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Omnitracs to host free safety webinar, May 29
Omnitracs, a provider of integrated wireless systems, applications and services to transportation and logistics companies, will host a live, interactive webinar, titled “Reduce Your Risks—Enhance Your Safety Program,” on Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.
May 22, 2014
Business
CCJ Symposium panel: Driver respect, setting proper expectations key to recruiting, retention
On Tuesday, May 20, a panel of fleet executives at the CCJ Spring Symposium in Franklin, Tenn., provided attendees with a wide-ranging discussion of strategies to find and keep drivers.
May 20, 2014
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KS Industries selects SmartDrive Systems’ video-based safety program
SmartDrive Systems announced that KS Industries, LP, a leading provider of engineering, fabrication, maintenance, and construction services, has deployed SmartDrive’s event recording system across its fleet of high-risk, high-profile vehicles to proactively reduce collisions and improve safety.
May 16, 2014
Business
Trucking industry expects hiring hike, many think HOS won’t impact driver numbers
In a recent survey of transportation professionals, 79 percent expected growth in their total workforce, but 58 percent of respondents thought driver staffing levels would be unaffected by the current hours-of-service regulations.
May 14, 2014
Business
Survey: driver safety, cost savings are top fleet concerns
A survey by GE Capital Fleet Services found that driver safety is the biggest priority of fleet managers. This survey, conducted at the 2014 NAFA Institute and Expo, had more than a third (35 percent) of fleet managers identify this as their main concern ahead of cost-savings goals and workforce productivity.
May 13, 2014
Business
Study: video-based safety programs could save 800 lives annually
Lytx, Inc. (formerly DriveCam Inc.), a global provider of delivering driver safety and compliance systems, announced that a new study of heavy truck and bus collisions conducted by The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that its video-based driver safety program has the potential to dramatically save lives and reduce injuries.
May 8, 2014
Business
Survey: Driver availability issues now hindering fleet equipment purchases
In answer to multiple questions regarding the current operating environment, many and varied types of trucking fleets report that the inability to find and retain qualified drivers is hindering their ability to grow and add equipment. That’s the conclusion of the Q2 2014 Fleet Sentiment Report survey, conducted in April by CK Commercial Vehicle Research.
May 6, 2014
Business
Elephants, blind monks and the genius of FMCSA’s pointless advisory committee
Leave it to the combined efforts of Congress and the federal bureaucracy to come up with a perfect vehicle for getting nothing done: the advisory committee system. For a mere $250,000 per year, FMCSA brings together many of the groups which usually have the agency pinned in a federal court crossfire and lets them face off with each other.
May 6, 2014
Business
Freightliner adds Allison Output Retarder as M2 112 Refuse Truck option
Freightliner Trucks today announced that the Allison Transmissions output retarder is now available as an option for M2 112 Natural Gas refuse trucks spec’d with Allison 3000 and 4000 series RDS transmissions. A selection of Freightliner refuse trucks are on display at WasteExpo 2014 (booth #1022). Integrated with the Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas […]
April 30, 2014
Business
Carrier ordered to pay $123k to driver deemed wrongfully fired
The Department of Labor has ordered an Iowa-based carrier to pay a driver $123,203 in back wages and reinstate him after the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found the carrier to have violated federal retaliation laws.
April 29, 2014
Business
Fontaine says new fifth wheel camera system will modernize coupling process
Fontaine Fifth Wheel is developing a new patent-pending camera system that will make it easier for truck drivers to properly couple and uncouple trailers. The Dual Assist Camera System features two video cameras that work together to give the driver a clear picture of both the fifth wheel and approaching trailer. “Many truck elements, from […]
April 28, 2014
Business
Owner-operators to strike at LA, Savannah ports
Port owner-operators in Los Angeles and Savannah, Georgia are protesting to demand employee classification instead of independent contractor status.
April 28, 2014
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator of the Year: Melton Truck Lines’ fight for driver fitness
Melton Truck Lines certainly was experiencing the driver shortage and was losing good, experienced drivers because their blood pressure was too high and they couldn’t maintain their physical cards. Then in 1998 and again in 2003, Melton lost long-time company drivers to heart attacks. Those events led management to set out to change the company’s attitude toward personal health from the top down.
April 28, 2014
Business
California truckin’: Obstacles, opportunities in the Golden State
I don’t need much of an excuse to visit San Francisco, and I took advantage of the chance to spend a week in Northern California earlier this month. Not surprisingly, the top concerns of the California Trucking Association are not so different from state associations around the country – just more so.
April 28, 2014
Business
Safe Driving Q&A with Ryder’s 2013 Driver of the Year David Hopper
Memorial Day — which marks the unofficial start of the Summer Driving Season — is a little over a month away. To help professional drivers deal with this annual influx of motorists, Ryder System decided to interview its 2013 Driver of the Year David Hopper to find out what driving safety tips he could offer to […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Drivers may fret e-logs — and quit over them — but they could benefit the most
Some driver frustration over an ELD mandate is understandable, but not as many who say they will quit will end up abandoning ship, especially if carriers start teaching them about the benefits of the devices.
April 22, 2014
Business
Conway-Way Freight honors 3-million mile safe driver
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., today announced that Driver Sales Representative, Tom Strissel, surpassed the career milestone of driving 3 million consecutive, accident-free miles. Strissel, who started with Con-way in 1984, is the third of Con-way Freight’s 16,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement. He joins the company’s […]
April 22, 2014
Business
Drug and alcohol driver database comment period extended after OOIDA request
The public comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule has been extended a month to May 21, spurred by a request from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
April 22, 2014
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