Category: Trucking News

ABF Freight Driver Ernie Wood Named Vermont Driver of the Year

[PR Newswire] - FORT SMITH, Ark., Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ABF Freight®, an ArcBestSM company (ARCB), is proud to announce Ernie Wood, a professional driver based in Brattleboro, Vermont, has been named Driver of the Year by the Vermont Truck and Bus Association. "Ernie richly deserves this recognition. In the Vermont Truck Driving Championships, he has earned first-place honors twice, second place three times and third place once. ...Read the rest of this story

Tuning Up Your PMIs

Preventive maintenance inspections are not static

I was reading the other day that the American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council recently released updates for three of its maintenance manuals. TMC said the reason for the updates was “to help train technicians in conducting timely, thorough and efficient preventive maintenance inspections.”

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ARI appoints new leaders, sales support to team

ARI announced a series of additions to its sales organization that it says will help to support the company's strategic vision and continued growth in the fleet management marketplace. The new appointments include Craig Pierce, who joins ARI as director of sales, along with Stephen Perkins, who will serve as vice president, sales and assistant general manager for ARI Canada.

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SMC³ adds direct-to-carrier APIs

Additions include “execution” and “visibility” web-service solutions that provide event-based visibility to help streamline LTL shipment workflows, the company says.

SMC³ recently unveiled a new series of web-based APIs (short for “application programming interface”) for its technology platform or “hub” for third party logistics (3PL) providers, shippers and LTL carriers.

Those applications specifically include “execution” and “visibility” web-service solutions to provide event-based visibility to help streamline workflows by sending alerts when shipments require action or attention, SMC³ said.

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