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Safety & Complianceby Oliver PattonNovember 3, 2010

Carrier Alliance Pushing for Congress to Pass EOBR Mandate Next Year

The group of trucking companies that is pushing legislation to mandate electronic onboard recorders plans to spend the rest of the year gathering allies and building support for passage of the bill next year

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeNovember 3, 2010

Not Using PSP Could Be 'Huge Mistake'

At a time when we're dealing with more acronyms than ever from the U.S. Department of Transportation - CSA 2010, HOS, EOBRs - there's one that may be getting overlooked: PSP, or pre-employment screening program

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Safety & Complianceby Oliver PattonNovember 3, 2010

Sleeping Monster? Sleep Apnea Can Create Legal Risks for Trucking Companies

Sleep apnea is a public health problem and a truck safety problem that could soon morph into a legal problem for the trucking industry

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Volvo Trucks Lauds North America's Safest Fleets

MacKinnon Transport, Inc. of Guelph, Ont., and Upper Lakes Foods of Cloquet, Minn, recognized for their high standards and demonstrated commitments to safety, were named winners of the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Award

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Crunching the Numbers: What Do You Do With All That Data?

Since April 2008, wholesale distributor J.T. Davenport & Sons has cut its idle time from 20-30 percent to 3 percent.

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 3, 2010

2010 Truck Fleet Innovators on Going Green

Heavy Duty Trucking's 2010 Truck Fleet Innovators talk about what their companies are doing to help the environment and their bottom line.

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Fuel Smartsby Oliver PattonNovember 3, 2010

Going Green: For Schneider National, Fuel Efficiency's Old Hat

Schneider National has been tending its fuel economy garden for more than 30 years and has long since picked the fruit within easy reach

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 3, 2010

Going Green: Crescent Crown Tests Hybrids, Other Sustainable Technologies

Crescent Crown Distributing is one of the five largest beer distributors in the country, delivering more than 26 million cases a year in Arizona and Louisiana. As a leader in the industry, company officials believe it's their job to take the lead in sustainability initiatives as well

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Trailer Report: Lightweight Flatbeds Allow Heavy Payloads, Help Fleet Grow

Five years ago, H. Wade Carden Jr. started HWC Transportation when his Philadelphia-area lumber business couldn't make economical shipments aboard heavy equipment then operated by for-hire carriers in the Northeast

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Productsby StaffNovember 3, 2010

Complete Innovations' Track & Dispatch Suite for Motorola ES400

Complete Innovations now offers its Fleet Complete tracking, dispatch and communications product on Motorola's ES400 handheld device

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