SAN DIEGO — Stiffening competition for truck drivers and misperceptions about their work-lifestyle balance are among the biggest challenges to recruitment, according industry experts.
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Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
Velociti's 'Deployment as a Service' Model Aims to Bridge Technology Gap
SAN DIEGO — Velociti, a technology deployment company, announced a new Deployment as a Service model Oct. 6 that incorporates everything from project planning through post-installation repairs.
October 6, 2014EPA Honors Fleets With SmartWay Excellence Awards
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized several fleets for “joining arm in arm” to cut carbon pollution, a challenge that agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said has helped bring innovation to the trucking market.
October 7, 2014Charge More for Fuel to Alleviate Congestion, Knight Transportation Chief Says
SAN DIEGO — Kevin Knight, chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, Inc., said lawmakers should consider raising the national tax on fuels as a way to generate more funds to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure.
October 7, 2014EPA's McCarthy Praises SmartWay, Hints at New GHG Rule
SAN DIEGO — EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy praised trucking for its cooperation with her agency on the voluntary SmartWay energy conservation program, now 10 years old, and gave some hints on the shape of the new greenhouse gas rule now before the Environmental Protection Agency.
October 7, 2014ATA Names Second LEAD ATA Class
SAN DIEGO — The second class of American Trucking Associations’ executive leadership training program, LEAD ATA, was announced on Oct. 6 during the kickoff of the federation’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 6, 2014ATA Commends Share the Road Program, America’s Road Team
SAN DIEGO — The Share the Road highway safety program that American Trucking Associations created to convey safety and responsibility messages directed at those who drive around large trucks was feted by federation executives for its life-saving messages.
October 6, 2014Carriers Outline Efforts to Retain Drivers
SAN DIEGO — Necessity is the mother of invention and for trucking companies today, nothing is as necessary as obtaining and keeping drivers. So two trucking company executives told their colleagues about their efforts on the labor front.
October 6, 2014Mack Trucks Makes mDrive AMT Standard on Pinnacle Model
SAN DIEGO — Mack Trucks Inc. said its proprietary mDrive automated manual transmission is now standard equipment on its Mack Pinnacle highway model.
October 6, 2014Canada Gives Thumbs-Up to Trailer Tails
SAN DIEGO – Permission for trucks sporting full-length trailer tails to travel across the highways of Canada took a giant step forward when Canadian transportation ministers approved an amendment on Oct. 1 regarding vehicle weight and height dimension regulations.
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