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CCJ Innovators: Page 2

CCJ Innovators
RXO slashes driver wait time 30% with visual AI
RXO’s visual AI technology has reduced wait times at its Laredo, Texas, facility by roughly 30% and improved input data accuracy.
March 1, 2024
RXO Laredo, Texas facility
CCJ Innovators
Aim Transportation named CCJ Innovator of the Year
Commercial Carrier Journal named Aim Transportation its 2024 CCJ Innovator of the Year Thursday night.
February 8, 2024
Aim Transportation Innovator of the Year
CCJ Innovators
CCJ will crown its 2024 Innovator of the Year Thursday night
CCJ will crown its 2024 Innovator of the Year Thursday night at its Innovator Summit in Key Largo, Florida.
February 6, 2024
Speeding Truck
CCJ Innovators
Sustainability efforts spur carrier to create greater visibility in LTL
Dohrn Transfer Company transitioned to digital delivery receipts as part of its sustainability initiative. When some customers had trouble adjusting, the carrier solved the issue by creating a new way to provide deeper visibility into freight.
February 1, 2024
Dohrn Departure Report
CCJ Innovators
American Central Transport kick-starts wellness outreach with life coach role
ACT last year hired a life coach to support employees who may be struggling in life and simply need someone to care.
January 1, 2024
ACT Life Coach Dre Carnegie (right) is a familiar face in the carrier's cafe, which is located close to where drivers enter the building.
CCJ Innovators
Garner Trucking puts its money where its mouth is
The Findlay, Ohio-based trucking company launched a driver advisory board with a special element: money. The board has an annual budget it can use to implement measures that improve drivers' quality of life.
December 1, 2023
Garner truck changing station
CCJ Innovators
Influencer program proves carriers can make a big splash with a small budget
Melton Truck Lines was recognized as CCJ's 2023 Innovator of the Year for this program, which incentivizes drivers to post videos about trucking to social platforms like TikTok and YouTube and has resulted in some impressive benefits.
November 27, 2023
Melton marketing team
CCJ Innovators
Smart cookie: DHL partners with Girl Scouts to showcase supply chain careers
DHL Supply Chain is seeking to build on the Scouts' aptitude for logistics and, through mentorship, "show them real examples of women and men who have built successful careers in the field.”
November 1, 2023
Two Girl Scouts with boxes of cookies
CCJ Innovators
Averitt's new LTL quote system offers more 'surgical' approach to pricing
The ExactRate pricing engine evaluates Averitt’s estimated costs and real-time demand to provide accurate and serviceable rates that align with market conditions and accurately reflect operational costs.
October 1, 2023
Averitt
CCJ Innovators
Aim Transportation cuts the cord with modern maintenance solution
A lot has changed in the 5 years since Aim rolled out its RescuePro system, like the declining number of people whose preferred communication method is talking on the phone.
September 1, 2023
technician using a laptop on a semi repair
CCJ Innovators
Budd Van Lines' trailer cuts days of work down to minutes
A typical Budd Van Lines driver handles 40 to 50 moves a year, but Load it Once drivers are handling 70 to 80.
August 1, 2023
A Load It Once trailer backing in a neighborhood
CCJ Innovators
FedEx improving LTL shipping efficiency, increasing sustainability with space and pace pilot
FedEx's new Dimension in Motion technology has enabled long sought after dimension-based shipping calculation for less-than-truckload.
July 1, 2023
Dimension- and weight-based shipping calculations have long been used for parcel shipments. FedEx Freight’s new Dimension in Motion technology has brought the cost- and time-saving approach to less-than-truckload shipping.
CCJ Innovators
Brakebush program recruits new drivers from within
Brakebush helps employees in other areas of the business, from maintenance to production, become drivers via its Driving Finishing Program, which has had a 100% retention rate so far.
June 1, 2023
Brakebush Kenworth semi-truck at night with lights on
CCJ Innovators
ArcBest mobile platform skyrockets visibility, slashes load/unload time
ArcBest's platform can unload an entire trailer in seconds, better organize the freight and give all stakeholders real-time visibility from dock to dock.
May 1, 2023
Vaux mobile platform trailer unload
CCJ Innovators
Walmart's first in-house driver app becomes their highest rated tech tool yet
Unsatisfactory workflow apps from outside vendors left Walmart drivers stopping to wrestle with frustrating tech issues. Plus the company did not have real-time visibility into their equipment and communication needed to be more effective and safer.
April 1, 2023
Walmart NTransit driver workflow app
Technology
Solar Transport implements automated workflows to the tune of a 52% decrease in cross-drops
The fuel hauler has also experienced a significant reduction in driver turnover and an increase in capacity with the use of a customized mobile app created through Motorcity Systems.
March 1, 2023
Solar Transport
CCJ Innovators
Melton Truck Lines wins CCJ Innovator of the Year
Social media influencer program presents Oklahoma-based flatbed carrier with a "tremendous branding opportunity" and boost in online referrals and hires.
February 9, 2023
2023 CCJ Innovator of the Year
CCJ Innovators
FirstFleet creates nextgen in-cab driver experience
Rather than deploy the standard driver workflow application from its ELD vendor, FristFleet created its own using the vendor’s software development kit.
February 1, 2023
FirstFleet trailers
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Texas Supreme Court overturns nuclear verdict against Werner
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