Commercial Carrier Journal back issues from March 2009:
CCJ Webinars.(Beyond CCJ: A look at CCJ resources outside the pages of Commercial Carrier Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Free, interactive online seminars for fleet executives. Register now at www.ccjwebinars.com for: Surviving the Recession Advice from experts on financial steps trucking companies can take to improve their chances of being around for the next trucking boom that lies ...
CCJ Daily Report.(Beyond CCJ: A look at CCJ resources outside the pages of Commercial Carrier Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... A weekday briefing on the latest news affecting trucking operations and ...
CCJ Digital.(Beyond CCJ: A look at CCJ resources outside the pages of Commercial Carrier Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] All the information, photos and graphics of the printed CCJ with ...
Commercial Carrier University.(Beyond CCJ: A look at CCJ resources outside the pages of Commercial Carrier Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Live workshops and written materials to help fleet executives manage their operations better Getting Credit From Today's Credit-Wary Banks * David Freeman, Capital Resource Partners Tuesday, March 10 7:00-8:15 a.m. ET Wednesday, ...
Here's to hope: despite the bad news, there are reasons to keep going.
Mar 01, 2009; ... The news just keeps getting worse. Housing starts and permits continue to fall. Manufacturing production was down 13 percent in January from January 2008. The U.S. economy lost just under 600,000 jobs in January. The American Trucking Associations' seasonally adjusted tonnage index in ...
As bad as drinking? Cell phones a growing problem on America's highways.
Mar 01, 2009; ... The first time I drove on the Autobahn in Germany, my immediate reaction (beyond realizing this was no place to be daydreaming) was: This would never work in the States. The average American just isn't trained to handle driving at these speeds. "Trained" is the operative word ...
Hitting the bull's eye: making sales numbers in a tough market takes focus.
Mar 01, 2009; ... To gauge the difficulty of selling transportation services in today s economy, I called Todd, the carrier operations manager at a large retail farm and ranch store. Todd reported that since the end of 2008, his company has reduced the number of carriers it uses by more than 50 percent and ...
L.A., Long Beach ports collecting new fee; ATA, FMC still fight aspects of ports' arrangements.(Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach on Feb. 18 began collecting the Clean Truck Fee at its marine container terminals. The ports established the CTF to help fund the implementation of the Clean Trucks Program, which aims to remove thousands of older diesel trucks from the fleet ...
Freight Transportation Services Index.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Freight Transportation Services Index fell 2.3 percent in December from its November level, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported. The December decline--the fourth ...
YRC Worldwide Inc. announced Feb. 12 that it has finalized an amendment with the company's lenders of its credit facilities and renewed its asset-backed securitization facility two months prior to maturity.
Mar 01, 2009 ... YRC Worldwide Inc. announced Feb. 12 that it has finalized an amendment with the company's lenders of its credit facilities and renewed its asset-backed securitization facility two months prior to ...
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. increased its base rates effective Feb. 16 with increases based on the length of haul rather than ...
UPS has deployed 300 new delivery.
Mar 01, 2009 ... UPS has deployed 300 new delivery trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) to seven cities in Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma and ...
J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award was presented to Paccar for its longstanding commitment to customer satisfaction in the commercial vehicle industry.
Mar 01, 2009 ... J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award was presented to Paccar for its longstanding commitment to customer satisfaction in the commercial vehicle industry. Tom ...
Stimulus act offers retrofit funds, tax breaks.(Journal)
Mar 01, 2009 ... In addition to $27.5 billion in funding for highway construction, the new $787 billion economic stimulus act includes some measures that motor carriers may find useful. The act, signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17, provides $300 million for diesel emissions reduction grants. The ...
Analyst: outlook still gloomy for 2009 Chicago Fed economist sees some positives.(Journal)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Growth in the Gross Domestic Product likely will be "quite weak" for most of 2009, and even after an expected turn in the second half, growth will be below long-term trends. That is the assessment of William Strauss, senior economist and economic adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
ATA proposes ditching UCRA.(Journal)(American Trucking Associations proposes Unified Carrier Registration Agreement programs)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The American Trucking Associations is proposing the elimination of the relatively new Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA) program and replacing it with direct federal payments to states through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. The approximately $100 million necessary ...
