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Driver strike continues at California ports
An indefinite strike by some truckers at three Los Angeles area drayage companies entered its fourth day July 10 with little fanfare. Justice for Port Truck Drivers kicked off an unfair labor practices protest against Green Fleet Systems, Total Transportation Services and Pacific 9 Transportation July 7.
July 10, 2014
Business
Driver turnover rate rises slightly in first quarter
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose just one percentage point to 92 percent (annualized rate) in the first quarter of 2014, but held above 90 percent for the ninth consecutive quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations’ quarterly report.
July 9, 2014
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FMCSA extends CDL test exemption for former military operators
Former military members who operated commercial-type vehicles in the service can now obtain their commercial driver’s license in any state without having to take a skills test within the first year of their separation from the military.
July 8, 2014
Business
L.A. port truckers begin indefinite strike
The Port of Los Angeles has reported no cargo traffic disruptions during the first day of an indefinite truckers strike over wages and working conditions at three area drayage companies.
July 8, 2014
Business
Randall-Reilly announces Commerical Vehicle Outlook Conference agenda and speakers
Randall-Reilly, publisher of CCJ magazine, has announced the agenda and speakers for the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference which will be held August 20-21, 2014, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center Dallas, in Dallas, Texas.
July 2, 2014
Business
Lytx tailors video-based safety system to fit smaller fleets
DC Protect is tailor-made for smaller, often lean organizations that still need and want to actively protect their fleets. DC Protect enables fleets in this market to increase safety and significantly reduce collision costs, the company says.
June 27, 2014
Business
SmartDrive designs custom scoring feature
SmartDrive Systems announced a new feature of its safety program called Custom Coaching and Scoring. The addition to its video-based safety program lets fleets easily tune the program to their individual risk priorities and safety policies.
June 27, 2014
Business
Time to brag on the best and brightest: Trucking’s Top Rookie contest closes soon
The Trucking’s Top Rookie contest goes right to the heart of the “recognition = retention” premise. And it’s easy to enter: Just brag on your best and brightest new drivers. That super-sharp, enthusiastic new driver is the best recruiter out there for bringing fresh faces to trucking.
June 26, 2014
Business
Fleet panel: Experience with e-logs overwhelmingly positive
Fleet executives at the CCJ Summer Symposium agree: The process of implementing e-logs was not cheap and did not occur quickly. But, their experiences implementing electronic logging devices have been overwhelmingly positive for their businesses, customers and drivers.
June 24, 2014
Business
An honorable trade
There was a time when being a driver was considered a highly skilled trade. True – the automobile was brand new. And given the mysterious and cantankerous nature of cars at the time, a “driver” was typically understood to be a mechanic as well. In other words, someone so attuned into the intricacies of the […]
June 20, 2014
Business
ProSight insurance teams up with SmartDrive
ProSight SpecialtyInsurance (“ProSight”), an insurance provider for the transportation industry, announced SecureFleet, a complimentary risk management system that uses SmartDrive’s video-based event recorder and driver management system. The offering was developed exclusively for ProSight’s niche transportation customers.
June 20, 2014
Business
Federal appeals court rules against independent contractor status in Calif. case
An appeals court June 16 ruled that drivers working for Georgia-based carrier Affinity Logistics — but working in California — were not independent contractors, as the fleet argued, but were employees, due to the control the carrier had over its drivers’ work.
June 17, 2014
Business
Schneider honors new Hall of Fame Drivers
There’s no better way to glorify the greats than a hall of fame. Football superstars are enshrined annually in Canton, Ohio. Mere miles away in Cleveland, rock and roll influencers and trendsetters are celebrated for their contributions to music. Now Schneider, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, is following suit and honoring legends in […]
June 12, 2014
Business
Train and hire a vet
Company: E.L. Hollingsworth & Co., Flint, Mich. 2013 CCJ Top 250 rank: 183 Industry segment: General freight 2012 revenues: $96 million Revenue change vs. 2011: 27.3 percent Power units: 590 Trailers: 976 Drivers: 617 With the big drawdown of troops from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last couple of years, lots of […]
June 9, 2014
Business
Con-Way Freight honors 3 million mile safe driver
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that professional driver, David Frazier, surpassed the career milestone of driving 3 million consecutive, accident-free miles. Frazier, who started with Con-way in 1987, is the fourth of Con-way Freight’s 15,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement. He joins the […]
June 5, 2014
Business
Trucking groups pen list of suggestions, concerns for FMCSA’s clearinghouse rule
Trucking groups voiced both a list of concerns and requested changes to the proposed Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule prior to the May 21 end date of the public comment period on the rule. Some key stakeholders seem divided over the direction the agency should take before finalizing and implementing the rule.
May 29, 2014
Business
Con-Way Truckload buys 540 tractors equipped with automatic transmissions
Con-way Truckload, a full truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc.  announced its purchase of 550 new tractors, 540 of which will be equipped with automatic transmissions and all with driver-preferred 6×4 axles, in a replacement cycle that will maintain the company’s 2,700-tractor fleet as one of the youngest and most modern in the truckload […]
May 28, 2014
Business
Watchdog report criticizes DOD hazmat shipping, use of CSA
When it comes to hazmat, the Department of Defense is sometimes a careless, carrier-unfriendly shipper – and instances of denying truck drivers access to secure parking could be catastrophic, a recent oversight report concludes. The report also cautions that CSA has shortcomings as a tool for DOD’s carrier selection process.
May 28, 2014
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