Fresh from an appearance at Chase Field in Phoenix Sept. 10, Ford and Lucy Pet are giving pet owners the chance to see if their furry friends can “hang ten” and surf with professional surfing dogs and cats at Bark at the Park and other events this fall…
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Pickups, vans, baseball fans… and surfing dogs and cats
Fresh from an appearance at Chase Field in Phoenix Sept. 10, Ford and Lucy Pet are giving pet owners the chance to see if their furry friends can “hang ten” and surf with professional surfing dogs and cats at Bark at the Park and other events this fall…
Navistar makes enhancements to LoneStar tractor
OEM upgrades tractor’s interior to improve driver ergonomics, visibility, and ultimately productivity. It will be available in early 2018.
The International Truck division of Navistar is rolling out what it calls “major enhancements” to its LoneStar highway tractor; deliberately dovetailing the announcement with the start of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week to highlight the “driver-focused” upgrades to its LoneStar family of trucks, originally introduced back in 2008.
Teletrac Navman asks truckers to share their stories
According to the ATA, there are 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the USA, hauling tons of freight on our interstates each day. To honor these men and women, Teletrac Navman announced it is celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week …
Carriers and law enforcement working better together
In my previous IdeaXchange post I mentioned how drivers can interact with officers and inspectors to make inspections go as smoothly as possible.
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Simple tips for improving employee engagement
The largest percentage of your employees are probably just putting in their time, sleepwalking through their workday, not doing anything to harm your business but not engaged either. At least that is what a recent Gallup poll said, according to Dick …
Fleets still improving MPG, study shows
Even a 1% increase in MPG can have a significant impact on reducing operating costs. In our 2017 Annual Fleet Fuel Study we reported findings from 19 fleets operating more than 71,124 tractors and 234,292 trailers.
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Cloud Logistics partners with Truckstop.com
Cloud Logistics has integrated its TMS solution with Truckstop.com’s RateMate, a spot market rate index that allows users to see rates paid and posted by brokers and carriers.
“In a very volatile market, having current, accurate benchmark data readily available is crucial for transportation planners,” said David Landau, executive vice president for Cloud Logistics. “By integrating RateMate from Truckstop.com into our Workbench, our customers get the information they need to make the best decisions while tendering or receiving quotes on loads.”
TCA president joins Blue Tree Systems
Blue Tree Systems has appointed Christopher Burruss, former president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), to its North American sales team.
According to the company, Burruss will focus on working with North America’s largest fleets to promote Blue Tree’s platform. As National Accounts Manager, Burruss will spearhead the strategy to implement ELD/HOS, reefer monitoring, driver performance scoring and fuel economy products in some of America’s largest fleets, the company added.
Scandit now offers barcode scanning to any app
Scandit just released a new scanning application called Keyboard Wedge for Android, iOS and Windows. According to the company, the new Keyboard Wedge enables companies in logistics to add enterprise-grade barcode scanning to any application without a…