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Tom McLeod: Slow growth is an opportunity
The prospect of having the economy grow slowly for months, perhaps even years ahead, offers an opportunity for transportation companies to succeed by making incremental improvements, said Tom McLeod, chief executive officer of McLeod Software. During the opening session of McLeod Software Users’ Conference, September 25-27 in Chicago, Tom McLeod offered numerous suggestions for motor […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Qualcomm, McLeod integrate driver workflow
Qualcomm, a provider of integrated wireless systems, applications and services to transportation and logistics companies, and McLeod Software announced the integration of Qualcomm’s Circle of Service Workflow application with McLeod’s LoadMaster Enterprise trucking dispatch operations management system. When incorporated into the LoadMaster suite, the Circle of Service Workflow application will help both drivers and dispatchers […]
September 26, 2011
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Xata, McLeod announce joint projects
Xata Corporation, a provider of fleet optimization and compliance software, and McLeod Software, a provider of transportation software systems, announced joint-development projects to help fleets comply with hours of service (HOS) regulations and to more effectively collect, integrate, sort, share and view driver and vehicle data to improve fleet operations. The projects were announced at […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Treasury secretary visits UPS Worldport facility
Highlighting the need for Congress to pass President Obama’s American Jobs Act proposals to create jobs and invest in the nation’s infrastructure, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Monday, Sept. 26, toured UPS’s international air hub and met with local business leaders in Louisville, Ky. “One of the most important parts of the president’s American Jobs […]
September 26, 2011
Business
FedEx Corp. elects new directors
Shareowners of FedEx Corp. on Monday, Sept. 26, elected Brad Martin and Joshua Cooper Ramo to the corporation’s board of directors, each for a one-year term. The Board has appointed Martin as a member of its Nominating & Governance Committee and Ramo as a member of its Information Technology Oversight Committee. “We are delighted to […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Large manufacturers plan to grow despite risk, survey shows
Large global manufacturers are setting their sights on top-line growth over the next two years, fueled by new products, strategic acquisitions and alliances, innovation and increasing production capacity in high-growth markets. Bolstering the growth agenda are stronger investments in supply chain risk management to mitigate the impact of continued market volatility, according to KPMG’s 2011 […]
September 26, 2011
Business
‘Captain Reman’ to keynote Big R Show
The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association announced that “Captain Reman” – aka Noah Rickun – will keynote the Big R Show on Sunday, Oct. 30. Rickun will talk about “Pocketbook Issues That Drive Your Bottom Line.” In his experiences with ETE Reman in Milwaukee, he has learned about the remanufacturing industry and how to drop more […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Port of Long Beach executive director recognized
The Connie Award was presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute to Richard Steinke, who will retire this month as executive director of the Port of Long Beach. Steinke was honored for his leadership role in developing the port into one of the world’s largest container harbors. “Richard Steinke established himself as an indispensable leader […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Kenworth adds Neway ADZ rear air suspension
Kenworth has added the Neway ADZ rear air suspension from SAF-Holland for heavy-duty and severe-duty applications. The ADZ suspension is designed for typical heavy-duty applications such as construction trucks, loggers and fire apparatus and emergency vehicles. The suspension also is for severe-duty applications where heavy vertical loads, high gross combination weights, high torque driv trains, […]
September 26, 2011
Business
ALK releases PC Miler Web Services 25
ALK Technologies Inc. announced PC Miler Web Services 25, which features new time-based features and enhancements, including new real-time, predictive and historical traffic speed data designed provide a predictive calculation of route-specific time of day and time of week-based transit times to improve load planning and hours-of-service compliance. Traffic speed data is included free in […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Power Heavy Duty adds to supplier network
Power Heavy Duty has added 15 members to its supplier network. The new associates bring Power Heavy Duty’s total number of members to more than 200. The new members are: • AD Brakes, San Francisco; • Alliance Trailer Service, Madison, Wis.; • Axle Service and More Inc., Napa & Vallejo, Calif.; • Blue Hen Spring […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Accuride names Byrnes senior VP/sales and marketing
Accuride Corp. has appointed Charles M. (Chuck) Byrnes to the post of senior vice president of sales and marketing, where he will lead the company’s strategic global sales and marketing efforts and will drive actions to expand its product and market positions worldwide. “(Byrnes) has proven industry leadership skills to build customer relationships and loyalty […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Survey says Snap-on top choice of service technicians
Snap-on Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users, announced that it once again was the preferred choice of service technicians in the 2011 United States Automotive Technicians’ Choice: Evaluation of Automotive Tools. In the survey conducted by Frost & Sullivan, Snap-on products were chosen the overall […]
September 26, 2011
Business
Eaton to host Oil and Gas Technology Day on Oct. 13
Eaton has announced it will be holding an Oil & Gas Technology Day near London on Oct. 13. At the event, companies active in the oil and gas industry will have an opportunity to find out about Eaton’s latest developments in hydraulic and electrical power distribution, automation and control. They also will have opportunities to […]
September 26, 2011
Business
FMCSA hosts National Motorcoach Safety Summit
Federal, state and local police began conducting thousands of surprise safety inspections of motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and other passenger vehicles across the country on Friday, Sept. 23, as the national Motorcoach Safety Summit, sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, kicked off in Washington, D.C. “This summit is about preventing needless tragedies […]
September 24, 2011
Business
Inefficient operation hurts fleet productivity, profits, WheelTime president says
Inefficiencies across the board are severely hampering commercial vehicle fleets across the country, according to Mike Delaney, president and chief executive officer of WheelTime, a national network of repair shops for commercial vehicle repair and maintenance. Luckily, he says, emerging technology can radically change this current set of operating conditions – but only if OEMs, […]
September 24, 2011
Business
EEOC files discrimination suit against Prime
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Prime Inc. over allegations the carrier discriminated against female driver applicants. EEOC first attempted to settle the issue without litigation before filing its Sept. 22 complaint against the trucking company in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Prime began a same-sex driver trainee assignment […]
September 24, 2011
Business
Port of Long Beach plans new shipping terminal
The Port of Long Beach has released draft environmental documents on a proposal to develop a state-of-the-art $650 million container shipping terminal on Terminal Island that it says would showcase sustainable goods movement and generate up to 40,000 jobs in the region. As part of the port’s plans, the proposed Pier S development on a […]
September 24, 2011
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