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Trucking companies are becoming more and more environmentally conscious as well as fiscally conscious. These days the two go hand in hand with rising fuel costs. The SmartWay Transport Partnership as it pertains to the trucking industry is a program that provides the trucking industry with EPA certified vehicles that are equipped and outfitted at the point of sale with equipment that significantly reduces fuel usage and makes trucks operate more efficiently.  Being a SmartWay partner not only identifies the trucking company or truck manufacturer as someone who cares about the future of the environment but it also shows the management of that company is searching for ways to operate more efficiently and to reduce overall costs.

A movement that several years ago was criticized as something put together by “environmentalist wackos ” has now become good business and well accepted in the transportation industry.

Learn more about The SmartWay Transport Partnership program here.

TRL has found that control of steering is practically zip while texting with 91% worse than normal steering control. Those who have been found to be smoking marijuana only had a 35% worse than normal steering ability. Reaction speeds are slower and drifting across lanes happens at a greater frequency. Following distances were also greatly compromised as focus is on the screen of the phone and not on the vehicle in front of the driver.

Then end conclusion of the study by the TRL is DONT TEXT AND DRIVE.

Read the official news release at the CalArk International Website

For the fourth time in the awards ten year history, Schneider National has been selected as Wal-Mart’s intermodal carrier of the year.

“We consider many factors when determining the winner of this award, including overall dedication to customer service, operational excellence and the ability to offer creative solutions to our complex supply chain opportunities,” said Chris Sultemeier, senior vice president of transportation for Wal-Mart. “We are pleased to recognize Schneider National for its outstanding intermodal performance in 2007.”

Visit Schneider Nationals website for full press release

He is called Stallion’s senior driver by fellow employees and at 76 years old has logged more than 4 million miles, all accident free. It has taken 30 years for Jimmy Wallace to get to this point and has earned the respect and admiration of fellow drivers.

Congratulations Jimmy Wallace…

Con-Way Inc. trucking and logistics company reported on Wednesday a higher than expected net profit and indicated that the conditions of the U.S. trucking industry are improving.

Commenting on the quarter, Con-way President and CEO Douglas W. Stotlar said, “Our enterprise turned in commendable results despite a challenging business environment and the inflationary effect of unprecedented fuel prices.”

Con-way Freight, the company’s less-than-truckload (LTL) unit, posted solid revenue and yield gains, benefiting from improved market responsiveness and increasing customer recognition of its transit time performance advantage. “Targeted growth initiatives, implemented late last year at our LTL unit, continued to produce market share gains,” said Stotlar. “We also began to see indications of a more stable pricing environment in the quarter.”

Click Here To Read Entire Press Release From Con-Way Truckload

Rising fuel costs are the single issue to blame and worse yet, it doesn’t look likely to dissipate anytime soon.

“It’s creating an incredible impact on customers’ transportation budgets,” says John Hickerson, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Office, FFE Transportation Services and President, American Eagle Lines and FFE Logistics (www.ffex.net). “There’s no denying it’s real. Our customers stop at the fuel pump on their way home and they experience it.”

Read the entire article by visiting World Trade Magazine

With new training, high tech trucks, better dispatch and more home time, employment as a professional over the road truck driver is looking better and better. Long haul trucking is changing and many of the major trucking companies are placing their hope in these changes to attract more and more new drivers. Stability is the name of the game and trucking companies want drivers that will stay and in return they are providing drivers with top of the line equipment, training and an overall better lifestyle.

For more information on becoming an over the road truck driver visit TexasTruckingInfo.com

AZCentral.com has an excellent article on how the face of the trucking industry is changing and what today’s trucking companies are doing to attract drivers.

Visit the South Florida Sun-Sentinel to read the entire story.