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CCJ Innovators
Knight-Swift revolutionizes its driver onboarding, trading lectures for hands-on training
A driver's first month is critical, and Knight-Swift's virtual sandbox approach is changing the game for driver training.
August 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Polaris Transport Group begins build on a quantum pricing engine
The company's digital lab is layering AI on top of its existing robotic process automation to handle rate quotes for LTL shipments with minimal human input.
July 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
R.E. Garrison Trucking’s data-driven fleet maintenance program saves 15% costs
Facing rising costs, R.E. Garrison Trucking turns to a data-driven strategy to drive down expenses and improve efficiency.
June 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Grand Island Express uses AI to drive greater load visibility, help boost load volume 35%
Assigning loads effectively is a constant balancing act in trucking and human decision-making doesn't always lead to the most logistically optimal outcome.
May 1, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
GP Transco's AI tools improve planning and profitability
The carrier is applying AI to its TMS data to optimize planning with its HOS ETA/ETE Simulator and save time for capacity planners, eliminate human errors, and optimize driver-load matching at scale with its Loads and Drivers Recommender.
April 1, 2025
GP Transco
CCJ Innovators
Carrier focuses on culture and relationships to reduce driver turnover rate
Stokes Trucking fostered a strong company culture and open communication to ensure more drivers stay for the long haul.
March 1, 2025
Stokes Trucking
CCJ Innovators
Nussbaum Transportation named Innovator of the Year
Nussbaum was selected by CCJ editors as the 2025 CCJ Innovator of the Year at the 21st annual CCJ Innovators Summit in Key Largo, Florida, Thursday night.
February 6, 2025
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CCJ Innovators
Carrier drops DOT recordable accidents by 80% by keeping an eye on the weather
K&B Transportation slashes the number of weather-related accidents by making drivers weather aware.
February 1, 2025
K&B Transportation truck
CCJ Innovators
NAPA boosts logbook compliance to nearly 100%
A Pennsylvania carrier reduces logbook violations by removing its drivers' load cards from their driver app dashboard and prompting them to verify their logs in order to retrieve details for their next trip assignment.
January 1, 2025
NAPA Transportation
CCJ Innovators
Text messaging and AI revolutionize roadside assistance for Aim Transportation
Text messaging is the most used data service in the world, and Americans text twice as much as they call, according to Nielsen.
December 17, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Nussbaum Transportation’s custom program streamlines pricing strategy
While it used to take hours to do manually, the custom tool allows the company to deal with a shipper’s RFP in just seconds.
December 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Penske's eDVIR saves time, boosts accountability
Penske Truck Leasing's innovative eDVIR app simplifies pre- and post-trip inspections, enhances compliance, and improves fleet management efficiency.
November 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Canadian fleet fixes turnover with hybrid pay model
Alchemist Specialty Carriers' payment method ensures drivers are paid for every hour they work – not just when their wheels are rolling – and the company is seeing big paybacks, including reduced turnover and cost savings.
September 30, 2024
Alchemist Specialty Carriers
CCJ Innovators
GES slashes inspection woes with gate check program
This program helped the company drastically reduce their maintenance CSA score by over 60 percentage points in just 2 years.
September 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Fraley and Schilling boosts cash flow, reduces errors with self-dispatch capability
Nearly one-in-four truck drivers surveyed by CCJ would leave their carrier for a fleet that allows them to choose their own routes and hauls.
August 1, 2024
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Estes Express Lines pickup app slashed inbound customer queries
Since introducing the Pickup Visibility application, the company has seen a 36% phone call/email decrease for tracking pickup cases.
July 1, 2024
Estes Express Lines
CCJ Innovators
PITT OHIO taking its zero-emission efforts to the grid
PITT OHIO’s Cleveland terminal is home to a patented renewable energy microgrid that is powered by eight wind turbines and 1,500 solar panels.
June 1, 2024
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CCJ Innovators
Chief Carriers uses financial incentive, gamifying safety scores and new job opportunities for safety initiative
The Nebraska-based flatbed carrier started the program three years ago and has seen positive results in driver safety scores.
May 1, 2024
John Steffes, inbound materials coordinator at Chief Carriers, presenting driver Ron Jones with a red hat.
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