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Teamsters approve YRC deal in âdifficult voteâ
Teamsters working for LTL giant YRC Worldwide Inc. have approved a tentative agreement aimed at protecting more than 30,000 jobs, but leadership promises to hold the struggling companyâs âfeet to the fireâ in moving forward, the union said Sunday.
January 27, 2014
Business
A complete picture: Saia uses technology to advance safety
Using advanced technology, Saia LTL Freight is making bid strides in safety by getting a clear picture of driver risk and performance.
January 23, 2014
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July 7, 2025
Business
Air Disc Brake option added for Mack vocational lineup
Work truck customers looking for superior stopping performance in harsh conditions and duty cycles can now order Meritor EX+ Air Disc Brakes for their Mack Granite, TerraPro and Titan by Mack models. Mack introduced the air disc brakes offering across its vocational lineup today at the 2014 World of Concrete exhibition. âMackâs air disc brakes [âŚ]
January 21, 2014
Business
International announces standard LED headlamps for Prostar
Navistar International Corporation announced that Truck-Lite high-visibility LED headlamps are now standard on International ProStar Class 8 on-highway trucks. âLED headlamps offer significantly longer life over traditional halogen lamps while also emitting a more natural light than improves visibility for the driver,â said Steve Gilligan, vice president, product planning and information, Navistar, Inc. âLED lights [âŚ]
January 21, 2014
Business
Carriers continue to evaluate HOS impact; entry-level drivers to be sought
With the changes in hours-of-service rules impacting productivity, carriers are expecting driver wages to climb and more entry-level drivers are going to be recruited, according to Transport Capital Partnersâ fourth-quarter survey results.
January 21, 2014
Business
Teamsters to review âonly remaining path forwardâ for YRC
Local union officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday to review details of a revised proposal between the Teamsters and YRC Worldwide Inc. âThe outcome of this weekâs discussions is critical to the future of the company,â said James Welch, chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide.
January 21, 2014
Business
Study of truck driver health shows high occurrence of obesity, smoking, other high-risk factors
A survey of nearly 1,700 long-haul truck drivers showed a âconstellation of chronic disease risk factorsâ in long-haul drivers, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity and sleep duration.
January 17, 2014
Business
New York addresses misclassification in law New York trucking association, Teamsters support
New York soon will use new criteria to distinguish between company drivers and owner-operators and penalize violators.
January 16, 2014
Business
1. Driver availability (49.3%)
In early 2011, driver availability surged past freight pricing, freight volume and fuel costs to grab the top concern of fleet executives in the monthly Randall-Reilly MarketPulse survey and has remained there since. The responses from participants in the CCJ 2014 Economic Outlook survey certainly back that trend. According to the November 2013 MarketPulse survey, [âŚ]
January 13, 2014
Business
Teamsters reject YRC contract; get wage boost at UPS
The votes have been counted and the Teamsters have rejected a contract extension with one of the nationâs largest carriers and come to terms on a new deal with another.
January 13, 2014
Business
Covenant Transport adopts Freightliner FIT in-cab exercise system
Freightliner Trucks today announced that Covenant Transport has ordered the Freightliner In-Cab Training (FIT) System for its fleet. The Chattanooga, Tenn.,-based truckload carrier is one of the first major fleets to order the exercise and flexibility system as a reward and incentive program for its drivers. Developed in collaboration with Rolling Strong, the FIT System [âŚ]
January 9, 2014
Business
Carrier ordered to pay driver $100k in back wages, damages after blacklisting him
OSHA has ordered the Springfield, Mo.-based New Prime Inc. to pay one of its former drivers more than $100,000 in back wages and damages after OHSA determined it had submitted damaging information about the driver to DAC.
January 8, 2014
Business
Commercial Trucking Disease: symptoms and treatment
Does the trucking industry make the business harder, or more dangerous, than it needs to be? Thatâs the way many seem to like it.
January 7, 2014
Business
Fleet ordered to compensate driver fired for refusing to drive
Oak Harbor Freight Lines has been ordered by the Department of Labor to compensate a truck driver lost wages after it fired the driver for refusing to drive after he took a prescription cough medicine while sick.
January 6, 2014
Business
Video rundown: CCJâs Top 10 stories of 2013
[youtube N9raW2nLxCc nolink] Click the video to watch CCJâs year-end review of the top stories of 2013. For a more in-depth review, including links to original news articles and related content, see our Top 10 review here.
January 2, 2014
Business
How fleets use social media to recruit, retain drivers
Social media has become an essential strategic tool for influencing a market audienceâs habits. The point of using Facebook for transportation companies is to become part of the existing social habits of drivers, customers and other prospects.
December 31, 2013
Business
Video vault: Trucking in black and white; or ATA vs. Bogart
Consider this a holiday treat, a look at an old family album: Trucking, circa 1960, courtesy of an American Trucking Associations promotional film, sponsored by Chevrolet. And, our second feature: Bogart doesnât much care for trucking rules and regulations. Merry Christmas.
December 24, 2013
Business
Zero traffic deaths in the U.S.? Trucking should take the lead in 2014
Goals need to be attainable â thatâs an early business management lesson. So is it preposterous to imagine zero traffic fatalities in the U.S.? Most of us would shrug and say the target is impossible to hit. Thatâs doesnât mean the trucking industry wonât keep trying.
December 23, 2013
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