Navistar unveils 2010 13-liter: company to offer 15-liter engine in 2010.(equipment)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Navistar last month displayed at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nev., its 2010 MaxxForce 13-liter advanced exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engine. "Our strategy of 2010 emissions compliance through the use of an EGR-only solution is on track," says Jim Hebe, Navistar senior vice ...
Wal-Mart Stores will test two new types of heavy-duty commercial hybrid trucks and two different alternatively fueled heavy-duty trucks as part of its efforts to build a more sustainable fleet.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Wal-Mart Stores will test two new types of heavy-duty commercial hybrid trucks and two different alternatively fueled heavy-duty trucks as part of its efforts to build a more sustainable fleet. The trucks include a ...
Carrier Transicold said its ClearSky diesel particulate filter (DPF) has been conditionally verified by the California Air Resources Board for use with Carrier's ComfortPro auxiliary power unit (APU).
Mar 01, 2009 ... Carrier Transicold said its ClearSky diesel particulate filter (DPF) has been conditionally verified by the California Air Resources Board for use with Carrier's ...
Webb Wheel Products announced an expansion of the development engineering capabilities of its research and development lab facilities in Cullman, Ala.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Webb Wheel Products announced an expansion of the development engineering capabilities of its research and development lab facilities in ...
Eaton Corp. says its UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission now is available as a data book option for Ford F-650 and F-750 Super Duty series trucks.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Eaton Corp. says its UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission now is available as a data book option for Ford F-650 and F-750 Super Duty ...
BorgWarner's Cool Logic variable speed fan drives now are available.
Mar 01, 2009 ... BorgWarner's Cool Logic variable speed fan drives now ...
A pocket innerspring mattress now is standard on lower bunks.
Mar 01, 2009 ... A pocket innerspring mattress now is standard on ...
Detroit Diesel previews BlueTec.(equipment)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Detroit Diesel's 2010 engines will offer two packaging options for its BlueTec selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced last month at the Technology and Maintenance Council meeting in Orlando, Fla. The company said its test ...
Pilot outlines DEF deployment.(equipment)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Pilot Travel Centers plans to roll out 25 bulk diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dispensing units per quarter, starting in the third quarter of this year. All heavy-duty diesel engine makers except for Navistar will need DEF available for 2010 engines in order to make their selective catalytic ...
Meritor Wabco shows off disc brakes.(equipment)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On the tarmac at a small airport in Orlando, Fla., two fully-loaded Freightliner Columbia tractor-trailers locked up their brakes and came to a complete, smoking, screeching stop in the same distance as a Chevy Impala that was pacing them. The ...
Synchronicity--or not? Tractor, APU maintenance are not necessarily related.(infocus: APU MAINTENANCE)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Most auxiliary power units (APUs) have lubrication and other systems that are separate from the rest of the vehicle. That means oil changes and other services may occur at intervals unrelated to regular tractor maintenance intervals. What is the best way of managing and--if ...
TruckWeight (www.truckweight.com).
Mar 01, 2009 ... TruckWeight (www.truckweight.com) introduced TruckWeight FleetLink, a telematics device designed to provide fleet managers with the ...
GE Asset Intelligence.
Mar 01, 2009 ... GE Asset Intelligence (www.ge.com/equipmentservices/ assetintelligence) said Mondovi, ...
EBE Technologies.
Mar 01, 2009 ... EBE Technologies (www.ebe-inc.com), said Little Rock, Ark.-based Maverick ...
Xata Corp. (www.xatanet.com).
Mar 01, 2009 ... Xata Corp. (www.xatanet.com) reported a 91 percent year-over-year increase in sales for the Xatanet fleet management system for ...
Melton Technologies Inc..
Mar 01, 2009 ... Melton Technologies Inc. (www.mtihorizon.com) announced that Spartanburg, S.C.-based ...
Cadec Global (www.cadec.com).
Mar 01, 2009 ... Cadec Global (www.cadec.com) said that Publix Super Markets is implementing Cadec's Mobius ...
