The average amount of downtime for a truck that has failed a roadside inspection is 8.5 hours, says Stephen Keppler, executive director for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
The average amount of downtime for a truck that has failed a roadside inspection is 8.5 hours, says Stephen Keppler, executive director for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
With diesel prices at three-year lows and expected to remain well below $4 in 2015, much of the shine is off the pennies per gallon that can be saved by using alternative fuels.  So with the natural gas powered vehicle market seemingly stalled, ACT
A year-long study of trucking industry trends in social media was recently completed by TrueVoice on behalf of GE Capital, Transportation Finance. The study involved a search of 250 million online outlets and revealed the most common areas of conversation.Online conversations start with news and spike when government agencies and industry associations make announcements.Â
Based on a survey of more than 600 drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has concluded that carrier harassment of drivers — especially harassment caused due to use of electronic logging devices — is minimal.
Orbcomm, a global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) systems, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWave Mobile Communications, the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network, for $130 million.
It’s likely not a surprise to drivers, but many of the things that negatively impact day-to-day productivity and efficiency are outside of their control, and it’s up to the fleets to find solutions, as a panel of executives explained
At the National Association of Small Trucking Companies’ annual conference in Nashville on Nov. 7, BigRoad COO Terry Frey showcased an update to the company’s software-only logging and management apps called DashLink. The company worked with an Indiana-based manufacturer to produce the link which captures data from the engine’s ECM.
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To properly recruit and retain good truck drivers, key members of the entire carrier family need to be involved from before first contact: The training and operations departments must be in on recruiting and recruiting must follow up with training and operations; and every step should be scripted, rehearsed and tracked.