Stoughton Trailers announced it has released its newly designed Platinum Series Grain Trailer.
According to the company, the trailers are available in 34-ft., 40-ft. and 42-ft. lengths in eight models to fit a variety of agriculture needs.
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...Read the rest of this storyA good article by Boaz Amidor cloud-based training firm WalkMe identifies many of the reasons many workers – managers as well as front-line employees – dread days when they have to sit through safety meetings, or wellness programs, and the like.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe Kenan Advantage Group (KAG), a bulk transportation and logistics provider, has a pay increase strategy to address trucking industry driver shortages.
The program calls for guaranteed pay increases for the next three years to elevate driver pay to levels that would attract new drivers required to meet the capacity and growing needs of KAG's customers.
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...Read the rest of this storyMercuryGate International announced during its annual user conference, Velocity2017, the launch of MercuryMaestro, a business intelligence (BI) platform designed to enhance the value and visual presentation of data captured within MercuryGate's TMS solutions.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe FBI Group announced an agreement to acquire Consolidated Carriers, a non-asset-based freight broker in Markham, Ontario. The transaction closed on Oct. 1. Consolidated Carriers employees, including owner Wayne McCord, will join The FBI Group and be located at its headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario.
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">Arconic launched the SpecFinder online tool for Alcoa aluminum truck wheels. The SpecFinder search tool is designed to streamline the lightweight, aluminum wheel-shopping process for fleets, OEMs, and owner/operators.
SpecFinder compiles specific system and identification codes from different tractor manufacturers to allow fleets, owner/operators, and dealers to compare which wheels best fit their needs. With SpecFinder, users can select wheel parameters to get their specified OEM data code.
Related: Arconic Signs $450 Million in Supply Deals for its Alcoa Wheels
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">American Trucking Associations has praised President Trump for signing an executive order that will allow individuals to purchase health insurance through association health plans.
“After laying out the case for how tax reform benefits our industry, today President Trump is taking substantive action to improve the lives of millions of Americans, including the 7.5 million employed in trucking-related jobs,” said Chris Spear, ATA president and CEO. “By allowing people to pool together to purchase health insurance plans that are sponsored by larger associations and groups, the administration is helping to lower health care costs and improve access.”
Spear went on to say that nine out of ten motor carriers have fewer than six trucks and the types of plans allowed by the president's order could provide more options for those small companies to offer affordable healthcare to their employees.
ATA leaders and representatives in attendance for the White House signing ceremony were Spear, ATA Chairman Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express; ATA member Harold Summerford Jr., CEO of J&M Tank Lines Inc; and professional truck driver Danny Smith of Big G Express.
“Being a safe, professional truck driver has not only been a tremendous career for me, it has allowed me to see the country and to provide for my family – including providing health insurance,” said Smith. “Reducing the cost of that insurance is very important so I'm happy President Trump is taking steps to do that.”
Related: ATA Leaders and Road Team Captains Deliver Policy Message to Trump
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