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May 1, 2015

TRUCKING BUSINESS * USA: Internet of Things reaches into

* Georgia - Saia-Intel truck-tracking project shows the growing relevance of connecting the Web to supply chains


-- The Internet of Things, it seems, is coming to your local truck stop... Recently, Saia LTL Freight Inc. began employing Internet-enabled Intel Corp. technology on its fleet of more than 3,000 trucks. Sensors installed on Saia’s vehicles enabled the company to track maintenance needs, driver safety, fuel usage and several other metrics in real-time... Previously, those sensors recorded information on fuel consumption and other “vital statistics” on engine and driver performance, but the data was only gathered intermittently. Whenever trucks were in the shop for routine maintenance, for example, company analysts would plug a cable directly into the truck and download the information. That happened roughly monthly... Now, all that information is available to Saia engineers on a real-time basis, using technology designed by Intel and a program developed by Vnomics Corp. With the installation of an antenna and a new computer on board, information on a vehicle’s fuel economy, location, and engine diagnostics gets sent back live to engineers in the company’s offices... In its first year, the program led to a 6% increase in fuel efficiency, which translated to $15 million in savings for Saia. The company said it paid for itself... About 50 billion devices will be Internet-enabled by 2020, up from 15 billion today, according to a recent report published jointly by DHL and Cisco.The Internet of Things is expected to generate $1.9 trillion in economic value in the supply chain and logistics sector over the next 10 years, according to the report. During that time, DHL and Cisco say, the IoT will expand to connect shipments, warehouse inventory, truck fleets and personnel leading to a faster, more efficient logistics industry... 
(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK - Saia LTL Freight was able to track maintenance needs, driver safety, fuel usage and several other metrics in real-time)  --  Johns Creek, GA, USA - The W.S.J., by Erica E. Phillips - April 29, 2015

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Mar 13, 2009

TRUCKING BUSINESS * USA - Economy Slows Ones

PA,USA -cbs21, by Ewa Roman -13 March 2009: -- You may have noticed less trucks on the PA Turnpike these days. It's another sign of the hurting economy. In the past six months, a turnpike spokesperson says truck traffic dropped almost 10-percent... That's not good news, especially since tolls pay to fix roads and bridges in Pennsylvania... Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association President James Runk says as soon as the trucking business starts speeding up again, we'll all know it... Experts say they expect the trucking industry to bottom out this fall...


* Texas wants drivers to OK UST registration

TXS,USA -Bulk Transporter -Mar 13, 2009: -- The Texas Motor Truck Association (TMTA) is working hard to prevent a Texas proposal that would require carriers' drivers to determine if underground storage tanks (UST) they are delivering to are properly registered... John Esparza at TMTA said opponents of the bill are briefing legislators on the issue in an attempt to prevent its enactment... John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), warned that similar regulations exist in some states, while others have no such requirements...

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Mar 17, 2008

OPTIMISM * USA - Looking at ways to expand trucking company

Introducing business owners: David and Christina King

Barboursville,WV,USA -The Huntington Herald Dispatch (Huntington,WV) -Mar 15, 2008: -- David and Christina King have both been working in the trucking and transportation industry for nearly 20 years each. So when they decided to take a leap of faith and start Purtness Transportation in 2006, they had the knowledge and expertise they needed to succeed... Purtness Transportation is a trucking company that can haul freight anywhere in the continental United States as well as parts of Canada... When they began Purtness they had nine trucks in their fleet. Now, two years later, they have more than doubled their trucks. Business has been good, they said... Purtness offers more options then just their trucks. They are also agents for two trucking companies: The BESL Transfer Company and Tyron Trucking. Being agents for these companies allows Purtness to have access to more than 600 trucks, Christina King said. They also offer access to special equipment for hauling oversized loads, David King said... While they plan to grow their business, the Kings said they always want to keep it small enough to maintain the family atmosphere they have now. They don't want their employees to become just a driver with a number... (Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch - David and Christina King are the owners of Purtness Transportation located at 6007 U.S. 60 E. in Riverplace Plaza in Barboursville)

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Mar 14, 2008

TRUCKING BUSINESS * USA - The Reliance Network makes its debut as U.S. long-Haul LTL network

Shippers looking for long-haul national and interregional less-than-truckload (LTL) service have a new option

Washington,DC,USA -Logistics Management, by John D. Schulz -13 March 2008: -- ... The Reliance Network, a high-tech alliance among six top-flight regional carriers, is now offering what it claims is seamless, national LTL, truckload and supply chain freight services... The six carriers are Averitt Express (South and Southeastern U.S.), Canadian Freightways/Epic Express (Canada), DATS Trucking (West), Lakeville Motor Express (Midwest), Land Air Express of New England (New England) and Pitt Ohio Express (Mid-Atlantic and Central States). Together the six non-union carriers offer more than 285 years of collective experience and are recognized by many shippers as service leaders in their respective regions... “The Reliance Network is a fantastic opportunity for customers across the continent to use companies they already know and trust to expand their transportation reach,” predicts Lakeville Motor Express President Pete Martin... There is a trend among shippers to reduce their number of core carriers, says Satish Jindel, who analyzes the $37 billion LTL industry as principal of SJ Consulting ...

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