Along with pay, time off and benefits, the one thing that truck drivers also say that they want is company-paid weigh station bypass.
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Second Annual 'Healthy Trucker Challenge' Promotes Wellness
PHILADELPHIA — Trucking executives and America’s Road Team captains are at it again. They are facing off at the Management Conference & Exhibition here to see which group will take the most steps throughout the convention.
October 17, 2015HOS Tops Critical Issues Survey for Third Year
PHILADELPHIA — The uncertain future of the hours-of-service rule is the largest concern for motor carriers, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.
October 18, 2015Conversion Launches Online Driver Orientation, Onboarding Programs
PHILADELPHIA — Conversion Interactive Agency is launching Conversion E-Learning Academy, a Web-based resource offering driver orientation and onboarding programs.
October 19, 2015BestPass Adds Exclusion Zones to Toll-Management Service
PHILADELPHIA — BestPass Inc., a provider of toll payment and management services, has added a new feature to help fleets catch unplanned toll usage.
October 19, 2015Duane Long: It's Been a Challenging and Rewarding Year
Around this time last year, I had the privilege of writing in this space about how excited I was to be taking the wheel of the most impressive truck I’ve ever driven in becoming chairman of American Trucking Associations. Never in my wildest dreams could I have anticipated what a challenge I was about to embark on.
October 15, 2015Lytx Expands Video-Based Safety Technology to More Closely Track Driver Fatigue, Distraction
PHILADELPHIA — Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety program, is launching new technology designed to more closely monitor distracted and fatigued driving.
October 18, 2015ATA to Host Industry Leaders at MCE, Still Facing Many Challenging Issues
American Trucking Associations is set to host industry leaders later this month at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition, a four-day event to address burgeoning issues such as recruiting drivers, technology’s role in trucking and legislative undertakings such as highway safety.
October 5, 2015Cost, Environmental Impact Biggest Challenges Facing Fleets, Group Studying Sustainable Fuels Says
DALLAS — Trucking fleets face a huge challenge making decisions to balance cost pressures and increasing demands that their trucks be environmentally sustainable, according to BSR, a global nonprofit doing research on sustainable fuels.
May 7, 2015Texas Lawmaker Backs State Programs That Promote Natural Gas, Alternative Fuels
DALLAS — A Texas state lawmaker said he backs incentives that increase the use of natural gas and other alternative transportation fuels.
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