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Business
Auto transmissions good for recruiting efforts? A reader responds
Not everyone can drive a truck, says Robert Peters, president of a small refrigerated carrier in Texas. Putting an unskilled driver in a truck with an AMT is not the answer to the driver shortage, he says.
February 5, 2015
Business
Ryder offers first-ever heavy-duty truck spec for women drivers
Ryder System, Inc.  announced that it will offer customers a female-friendly vehicle package for lease – the first of its kind in the industry. With the help of various OEMs and Women in Trucking Association (WIT), a non-profit organization established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, Ryder is making available a […]
February 5, 2015
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Creative strategies key in attracting next-gen drivers, winning recruiting and retention battle, says TCA chair
The carriers who are the “most responsive to change” will be the ones that survive, he said.
February 5, 2015
Business
Driver pay and safety — Agency submits study request to OMB for approval
FMCSA says it hopes to determine whether a relationship exists between how drivers are paid — mileage, hourly, percentage, etc. — and their safety performance.
February 5, 2015
Business
Court orders fleet to pay $2 million to drivers in classification case
Pacer Cartage Inc. plans to appeal a judgment of more than $2 million a California court says it owes to seven drivers for alleged wage theft.
February 3, 2015
Business
TMC prepares for 2015 Nashville Meeting and Exhibition
Fuel economy standards, alternative fuels, asset utilization and tire deployment will be among the key topics of discussion at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2015 Annual Meeting, to be held February 16-19 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. “Important information on the latest in technology, regulatory news, industry best practices and […]
February 2, 2015
Business
Advancing in trucking: A look at a small fleet success story and career paths for drivers
CCJ sister site Overdrive recently took a look at career paths for owner-operators or drivers, and how they could leverage their experience driving or operating a one-truck business into other positions at carriers and/or roles within the trucking industry. Here are the links.
January 30, 2015
Business
Driver turnover rate climbs slightly in third quarter, ATA reports
The turnover rate at large truckload fleets rose a percentage point to 97 percent in 2014’s third quarter from the prior quarter, according to number released today by ATA. The turnover rate at LTL carriers also rose from 11 percent to 13 percent in the third quarter. The turnover rate at small truckload fleets held at 94 percent.
January 28, 2015
Business
Research: drivers favor percentage pay over miles, hours
As carriers continue to create new pay packages to increase driver satisfaction, a recent study by Stay Metrics shows drivers are happiest with percentage split pay.
January 27, 2015
Business
Interide Transport outfitting trucks with EpicVue TV package
Interide Transport is outfitting its entire fleet with the EpicVue in-cab satellite TV package as a recruiting tool.
January 22, 2015
Business
Bendix On-Line Brake School hits record enrollment
As the Bendix On-Line Brake School nears completion of its second year, the on-line technical training site continues to expand its offerings to a growing number of participants. Since March 2013, when Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC established brake-school.com, the training portal has delivered more than 750,000 courses to registered users. Total registration has reached […]
January 22, 2015
Business
Teamsters lose two votes at FedEx Freight, withdraw another
The Teamsters union suffered another setback last week in its campaign to organize FedEx Freight workers, losing an election at the carrier’s Charleston, West Virginia, terminal. It also withdrew a petition for an election at another.
January 22, 2015
Business
Lytx has banner year: 57,000 new DriveCam subscriptions in 2014
Lytx announced record growth in 2014 with 57,000 new subscriptions-in-service (SIS) to its video-based driver safety program called DriveCam.
January 20, 2015
Business
Waxie Sanitary Supply installing SmartDrive safety program
Waxie Sanitary Supply, America’s largest independently-owned distributor of sanitary maintenance supplies, is transitioning its entire fleet to SmartDrive’s video-based safety program.
January 20, 2015
Business
Decades-long oversight of Teamsters to come to an end
Federal watchdogs have been supervising the Teamsters’ finances since a 1989 consent agreement, but a new agreement struck recently will see federal supervisors step back and allow the union to regain full independence.
January 20, 2015
Business
Fleets turning to video, big data to lower risk
Video intelligence platforms Continuously monitor for critical events and deliver an efficient way to reduce risk with a three-step process.
January 20, 2015
Business
SmartDrive Systems doubles growth in 2014
Will video and big data transform trucking? SmartDrive Systems believes it will and experienced record growth in 2014.
January 13, 2015
Business
Super Service retains more drivers with predictive modeling
Super Service, a 950-truck privately held dry-van carrier, has been able to significantly decrease turnover by deploying Omnitracs Analytics’ Driver Retention Model across its entire fleet.
January 13, 2015
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