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American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello reports that the driver turnover rate at truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but that the rate stayed higher than in the previous year.
“Despite this dip in turnover, the driver market remains tight and the driver shortage remains a real concern for fleets and the industry,” Costello said. “If the economic climate continues to improve, I expect both turnover ...
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Following more than two years of collaborative development with the local motor carrier community, The Port of Virginia® has launched its trucker reservation system (TRS) to begin the effort of managing the flow of truck volume at the port.
“This is a twenty-first century tool that ...
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American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America, an ArcBest company, are pleased to announce a new online fleet maintenance benchmarking program.
The new “TMC/FleetNet Vertical Benchmarking Program” will allow motor carriers and other types of fleets to compare their unscheduled roadside repairs with ...
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The American Trucking Associations has launched Fleet CyWatch, a new service for its motor carrier and council members to use for reporting cybercrimes affecting fleet operations.
“As the industry responsible for delivering America’s food, fuel and other essentials, security is of paramount importance, particularly in an ...
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Coyote Logistics, a UPS Company and leading third-party logistics service provider, announced a strategic alliance with KeepTruckin, a leading provider of electronic logging device (ELD) solutions. Together with KeepTruckin, Coyote can simultaneously promote ELD compliance while offering an affordable, reliable solution to the over 40,000 ...
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American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell for the first time since September, losing 5.7% in December. In December, the index equaled 142.9 (2000=100), down from 151.6 in November.
For all of 2017, compared with 2016, the index was up 3.7%. ...
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Gorilla Safety, provider of an innovative, proprietary and patented software solution that fully automates all aspects of fleet and safety management, announced today a special offer to help those fleets not yet compliant with the recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate, ...
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OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation service companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, announces that Board Chairman Edmond Harris is resigning after being named executive vice president of operations at CSX Corporation. Both the ownership and executive ...
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Roadrunner Intermodal Services, a division of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. has been named Drayage Carrier of the Year by Harbor Freight Tools. Since 2016, Roadrunner Intermodal Services has provided dependable transportation solutions for the discount tool and equipment retailer, managing the transportation of international shipping ...
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On December 18, the American Trucking Associations welcomed the effective date of the long-awaited requirement for commercial truck drivers to record their hours of service electronically as a step forward for the industry.
“Electronic logging devices have been legislated, promulgated and litigated – with Congress voting ...
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