Help Launches ELD and Weigh Station Apps
ORLANDO, Fla. — Help Inc. announced two new apps — one in the crowded electronic logging device field, and another as a mobile weigh station bypass app.
October 22, 2017Twelve Chosen for Fifth LEAD ATA Class
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations named its fifth class to the LEAD ATA industry leadership program and announced the graduation of the fourth class during the annual ATA Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 22, 2017Lytx Upgrades Rair to Meet ELD Mandate
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lytx has upgraded its Rair Compliance Services program so clients can better meet the looming electronic logging device mandate, the video-based safety services vendor announced Oct. 22 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 22, 2017New U.S. Bank Indexes Track Freight Shipping and Spending
ORLANDO, Fla. — Freight spending jumped in the third quarter despite a slowdown in shipment as businesses were hit by the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, according to the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, a new quarterly gauge that tracks the health of the shipping industry.
October 22, 2017Three Fleets Capture ATA’s President’s Award
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations on Oct. 22 announced several of the industry’s top honors at the association’s Leadership and Awards Luncheon at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 22, 2017Industry Praises Top Drivers, Technician at Annual Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. — National Truck Driving Championships grand champion Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express, along with TMC SuperTech grand champion Mark McLean, a technician with FedEx Freight, and Gary Plant, a Wal-Mart driver from Colorado, commanded center stage before American Trucking Associations executives at the annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 22, 2017QuikQ Launches New Fuel Card Program
QuikQ will offer fuel-card services that will be accepted at Love’s Travel Stops, TravelCenters of America and Pilot Flying J truck stops, entering the fray against long-established card providers Comdata and Wex.
October 22, 2017Cummins Expands Electric Technology With Brammo Purchase
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. expanded its electric technology platform with the purchase of Brammo Inc., a developer of battery packs for electric energy storage for mobile and stationary applications.
October 22, 2017XPO Logistics to Hire 20% More Seasonal Staff
Logistics giant XPO Logistics reported it would hire more than 6,000 seasonal workers for its U.S. contract operations during the holiday season.
October 22, 2017Saia Continues Rapid Expansion With New Terminal in St. Louis Market
Saia Inc. opened a new terminal in St. Peters, Mo., about 35 miles west of St. Louis, the less-than-truckload carrier’s latest in a wave of expansion across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast in 2017.
October 21, 2017