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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeMarch 10, 2016

Nitrogen Cooling System Offers Alternative to Traditional Reefer Trailers

After extensive testing with a grocery fleet in California, a nitrogen trailer cooling system is available that offers an alternative to traditional diesel-powered refrigeration systems.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 9, 2016

Hendrickson Parent Company Head John Boler, Dead at 81

John M. Boler, chairman of the board and founder of Hendrickson parent company, The Boler Company, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2016 at the age of 81.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 9, 2016

Mid-America Trucking Show Kicks Off End of March

The Mid-America Trucking Show will be held from March 31-April 2, at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky., with several new features this year even as truck makers skip this year's show.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 9, 2016

For-Hire Freight Up Two Months Straight, Near Record High

Intermodal and pipeline transportation helped drive the DOT's Freight Transportation Services Index to near a record high in January.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 9, 2016

PeopleNet Partners With Samsung on Mobile Solutions

PeopleNet has launched Managed Mobility Solutions as part of its ConnectedFleet Platform, to support customers with a company-owned, personally enabled communications device strategy.

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Productsby StaffMarch 9, 2016

J.J. Keller Offers ELD Ordering Online

J.J. Keller & Associates has made its electronic logging devices and accessories available for order online through the company’s website.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 9, 2016

Drive Spotter Offers Video-Based Analytics Program

Analytics startup company Drive Spotter has announced plans to scale its video analytics program, which is designed to improve commercial fleet vehicle and driver performance.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 9, 2016

Spot Rates Move Higher Following Bleak February

Following a dismal February performance, Spring has sprung on the spot freight market, with rates moving higher in all three trucking categories for the first time in several weeks.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMarch 9, 2016

Biodiesel Producer Fined $138M for Fraud

The owner of a Texas biodiesel company has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and to pay a $138 million fine in restitution and forfeiture for biofuels fraud.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenMarch 8, 2016

DOT Seeking Sleep Apnea Input

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration jointly announced on March 8 that the agencies are seeking public comment during the next 90 days on the impacts of screening, evaluating, and treating CMV drivers and rail workers for obstructive sleep apnea.

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