by Kerry Simmons | Nov 6, 2015 | Craig Safety News
The U.S. House of Representatives passed by a 363-64 vote Thursday, Nov. 4, a multi-year highway bill that would strip the DOT’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program of its publicly available carrier rankings and require regulators to rework the program. The...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 2, 2015 | Craig Safety News
Freight’s “second season” late: The freight volume that typically comes before the holiday retail rush hasn’t quite materialized yet, says DAT Solutions, who call’s fall’s freight pickup the annual “second season” for freight. Van rates, meanwhile, held steady in...
by Kerry Simmons | Nov 2, 2015 | Craig Safety News
EpicVue, providers of an in-cab satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, announced results of a survey indicating the top reasons drivers chose to stay with fleets. Among the top retention factors are independence and respect. “What is most...
by Kerry Simmons | Oct 27, 2015 | Craig Safety News
The country’s average at-pump diesel price dropped another 3.3 cents during the week ending Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.498. Diesel first dipped below the $2.50...
by Kerry Simmons | Oct 27, 2015 | Craig Safety News
The Vigillo company has announced the availability of its new “Just” program. Carriers utilitzing it can obtain and present to customers “a true picture of the compliance, safety and accountability of” the fleet, the company says. Just offers an alternative to the...