at its travel centers in Bakersfield, Dunnigan, Lebec, Lodi and Weed in California, and in Dallas. Each site […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Love’s Travel Stop opens in DeMotte, Ind.
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop in DeMotte, Ind., at Interstate 65, Exit 230. The DeMotte Love’s includes an Arby’s restaurant, 118 truck spaces, diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at the diesel islands, CAT scales, five showers, a game room and other amenities. A Love’s Truck Tire Care center is located behind the […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Davidson Transfer and Storage recognized for marketing
The Secor Group, a global logistics and mobility services company, announced that its Davidson Transfer and Storage Co. subsidiary has received the U.S. Commerce Association 2011 Best of Baltimore Award in the Moving Services Category. The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program gathers and analyzes business information and recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the […]
October 6, 2011
Business
FedEx named to Corporate Social Responsibility Index 50
In a recent survey of U.S. consumers conducted by the Reputation Institute and the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, FedEx Corp. placed 7th on the Corporate Social Responsibility Index 50 – a list of the most socially responsible companies in the United States. The CSR Index is based on public perception about the corporate […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Lane to succeed Wellman as head of UPS D.C. public affairs office
Laura Lane, a public affairs professional with government and corporate service, has been named to lead UPS’s public affairs office in Washington, D.C, and will oversee the company’s government relations efforts around the world. Lane will succeed Arnie Wellman, who has guided UPS worldwide public affairs operations since 1992. Wellman is retiring after a combined […]
October 6, 2011
Business
Dell’s Feeser joins NASSTRAC executive committee
NASSTRAC, an industry association that provides education, advocacy and provider relations to transportation and supply chain professionals involved in all modes of transportation, announced that Marc Feeser, leader of global network supply chain strategy at Dell Inc., has been named to the association’s executive committee. He has been a NASSTRAC member since 2006, previously serving […]
October 6, 2011
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