5 Things Fleets Should Know About Fuel Quality and Filtration
Clean fuel has never been more important for proper fleet equipment operation and diesel fuel filtration has become more complex. Here are five facts that you may not have known about fuel quality and today’s technology.
Sea-Tac truckers split on April 1 clean-truck reg
Enforcement of clean-truck programs has been a controversial issue at ports on both US coasts. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Harbor truckers in Seattle-Tacoma are split over whether the Northwest Seaport Alliance should enforce an April 1 clean-truck ma…
US trucking’s uncharted ELD rollout stings shippers
At 2017’s end, national average spot market rates were higher than contract rates. That should make shippers nervous about the second-quarter spring shipping peak. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Shippers may blame the electronic logging device mandate (E…
Daimler Launches Online Spot Freight Platform
Daimler Trucks North America is launching a new online platform to match its contracted freight carriers in the U.S. with the company’s spot loads through an app.
Daimler Launches Online Spot Freight Platform
Daimler Trucks North America is launching a new online platform to match its contracted freight carriers in the U.S. with the company’s spot loads through an app.
Earnings Watch: Werner, Covenant Profits Leap Due to New Tax Laws
Two major trucking companies on Monday announced huge increases in their earnings for the final quarter of 2017 and for all of last year, both due to changes made by Congress in federal tax laws.
Examiners fear bogus driver med cards could stem from FMCSA hack
FMCSA said earlier this month “there appears to be no evidence” of drivers’ or examiners’ information being stolen. But if any information regarding examiners was stolen, specifically their license number, there could be potential for bogus medical cer…
Smith Transport Selects Successor to Barry Smith as President
Smith Transport named Todd Smith president, succeeding Barry F. Smith, who has served the Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania-based trucking company since 1983.
Orr Promoted to President of CFI
Greg Orr has been promoted to president the North American full truckload carrier CFI, replacing previous president Tim Staroba.
With comment deadline Thursday, truckers sound off in favor of OOIDA’s ELD exemption request
The exemption, if granted, would apply to small businesses (those with up to $27.5 million a year in revenue) who have no at-fault crashes on their record and who have a “Satisfactory” or “Conditional” safety rating. The comment period closes Thursday, Feb. 1, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.