Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2015 13 JOURNAL NEWS Help Your Fleet Get More Miles To Removal The Fuel Max RSA offers well-rounded performance with increased robustness, and improved wet and snow traction for demanding regional applications. To see how the new Fuel Max RSA can help your fleet save money, contact your local authorized Goodyear Dealer. ©2015 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. All rights reserved. CHOOSE GOODYEAR'S BEST ALL-AROUND TIRE FOR REGIONAL APPLICATIONS goodyeartrucktires.com Goodyear is putting fuel-efficient innovations to work to help your regional fleets get more miles per gallon and long-lasting tread life. The Fuel Max RSA features a Tri-Layer Tread Compound to help lower rolling resistance, get more miles to removal and help to enhance curb impact resistance. GOODYEAR ® FUEL MAX ™ RSA NEW 048976gytkFuelMaxRSA_CCJ_2_25x9_5.indd 1 8/20/15 3:00 PM Untitled-5 1 8/24/15 7:50 AM • The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association posted an online petition against the proposed rulemaking mandating speed limiters on trucks, saying the rule will create "an artificial and unsafe speed differential between trucks and other highway users" and that improv- ing truck driver training and ensuring that law enforcement tickets passenger car drivers who drive unsafely around trucks is the only way to improve safety in these situations. The proposed speed limiter rule was sent May 19 to the White House's Office of Management and Budget, which was projected to clear it in late August. • CargoNet reported that cargo thieves stole more than $19.5 million from the country's supply chain in the second quarter. Year- over-year cargo theft increased 8 percent in the second quarter, while the total estimated value of stolen cargo was up $8 million. Cargo theft was highest in California with 36 reported thefts, followed by Texas with 35 and Florida with 27. Food and beverage items were the most stolen commodity, household items ranked second, and theft of electronics ranked third. • UPS (CCJ Top 250, No. 1) is acquiring truckload freight brokerage company Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion, allowing the parcel carrier to expand into the truckload brokerage market. Coyote, which reported annual revenue of $2.1 billion in 2014, has played a growing role in supporting UPS peak holiday shipping operations over the past few years, and UPS plans to leverage Coyote's carrier network even further. • Daseke Inc. (CCJ Top 250, No. 44) – an Addison, Texas-based provider of flat- bed, open-deck and specialty trucking – announced a merger with Hornady Transportation; terms were not released. Monroeville, Ala.-based Hornady, which has a terminal in Birmingham, operates 230 tractors and 325 flatbed trailers and operates east of the Rocky Mountains, primarily supporting the building products and steel industries. • TowMate, a company that manufactures and sells wireless tow lights, submitted an exemption request to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to allow motor carriers to use rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn and tail lights during temporary emergency towing situations in lieu of hardwired tem- porary lighting systems. To view the petition and comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search Docket No. FMCSA-2015-0238. • The California Construction Trucking Association has been renamed the Western States Trucking Association. The group, founded in 1941, has grown from its original members owning dump trucks to currently representing owner-operators, small and mid-sized trucking companies and broker members seeking a strong advo- cate before local, state and federal regula- tory agencies and legislative bodies. • The ports of Seattle and Tacoma on Aug. 4 voted to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which unifies the two former com- petitors' cargo terminal investments, opera- tions, planning and marketing to strengthen the ports' appeal and attract more cargo to the Puget Sound cargo gateway, the third- largest in North America. The alliance also formed a port development authority that will manage container, breakbulk, auto and some bulk terminals in Seattle and Tacoma. • Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is giving away 1 million My Love Rewards points to one professional driver for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 13-19. During the weeklong event, profes- sional drivers can enter to win the points, a $10,000 retail value at Love's, by swiping their My Love Rewards card for in-store fuel, merchandise or tire care purchases; every swipe earns an additional entry. Also, up to 10,000 My Love Rewards card members can win 10,000 points instantly, a $100 retail value at Love's. INBRIEF 9/15