Getting the freight there on time and undamaged is just the beginning. (Photo: Con-way) By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief When a customer calls Southeastern Freight Lines, he doesn’t hear, “press one for sales, press… Read More »Cutting-Edge Customer Service
UPDATED: 11/17/2011 10:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 could… Read More »Auto Mileage Standards' Costs Offset by Savings, NHTSA Says
By Marc Mayfield, Contributor You can tie down your loads but you can’t tie down your drivers. However, with a little forethought, you might be able to keep the good ones feeling secure. In a… Read More »7 Pillars of Driver Retention
UPDATED: 11/16/2011 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Trailer Bridge Inc., which provides high cube container shipping from Florida to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, has filed for… Read More »Trailer Bridge Files for Chapter 11
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 34-11 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 Maryland Trucking Company Declared “Imminent Hazard to… Read More »Maryland Trucking Company Declared "Imminent Hazard to the Public,"
Ordered to Immediately Cease Operations
Storing tires and maintaining a current inventory is the task that never ends. There are easier ways to manage tire inventories. (Photo: Jim Park) By Jim Park, Equipment Editor Even when your tires aren’t out… Read More »Tire Storage & Inventory Management
UPDATED: 11/15/2011 10:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Investor Carl Icahn, who bought a 9.8% stake in Navistar International Corp. last month, will not seek representation on the company’s… Read More »Icahn Won't Seek Representation on Navistar's Board
Allison TC10 to aim at road tractor market Allison’s TC10 transmission combines a torque converter with a sophisticated 10-speed mechanical gearbox to achieve easy starts and smooth, fast shifting. To be available in about a… Read More »Aftermarket Products
UPDATED: 11/14/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. State Department said it has delayed its decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and will examine alternate… Read More »U.S. Delays Decision on Keystone Oil Pipeline
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has partnered with Quarles Petroleum, a Mid-Atlantic fleet fuel station operator, to add natural gas fueling services at selected Quarles station locations. Quarles operates approximately 125 fueling stations that are available… Read More »Clean Energy, Quarles Adding Natural Gas Fueling
UPDATED: 11/10/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Private equity firm Harvest Partners said it completed its acquisition of aftermarket heavy-duty truck parts distributor TruckPro Inc. Terms were not… Read More »Equity Firm Buys Aftermarket Distributor TruckPro
By Marco Beghetto, Contributor Although I work in a demographically top-heavy industry that’s been understandably slow to embrace free online tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube, I’m convinced that you don’t have to know… Read More »Social Media and Trucking: What a Little Birdie Can Tell You