10 Benefits of Year-round Equipment Financing
A recent opinion piece in Transport Topics looks at the timing of year-end non-cash equipment financing options, and the importance of keeping “financing in mind for acquiring the equipment your...
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Are the New Hazmat Changes in CSA 3.0 Hazardous to your Bottom Line?
Originally intended as a way to eliminate the perceived bias experienced by open-deck carriers when it comes to scrutiny, the new hazmat rules included in CSA may have inadvertently created a new bias...
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GPS…EOBR…CSA…OMG!
In an increasingly tech-dependent and tech-connected world, is there an impending conflict of devices on the horizon? The acronyms in the headline above (apart from the OMG!) refer to the products and...
View ArticleNatural Gas Truck Sales Expected to Grow
More than 930,000 medium- and heavy-duty natural gas-powered trucks and buses are expected to be sold worldwide by 2019, according to a new report. Sales of natural-gas trucks are expected to grow at...
View ArticleTop 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2013
Earlier this month, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2013 to help businesses with their strategic equipment acquisition plans....
View ArticleClass 5-7 Net Orders on the Rise
Class 5-7 net orders in December were the highest since the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the State of the Industry report recently released by ACT Research Co. (ACT). The report covers Class 5...
View ArticleNew Service Helps Trucking Fleets Determine Viability of Compressed Natural...
A new service from U.S. Energy Services is designed to assist trucking fleets in determining the economic viability of using compressed natural gas (CNG). ThinkTank Services will provide CNG economic...
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Wide-Base Tires: Reducing Fuel Costs, And So Much More
For trucking fleets, especially those in the long-haul sector, fuel is a make-or-break expense. A recent Transport Topics article reported a 9.5-cent rise in the price of diesel fuel, making the...
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Call waiting? Let it wait.
It’s getting harder and harder to make or accept phone calls on handheld devices…and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. A recent article in FleetOwner magazine focuses on the latest cell phone ban...
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Worries about Tier 4’s Impact on TRUs Appear Diminished
After the higher prices and maintenance concerns that resulted from the introduction of EPA-compliant heavy duty truck engines, many fleet owners viewed the new Tier 4 standards for Transport...
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Want to Know How the Economy is Affecting Business? Ask a Fleet Owner.
The economy is the biggest source of worry, but regulations aren’t far behind. April’s issue of Fleet Owner magazine published the results of a reader survey it had recently conducted. Many of the...
View ArticleHow Health of Commercial Vehicle Market is Measured
According to R.L. Polk & Company, one measure of the health of the commercial vehicle market is the number of new vehicle registrations during a period and another is the combination of new and...
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CVSA Kicks off Roadcheck Inspection
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is kicking off its 72-hour “Roadcheck” inspection blitz, with over 10,000 federal, state, provincial, and local inspectors working at 1,500 locations...
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FMCSA to Help Train Veterans for Transportation Industry Jobs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced almost $1 million in new grants to help train veterans and military families for jobs in the transportation industry. The grants will...
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Achieve Maximum Productivity by Spec’ing the Right Truck
When looking to maximize the productivity of their fleets, executives should take advantage of the variety of resources available to them, both before and during the truck specification process....
View ArticleClass 8 Sales Reach 9-Month High
Class 8 retail sales, when seasonally adjusted, were at a nine-month high of 22,000 units and year-to-date through June have occurred at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 249,000 units, according to...
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Credit for Trucks Easier to Find. But Does Your Lender Understand Your Business?
While credit for commercial truck purchases may be easier to find for well-run fleets, it’s still advisable to look for a financing organization that understands the trucking business inside and out...
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Cool that’s Also Clean: Fuel Cells for Refrigerated Trucks
The Department of Energy is currently working on this technology with a goal of a 2015 field test. Source: usedreefertrucks.com Earlier this month, while looking online for articles on sustainability...
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4,000 Trucking Executives Identify Industry Pain Points
A survey of executives lists the new hours-of-service rules as the number one concern they are dealing with at this time. In a blog series, AmeriQuest will take a look at the top issues and suggest...
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Cloud-based Logistics Set to Soar
A recent article details how the “cloud” is becoming a major factor in the growth of the third party logistics sector. FleetOwner.com Last month, FleetOwner.com published an article “Big growth...
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