Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!
Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!
Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!
Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!
TheTrucker.com: Trucker Ryan Mahony balances love of adventure behind the wheel, in the saddle
/in News /by Editorial StaffAsk Ryan Mahony why he came to the United States from his native England and the answer will be quick — complete with a sly grin and a glint in his eyes. “Adventure,” he told The Trucker at the Petro truck stop in North Little Rock, Ark., in mid-February. But adventure doesn’t stop for this 39-year old trucker behind the wheel of his big rig.
Heavy Duty Trucking: Byrd: Industry Must Pull Together Like a Family
/in News /by Editorial StaffTrucking. It’s complex, highly technological, and essential to the nation’s economy. That was the theme of Phil Byrd, chairman of American Trucking Associations and president and CEO of Bulldog Hiway Express, speaking Tuesday at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2014 Annual Meeting. Byrd said while some people may think trucking is as simple as getting a truck and some freight and taking it from one place to another, “transportation and logistics and trucking is anything but simple. It’s a complicated and complex industry. I would submit to you that our businesses from a technological standpoint far exceeds those of the customers we serve.”
Transport Topics: Opinion: Let Your Pride Show
/in News /by Editorial StaffIt was a little more than four months ago that I stood before many of you in Orlando at our Management Conference & Exhibition and had the honor of being named the 69th chairman of American Trucking Associations. At that time, I said I expected this year to be the pinnacle of my career, and, so far, I may have undersold just how exciting and rewarding this adventure would be. It is truly a unique and humbling experience to represent one of our country’s largest — and most essential — industries as ATA chairman.
CCJ: Expanding connectivity with drivers
/in News /by Editorial Staff“Staying connected” is more than a modern convenience; it is a way of life, a habit, an expectation for people that own smartphones and tablet devices. In the transportation industry, connectivity has traditionally been extended to drivers for business purposes only. Commercial and private fleets would install onboard computing and mobile communication systems to track location, send and receive messages, and capture performance and maintenance information from vehicles.
Forbes: How Big Data Is Changing Long-Haul Trucking
/in News /by Editorial StaffOn a long stretch of highway, a semi-trailer sends a message to a trucking company that the truck’s refrigeration unit is warming up. Before the temperature in the trailer has a chance to affect the product being transported, the company notifies the truck driver of where to get it fixed, keeping the truck’s contents from being ruined.
CCJ: Study: safety, health top concerns in transportation
/in News /by Editorial StaffThe transportation industry is a very broad, diverse group of companies and individuals that collectively keep America moving. With all of the time and effort it takes to keep those wheels turning on the highway, the amount of traffic that goes online would seem to pale in comparison. The opposite appears to be true. The online community for news, blogs and social media in trucking has exploded. To help make sense of where all of the online traffic is headed, GE Capital’s Transportation Finance recently commissioned a year-long study.
Huffington Post: U.S. Trucking Companies Deliver Sales, Profit Gains
/in News /by Editorial StaffPrivately held U.S. trucking companies posted their fourth year of higher sales, and profitability also improved in 2013, according to data from Sageworks, a financial information company.
Land Line Magazine: One of these four truckers will be the next Goodyear Highway Hero
/in News /by Editorial StaffGoodyear has announced the four finalists for its annual Highway Hero award to be presented during the Mid-America Trucking Show in March. Talk about an impressive group. Professional truckers Brian Dunn of Knoxville, Tenn., Tim Horton of Sheridan, Ark., Scott Rosenberg of Isanti, Mich., and Ivan Vasovic of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., are the four finalists. And they are all deserving of recognition.
Real Clear Politics: Opinion – How Obama Could Lower Trucks’ Fuel Use Right Away
/in News /by Editorial StaffEarlier this week, President Obama directed the transportation and energy-related agencies of the federal government to develop higher minimum fuel standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks — the latest effort in the administration’s effort to reduce the oil consumption that is costly to the U.S. economy and a culprit in global warming. The president made his remarks in Upper Marlboro, Md., at a Safeway distribution center while standing beside a big rig that had been re-configured to maximize fuel efficiency. But the backdrop for his announcement could have been any number of places — including here in Nebraska, where our company, Werner Enterprises, is a leader in the movement toward sustainability and conservation.
Washington Post: U.S. to raise fuel efficiency standards for larger trucks
/in News /by Editorial StaffPresident Obama announced Tuesday that the government will tighten fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, part of an ongoing effort to use his executive authority to address climate change and spur domestic manufacturing.
The Trucker: David Flaherty named a TCA Highway Angel for noticing potential problem and acting on it
/in News /by Editorial StaffMany times, when people spot something odd on the side of the road or in a passing vehicle, they will assume the driver has the situation under control and keep going. Fortunately for one lucky motorist, professional truck driver David Flaherty does not think that way.
CCJ: Report: More fuel efficient trucks would be economic boon, help consumers
/in News /by Editorial StaffIncreasing the fuel efficiency of trucks would lead to lower transportation costs — and thereby lower cost of goods — and save consumers hundreds of dollars a year, this according to a report released this week by the Consumer Federation of America.