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FMCSA Invites Carriers to Seek Exemptions for Some PeopleNet ELDs

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"Federal trucking regulators have invited all motor carriers whose PeopleNet electronic logging devices require software updates to comply with the ELD rule to apply for a one-year exemption.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s announcement, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, was compelled by a request by Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. to be granted a one-year exemption to allow its PeopleNet automatic on-board recording device software to integrate ELD data with the company’s fleet management and safety systems to fully meet the mandate. FMCSA elected to extend the option to all carriers."
 
20 fleets recognized as 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For

https://www.ccjdigital.com/20-fleet...tm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-top-story

  • American Central Transport – Kansas City, Mo. (No. 249 on the CCJ Top 250)
  • Bison Transport (No. 66) – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Boyle Transportation – Billerica, Mass.
  • Central Oregon Truck Company – Redmond, Ore.
  • Challenger Motor Freight – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (No. 77)
  • Erb Group – New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
  • Fremont Contract Carriers – Fremont, Neb. (No. 230)
  • FTC Transportation – Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • Garner Trucking – Findlay, Ohio
  • Grand Island Express – Grand Island, Neb.
  • Halvor Lines – Superior, Wis. (No. 225)
  • Keller Logistics Group – Defiance, Ohio
  • Maverick Transportation – North Little Rock, Ark. (No. 74)
  • Motor Carrier Service – Northwood, Ohio
  • Nussbaum Transportation – Hudson, Ill.
  • Prime Inc. – Springfield, Mo. (No. 15)
  • Smokey Point Distributing – Arlington, Wash.
  • TLD Logistics Services – Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 218)
  • TransPro Freight Systems – Milton, Ontario, Canada
  • Veriha Trucking – Marinette, Wis.
 
FedEx Freight Enlists Industry Effort to Train Drivers to Combat Human Trafficking

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/fede...effort-train-drivers-combat-human-trafficking

"FedEx Freight is joining forces with Truckers Against Trafficking to train drivers to help fight human trafficking.

The Memphis-based company, which employs more than 40,000 and operates 20,000 vehicles, has become a platinum-level sponsor of the nonprofit’s work to enlist the trucking and truck plaza industries to combat human trafficking."

*Not mentioned, but important:To report suspicious activity call 888-3737-888 or text info to 233733 (BeFree)
 
SwampRatt said:
Strong 4Q Results for the New Knight-Swift

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"Combined revenues for the two divisions were $281.3 million in the quarter, a 6.4% rise from fourth quarter 2016."

"The company expects to save as much as $100 million in 2018 from synergies arising from the merger but that they plan to maintain Knight and Swift as two distinct brands."
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Maintain 2 distinct brands? Boy, does that statement sound familiar...
 
Over 100 illegal immigrants found locked in tractor-trailers at Texas border crossing

https://www.ccjdigital.com/over-100...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-2

"All 105 migrants were found alive and “in good health,” CBP says. Both of the tractor-trailers were seized by authorities. One truck driver, a U.S. citizen, was arrested. The other tractor-trailer was found without a driver."

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20 fleets recognized as 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For

https://www.ccjdigital.com/20-fleets-recognized-as-2018-best-fleets-to-drive-for/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=01-31-2018&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-top-story




    • Bison Transport (No. 66) – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Boyle Transportation – Billerica, Mass.
    • Central Oregon Truck Company – Redmond, Ore.
    • Challenger Motor Freight – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (No. 77)
    • Erb Group – New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
    • Fremont Contract Carriers – Fremont, Neb. (No. 230)
    • FTC Transportation – Oklahoma City, Okla.
    • Garner Trucking – Findlay, Ohio
    • Grand Island Express – Grand Island, Neb.
    • Halvor Lines – Superior, Wis. (No. 225)
    • Keller Logistics Group – Defiance, Ohio
    • Maverick Transportation – North Little Rock, Ark. (No. 74)
    • Motor Carrier Service – Northwood, Ohio
    • Nussbaum Transportation – Hudson, Ill.
    • Prime Inc. – Springfield, Mo. (No. 15)
    • Smokey Point Distributing – Arlington, Wash.
    • TLD Logistics Services – Knoxville, Tenn. (No. 218)
    • TransPro Freight Systems – Milton, Ontario, Canada
    • Veriha Trucking – Marinette, Wis.
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In a retracted statement from Carrier Edge, spokesperson Blab Herna said , Coop Dispatch was inadvertently omitted from the list as one of the top rated farm commodities carriers division...
 
BIG R GUY said:
In a retracted statement from Carrier Edge, spokesperson Blab Herna said , Coop Dispatch was inadvertently omitted from the list as one of the top rated farm commodities carriers division...
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Sorry if I sound skeptical. Do you have a link to that retracted statement? Can't find it anywhere. :confused1:
 
Indicators: Tight capacity keeps market pressures for shippers in ‘solidly negative territory’

https://www.ccjdigital.com/indicato...s-for-shippers-in-solidly-negative-territory/

"...Carriers will add some capacity, and shippers will develop more ‘carrier-friendly’ operations. However, that will not stop the market from being severely taxed for a majority of 2018 and prices paid for the transporting of goods will reflect that reality.”
 
US Adds 200,000 Jobs; Wages Rise by Most Since Recession

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"The jobless rate held at 4.1%, matching the lowest since 2000, while average hourly earnings rose a more-than-expected 2.9% from a year earlier, the most since June 2009."

"The report puts the nation closer to maximum employment — one of the goals of the Federal Reserve — and sets a solid tone for hiring this year following continued gains in payrolls in 2017. That could be starting to generate a long-awaited, sustained pickup in wages and boost demand in this expansion, which may also get a lift this year from tax-cut legislation signed by President Donald Trump in December."
 
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