Innovative Computing Corp. will hold its annual Innovative Conference and Exhibition (ICE) on April 6-9 in downtown Nashville, Tenn.(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Innovative Computing Corp. will hold its annual Innovative Conference and Exhibition (ICE) on April 6-9 in downtown ...
Shrinking trailer costs; tracking, monitoring systems can help in tough times.(technology)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The payback of most information systems is direct cost savings from using information to operate more efficiently. In the case of trailer-monitoring systems, the paybacks can include lower trailer-to-tractor ratios, fewer empty miles, fuel savings, fast recovery of lost or stolen ...
U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia in late January dismissed a lawsuit filed by shippers asserting antitrust violations by a number of less-than-truckload carriers in connection with fuel surcharges.
Mar 01, 2009 ... U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia in late January dismissed a lawsuit filed by shippers asserting antitrust violations by a number of less-than-truckload carriers in connection with fuel surcharges. Shippers contended that the LTL carriers exchanged ...
Department of Homeland Security.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Department of Homeland Security postponed until April 3 the effective date of new regulations requiring employers to begin using an updated 1-9 immigration ...
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Bureau of Transportation Statistics published the 12th annual Pocket Guide to Transportation 2009, a 50-page quick-reference guide to data on transportation regulations, ...
J.J. Keller & Associates.
Mar 01, 2009 ... J.J. Keller & Associates (www.jjkeller.com) has added to its Prospera online human resources management tool an enhanced version of its ...
Don't let broke broker break you; unrelated offset has no bearing on your bill.(law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Q As a carrier, we signed a broker-carrier agreement appointing a broker as our agent for collection of freight charges. Now the broker claims it cannot pay us because the shipper has offset a cargo claim incurred by some other carrier that the broker used on unrelated shipments. Can they ...
Court allows insurance chargebacks.(law)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit last month handed down a ruling that allows both sides in litigation between United Van Lines and independent contractors supported by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association to claim a partial victory. The appeals ...
Monthly tonnage dives in December; year-over-year index plummets 14.1%.(finances)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 11.1 percent in December 2008, marking the largest month-to-month reduction since April 1994, when the unionized less-than-truckload industry was in the midst of a strike. December's drop ...
The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion.
Mar 01, 2009 ... The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in ...
American Trucking Associations.
Mar 01, 2009 ... American Trucking Associations released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with data from 2007 and 2008 operations. The study included survey data from 159 motor ...
Averitt Express announced that it would not increase its general LTL rates in 2009.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Averitt Express announced that it would not increase its general LTL rates in 2009. Company officials cited the unique opportunity to ...
CK Commercial Vehicle Research.
Mar 01, 2009 ... CK Commercial Vehicle Research said its Fleet Equipment Buying Index for the first quarter of 2009 declined 9 percent from the fourth ...
U.S. Small Business Administration.
Mar 01, 2009 ... U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by SBA asking for bank account information in ...
Data shows lower truck orders.(finances)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Transportation forecasting firm FTR Associates last month released preliminary data showing January Class 8 vehicle total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 7,608 units, down 12 percent from December 2008. The figure includes the United States, Canada, Mexico and exports, and ...
Safety systems could get boost; new regime could benefit suppliers, lobbyist says.(safety)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Although stronger Democratic majorities in Congress and a Democrat in the White House could mean trouble for heavy-duty vehicle suppliers in areas like labor and energy, the new regime might be receptive to suppliers in some areas, says Ann Wilson, vice president of government affairs for ...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration broadened the capabilities of the FMCSA Portal (http:///portal.fmcsa.dot.gov) to add single sign-on access to an additional six safety systems via a single password and user ID.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration broadened the capabilities of the FMCSA Portal (http:///portal.fmcsa.dot.gov) to add single sign-on access to an additional six safety systems via a single password and user ID. The portal now provides direct access to ...
Federal Railroad Administration and Operation Lifesaver of California produced a five-minute educational video for truck drivers designed to promote safety at highway-rail grade crossings.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Federal Railroad Administration and Operation Lifesaver of California produced a five-minute educational video for truck ...
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) introduced a new name--IntelliDrive--and logo for its Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program that it says better represents the full potential of the initiative.
