PacLease offers free safety course to Kenworth, Peterbilt lease customers
PacLease’s recently introduced safety course program, PacTrainer, is now being offered as a complimentary one-year service when national account customers lease new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks through PacLease. PacTrainer was developed in partnership with J.J. Keller and allows PacLease customers to take advantage of more than 360 online courses and video tutorials that can help
Omnitracs introduces predictive modeling solution for driver retention
Omnitracs has announced the launch of its ELD Driver Retention Model, a predictive modeling solution that allows companies to identify and retain truck drivers who are most likely to voluntarily leave their jobs. In 2015, industry-wide driver turnover reached 95%. Google estimates the cost of onboarding to be around $5,000 per new driver. With the ELD Driver
How Pan American Express carefully chooses equipment, operational practices
While NAFTA, the 1993 trade deal linking the United States, Canada and Mexico, has become a political issue in this election year, politicians and trucking industry observers alike need to look no further than to Pan American Express Inc. (Panamex) to see how cross-border trade can provide jobs and an economic boost. The motor carrier,
SAV Express: Making the right moves
While providing reliable freight hauling services has always been the focus of the SAV Transportation Group, maintaining a high level of quality service has meant continued readjustment. Perhaps nowhere in the diversified company is that more apparent than at its asset-based SAV Express operation. “We’re currently readjusting our fleet based on current market and economic
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index hits lowest level since 2011
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for May fell to its lowest level since 2011 at a reading of 1.69, nearly five points lower than the previous month. Negatively affecting truckers are lower freight rates and capacity utilization that has dropped below 95%. The TCI is currently forecasted by FTR to rise into the mid-single digits
Five truck trend takeaways from June
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from June focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place.
The data details of inspection reports
With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issuing the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Final Rule, fleets are taking a long look at technology solutions to track hours-of-service (HOS), but they are also going a step further to ask, “What else can it do?” One of those things is create and manage electronic driver vehicle
Fleet Complete launches HOS mobile app
Fleet Complete has announced the launch of its latest hours-of-service (HOS) mobile app available through Fleet Complete’s distribution partners in the U.S. and Canada. The new HOS app allows drivers to record their duty status, available drive time by monitoring engine hours, vehicle movement, distance driven and location information as well as choose current HOS rules
Unpacking the requirements of the ELD Final Rule
Christmas came early for the trucking industry when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gift-wrapped the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Final Rule and placed it under the tree on Dec. 10, 2015. Fleet Equipment ripped open the regulation package and talked with truck technology experts who are on the ELD front lines. So let’s get
Zonar recommends three steps to ELD mandate compliance
Zonar Systems has announced a roadway to compliance with the final rules of Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). This new mandate, drafted with the help of Zonar executives and requires the adoption and use of ELDs by all drivers to complete paper records of duty status within
