Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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4 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2016 ccjdigital.com DEPARTMENTS technology facebook.com/CCJMagazine @CCJnow linkedin.com/ccjmagazine Editorial Editor: Je Crissey Senior Editor: Aaron Hu Equipment Editor: Jason Cannon Managing Editor: Dean Smallwood News Editor: James Jaillet Associate Editor: Matt Cole Contributing Editor: Todd Dills editorial@ccjdigital.com Design & Production Art Director: David Watson Graphic Designer: Kenneth Stubbs Quality Assurance: Timothy Smith Advertising Production Manager: Leah Boyd production@ccjdigital.com Trucking Media Vice President of Sales, Trucking Media: Brad Holthaus sales@truckingmedia.com Corporate Chairman: Mike Reilly President/CEO: Brent Reilly Chief Operating Ocer: Shane Elmore Chief Financial Ocer: Russell McEwen Senior Vice President, Sales: Scott Miller Senior Vice President, Editorial and Research: Linda Longton Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Business Development: Robert Lake Senior Vice President, Data: Prescott Shibles Vice President, Events: Stacy McCants Vice President, Digital Services: Nick Reid Vice President, Marketing: Julie Arsenault 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 800-633-5953 randallreilly.com Commercial Carrier Journal (ISSN 1533-7502) is published monthly by Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC, 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Single copy price U.S., $6; Canada/ Mexico, $9; Foreign, $12. Subscription rates, payable in U.S. dollars, $48 per year (in Canada $78 U.S. currency). For subscription information/inquiries, please email commercialcarrierjournal@ halldata.com. Periodicals Postage-Paid at Tuscaloosa, AL, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTERS: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 507.1.5.2); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: send address corrections to Commercial Carrier Journal, PO Box 2186, Skokie, IL 60076-9919. Unsolicited letters, manuscripts, stories, materials or photographs cannot be returned except where the sender provides a postage-paid, addressed, stamped envelope. Address all mail to Commercial Carrier Journal Editorial Dept., P.O. Box 3187, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403. All advertisers for Commercial Carrier Journal are accepted and published by Randall- Reilly Publishing Co. LLC on the representation that the advertiser and/or advertising agency are authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. The advertiser and/or advertising agency will defend, indemnify and hold Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC harmless from and against any loss, expenses or other liability resulting from any claims or suits for libel violations of right of privacy or publicity, plagiarisms, copyright or trademark, infringement and any other claims or suits that may arise out of publication of such advertise- ment. Copyright © 2015, Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Commercial Carrier Journal. is a registered trademark of Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC. Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC neither endorses nor makes any representation or guarantee regarding the quality of goods and services advertised herein. A L S O I N T H I S I S S U E 6 Upfront A holistic approach to connectivity 84 Preventable or Not? As John Doe was squeaking by a parked van in a narrow space, the van's driver opened the rear doors, one of which was dam- aged by Doe's truck. Was this a preventable accident? 83 Ad Index 25 Don't fear the unknown about new oils 26 Volvo eyes new market segments after restructure 30 Caterpillar dropping on-high- way truck production 30 Momentum adds 150-DGE back-of-cab CNG system 30 InBrief 34 Test Drives: Isuzu NPR HD, NRR 36 NACFE report weighs trailer aero device pros, cons 38 InFocus: The life of tires, part 2 43 The evolution of the middleman 44 Stay Metrics enhances turnover research tools 44 InBrief 46 Changing driver behaviors: Expert gives pointers 48 Telogis releases global version of truck navigation app 48 EBE releases vehicle maintenance software 50 Orbcomm adds cellular-only fleet management platform 52 InFocus: Electronic inspections 74 Products Belts, tires, lights, more