Mar 01, 2009 ... Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) introduced a new name--IntelliDrive--and logo for its Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program that it says better represents the full potential of the ...
U.S. Department of Transportation.
Mar 01, 2009 ... U.S., Department of Transportation announced that it made $2 million available in ...
CEI announced that its DriverCare Risk Manager, an online fleet safety solution, now features step-by-step tutorials.
Mar 01, 2009 ... CEI announced that its DriverCare Risk Manager, an online fleet safety solution, now features step-by-step ...
TCA names division winners of Fleet Safety Awards.(safety)(Hogan Transports Inc., Landstar Gemini Inc. and Stagecoach Cartage and Distribution Inc. honored)(Truckload Carriers Association)(Awards list)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Truckload Carriers Association announced the 2008 division winners of its National Fleet Safety Awards, which recognize those companies that show a superior commitment to safety and accident reduction. The 18 companies were to be recognized at TCA's annual convention March 10 in ...
2008 traffic deaths hit record low, NSC says.(safety)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The National Safety Council announced that motor vehicle deaths in 2008 achieved the lowest rate since the NSC began publishing its annual Injury Facts statistical report in the 1920s. The estimated annual death rate from motor vehicle-related crashes in 2008 was 13 deaths per 100,000 ...
Preventable or not: Doe not in a sporting mood.(safety)(traffic accidents investigation)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2009 ... A few minutes before the accident, trucker John Doe had been listening, with rapt attention, to a CB recitation of how a devious doubles driver, Fred Farquark, had used a giant pepperoni and double-cheese pizza to bribe fleet mechanic Mary "Fats" Twiqley into significantly boosting his ...
Tying technology together: Con-way Freight steps forward to volunteer for advanced safety study.(innovators)
Mar 01, 2009; ... About two years ago, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute embarked on a four-year Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System (IVBSS) program through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The IVBSS program involves researching, ...
Career leadership award: a passion for power: Ron Szapacs' career in fleet maintenance has spanned five decades, and his legacy will continue much longer through his industry involvement and his encouragement of the next generation.(Cover story)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Had you known Ron Szapacs as a child, you hardly would be surprised that he would spend his life working with vehicles. Growing up in Slatington, Pa., as the third child behind brother Joe and sister Jan, Szapacs did all the stuff kids usually do, such as ...
Sizing drivers: scorecards and similar tools help fleets identify drivers who need attention--as well as those who should be rewarded.
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Increasing driver pay during a recession may seem counterintuitive. But as Greg Brown and other fleet executives know, funding pay raises with the extra cost savings or revenues that drivers produce is a no-brainer. In January, B.R. Williams ...
A summary of the 2009 North American standard Out-Of-Service Criteria for commercial vehicles: as an industry service, ExxonMobil is proud to sponsor this important safety information.
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KEEP YOUR TRUCKS ON THE ROAD The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the revised Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC), effective April 1, 2009, for placing vehicles Out-of-Service at roadside safety inspections. CVSA is a nonprofit ...
Fontaine's 'revolutionary' flatbeds.(Products)(Fontaine Trailer Co.'s new trailers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Using new designs, materials and welding techniques, Fontaine Trailer introduced its new Revolution all-aluminum and Revolution Hybrid composite aluminum-steel flatbed trailers that offer greater strength at a lighter weight and improved aerodynamics. Both trailers are the first products ...
Ratchet strap securement device.(Products)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kinedyne says its StrapPak accessory is designed to help secure the loose end of a ratchet strap--up to 30 feet in length--on flatbed and utility trailers. The bright-orange mesh bag, which attaches directly to the fixed end of a ratchet strap, can be ...
Pliers wrench.(Products)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Snap-on says its PWZ3 pliers wrench is designed to work in hard-to-reach spots that require a powerful tool that works quickly and efficiently, such as tie rods and front-end work. Features, according to the company, include specially hardened jaws; inwardly angled teeth (fine teeth at ...
GM hood-assist device.(Products)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Monroe Truck Equipment says its MTE Hood Assist for GM model trucks reduces the overall opening force of a hood from 66 pounds to 22 pounds, and turns a difficult two-handed operation into an easy one-handed operation. According to the company, the device--which can be used on the C4500, ...