Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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9 News DOT, White House submit longer Grow America highway bill … Senator chastises DOT over CSA app … Congressman presses FMCSA on hours study … Coalition backing heavier trucks calls out railroad lobby … Truck volume clogging East Coast ports, congestion eases on West Coast … FedEx plans $4.8 billion purchase of European- based TNT Express … Oregon lumber haulers, DOE get hours exemptions … FMCSA floating incentives for carriers to be safer … Minnesota lawsuit targets state's biodiesel mandate … OOIDA files to intervene in Teamsters' cross-border trucking lawsuit … Pilot Flying J on list of objectors to $25M 'hot fuel' settlement 11 InBrief 22 Fuel Savvy More fuel standards for heavy trucks on the way MAY 2015 | VOL 172 | NO. 5 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | MAY 2015 3 JOURNAL LEADING NEWS, TRUCKING MARKET CONDITIONS AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS With a driver shortage of at least 35,000 and a turnover rate in excess of 90 percent, the trans- portation industry – especially the truckload sector – is searching for ways to expand the driver recruiting pool while reducing its risk. This is a tall order, but technology has created new options for increasing the effectiveness and speed of training drivers at all levels of experience. Cover design by David Watson FEATURES 70 Truck, engine and component advances At the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., manufacturers from all facets of the industry – truck makers, component providers, technol- ogy vendors and more – touted improvements in design, fuel efficiency, safety and diagnostics. 64 Telematics taking off Only a small percentage of components on any given diesel powertrain are wired actively into any vehicle connectivity program. It's when more of these components are looped into telematics systems, experts say, that they will start to pay serious bottom-line benefits to fleets and alleviate the angst of many stranded drivers. 53 Innovators: Andrews Logistics The Southlake, Texas-based tanker hauler develops its Target Zero safety campaign to eliminate accidents on the road and spills at delivery points. KEEP THE WHEELS ROLLING 56