“A company is founded to do something. You need to stick to what you do well, especially in our low margin, capital-intensive industry,†explains Joey Hogan of Covenant Transportation Group (CTG).
“A company is founded to do something. You need to stick to what you do well, especially in our low margin, capital-intensive industry,†explains Joey Hogan of Covenant Transportation Group (CTG).
Inspectors will be keying in on brake safety again this September when the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week takes place Sept. 11-17.
The U.S. Senate on July 14 confirmed by voice vote T.F. Scott Darling as the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Darling has run the agency on an interim basis since the August 2014 departure of Anne Ferro.
Fleets of all kinds have used electronic payment systems for more than 30 years to control the locations, gallon and dollar limits of their fuel transactions. The “card controls†do not always stop transactions from being wasteful or fraudulent, however.  Drivers might use company fuel cards to buy premium grade instead of regular gasoline
A recent survey by EpicVue found that driver preferences for “perks†and other intangible benefits vary by age demographics. “Our most recent survey indicates that driver preferences, based on demographics, can help carriers understand the issues that lead to improved retention,â€
One glance at Daryl Flood Relocation & Logistics’ trophy case is all it takes to understand that the company has an established reputation for quality service. According to Daryl Flood, founder and chief executive officer, the nine most important words at the company are “Satisfy the customer, satisfy the customer, satisfy the customer.â€
The U.S. DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced plans for a two-year program to test implementing a form of “crash accountability†into the Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier safety rating program.
A settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit that allegedCaterpillar’s 2007-2010 year model ACERT C13 and C15 engines were defective, driving up costs for owners and driving down resale value. Cat’s ACERT engines were introduced as the company’s alternative to exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) to meet 2004 emissions standards.
Preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show a 4 percent increase in truck-involved crashes with fatalities in 2015 over 2014. Â Overall, NHTSA found a 7.7 percent increase in traffic deaths during 2015. An estimated 35,200 people died on U.S. roadways in 2015, up from