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SmartDrive’s Assurance 360 product wins innovation award

SmartDrive Systems announced that its Assurance 360 product has been named a winner in the 2016 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group.

February 9, 2016

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Fleets say Comdata’s hotel network removes a ‘frustration point’ for drivers

Motor carriers with company drivers, owner-operators, or a combination of both, are now using a hotel network as part of their Comdata fleet card program to save money and improve driver satisfaction.

February 4, 2016

The Comdata Hotel Network has a mobile app drivers use to search for hotels in the network along their route.

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ATA: Large truckload carrier turnover rate hit 100 percent in 2015’s 3Q

Per ATA’s quarterly report, driver turnover at large truckload carriers from July-September of last year soared well above the recent averages seen in 2014 and 2015.

February 1, 2016

TCA announces divisional winners of fleet safety awards

The Truckload Carriers Association has announced its division winners for the annual National Fleet Safety Awards.

February 1, 2016

Tribe Express to equip 300-truck fleet with EpicVue satellite TVs

EpicVue, providers of an in-cab satellite TV package for the trucking industry, announced that Tribe Express is equipping its entire fleet with satellite TV to help retain drivers.

January 28, 2016

Stay Metrics study shows ‘time off’ policies help drivers be more productive, profitable

Stay Metrics announced the results from a new study show motor carriers can improve the productivity and performance of drivers by meeting their requests to take time off.

January 26, 2016

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DOT bans driver drug tester for five years

A DOT drug tester has been issued a Public Interest Exclusion order that bans trucking companies from using his services for five years.

January 26, 2016

Views from the road: Winter storm halts trucks on major U.S. freight arteries

Winter Storm Jonas wreaked havoc on the East Coast late last week and over the weekend, bringing to a halt or shutting down several major Interstates. Here are a few views from the road.

January 25, 2016

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Driver health a key component of mitigating driver shortage, TCA says

The trucking industry has lost more than 150,000 drivers because of medical reasons since the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners was established in May 2014, says Bob Perry, president and founder of Rolling Strong. But carriers can reverse this trend, he says, by with simple changes that focus on driver health.

January 22, 2016

With wide-ranging severe weather looming, a look back at Ryder’s weather survival checklist for truckers

To prepare for winter weather driving conditions, a checklist of crucial survival, safety and maintenance items for drivers to equip their vehicles with.

January 21, 2016

U.S. Xpress announces raise for safe drivers

U.S. Xpress will increase the base mileage pay for OTR solo drivers who are accident, ticket and CSA violation free for 12 months, effective March 1.

January 20, 2016

SmartDrive talks evolution of video, big data analytics with release of SmartIQ Suite

SmartDrive says its new SmartIQ Suite can identify savings opportunities and give fleets prescriptive information to achieve goals in safety, operations and maintenance,

January 18, 2016

SmartDrive transmits critical video and event data to the office for review by fleet managers in near real time.

Fatalities from truck-involved crashes down 40 percent in decade, ATA finds

The rate of truck-involved fatalities is declining over both the short- and long-term, according to analysis done by the American Trucking Associations of data from the Department of Transportation.

January 15, 2016

The rate of truck-involved fatalities has dropped, while the number of miles driven by trucks has risen.

NTSB’s annual ‘most wanted’ list names driver fatigue, driver health, safety tech as top priorities for regulators

NTSB wants event recorders, an expansion of driver health certification, more prevalent use of crash avoidance tech and more.

January 14, 2016

Collision avoidance systems were among NTSB’s most wanted improvements to transportation in 2016.

Mega-fleet XPO the latest to be hit with misclassification suit from port drivers

The suit brought against XPO’s three drayage carriers joins the myriad of both ongoing and settled litigation surrounding the independent contractor model, used frequently in port operations similar to that of the three carriers involved in the case.

January 12, 2016

C.R. England announces training program changes, driver pay increase

C.R. England has announced changes in its training programs and an associated pay increase of more than 12 percent for drivers in the company’s Phase 2 training program.

January 11, 2016

Five truckers in the running for 2016 TCA/Overdrive Driver of the Year contests

The Truckload Carriers Association, Overdrive and Truckers News have announced the finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year and Company Driver of the Year awards.

December 29, 2015

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Carrier ordered to pay drivers $7M in back wages over alleged misclassification

The California Labor Commissioner has concluded 38 Pacific 9 Transportation drivers are employees — not contractors — and that the drayage company owes them $6,926,279 in wages.

December 29, 2015

Port truckers have been striking at LA ports since July, charging they’ve been shorted pay and benefits due to their classification as contractors instead of employees.

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Two rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freight

CN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.

International And Plus Ai Fleet Trials Autonomous Truck

International kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleets

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How fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminals

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Knight-Swift backs rail mega merger

Cargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.

Cargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.

Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America

View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

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The decision between bringing fleet maintenance in-house versus outsourcing is a pivotal one that could significantly affect your operations.