August 4th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More) While GPS tracking systems have been available on the market for some time, it has only become a viable option for small to mid-sized trucking companies in recent years. For those unfamiliar with GPS tracking, these systems offer much more than just showing the location of the vehicle on a map. The additional information [...]
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August 2nd, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More)‘If you own and/or operate a professional trucking business you know how daunting it can be to bounce back from a busy season or to transition into a growth increase. It serves its self as a major undertaking even for the most seasoned professionals to make these troubling times run smoothly, even with the addition [...]
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July 27th, 2010 @ KKSales // No Comments
(More) President Obama has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop national standards for heavy truck fuel economy and reduced emissions by 2014. The goal is to increase fuel efficiency and decrease the greenhouse gas pollution caused by the heavy commercial vehicles. Fuel savings can be achieved and pollution [...]
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July 9th, 2010 @ masslogics // No Comments
(More) CSA2010 (Comprehensive Safety Analysis) looks to be very beneficial to all involved in the trucking industry. My first conversation with a safety professional came with a glowing review of the new program. In his perspective this will centralize ALL STATES to make them all standardized with regards to regulations. Have you ever left your [...]
January 15th, 2009 @ MReed // No Comments
(More) In the past decade, Lanstar System Inc has been a pretty reliable stock. It’s not immune to the current recession, but the stock prices for it have generally been on the rise in the last few years, which shows a company that’s growing and developing. The earnings per share for the fourth quarter went [...]
December 25th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
(More) Even with all the bad news that continues to be out there regarding the economy and all sorts of other problems, there is some good news to be found – fewer people are dying on America’s roads this year. The Department of Transportation has released a statement saying that it appears as though the [...]
December 22nd, 2008 @ MReed // One Comment
(More) It’s no secret that President-Elect Barack Obama is seemingly very serious about making important and much needed changes to the economy of the country. One of these changes comes in the form of more jobs, but another area that Obama is looking to for economic stimulation is transportation. There are a lot of roads [...]
September 24th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
(More)Between Ike and Gustav, more than $222 million in damage has been done to the transportation infrastructure, within the United States. This includes both bridges and roads, as well as, other ways that goods and services are moved around the country. Ike has caused gas shortages in many parts of the country, including those that [...]