When a recent study that shows that 50% of supply chain professionals polled say crucial data is either late or inaccurate, it’s worth pondering. According to LLamasoft, a provider of software solutions, results of a recent poll it conducted show that the majority (60 percent) of supply chain managers say “their organization is too focused […]
Ford is investing $145 million to upgrade its Cleveland Engine Plant to support strong demand for an all-new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost® engine family for the 2017 Ford F-150 lineup. The investment in second-generation EcoBoost engine technology is part of the $9 billion commitment the company made in the 2015 Ford-UAW collective bargaining agreement to invest […]
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), has announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Highlights are as follows: Q4 Revenue of $77.2 million, up 21% year-over-year Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.32; […]
If you live in South Carolina and have been approved to drive for Uber (UberX and UberXL), Lyft, Sidecar and other on-demand services, one insurance provider is now offering a new low-cost ride-sharing insurance product to drivers in the state. So, while commercial taxi fleets are under severe cost and consumer pressure, the insurance industry […]
A new analysis of the nation’s roads has a bit of good news and bad news in it. On the positive side of the ledger, there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 compared to the number in 2014. The bad news is there are still 58,500 on the structurally deficient list—and at the […]
Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths were 8 percent higher in 2015 than they were in 2014 – the largest year-over-year percent increase in 50 years. The National Safety Council estimates 38,300 people were killed on U.S. roads, and 4.4 million were seriously injured, meaning 2015 likely was the deadliest […]
Vehicle lift leader, Stertil-Koni, has announced the release of a dramatic new time-lapse animated video which clearly demonstrates the efficacy of the company’s recently introduced innovative lifting system, engineered to deliver a cost-effective solution to replacing aging and obsolete in-ground piston lifts. Old lifts of this type are typically found in vehicle maintenance facilities at […]
As 2016 rolls quick along, Fleet News Daily thought it would be helpful to look at key statistics on truck transportation employment and earnings — as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The season adjusted number of truck transportation jobs stood at 1,465,700 as of the end of January. More specifically, in terms of […]
PPG (NYSE: PPG) has announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing funding to support a $1.25 million collaborative project with Bridgestone to improve the fuel efficiency of truck and bus radial tires using PPG’s AGILON® performance silica platform. The goal of the project is to deliver prototype tires to DOE that help […]
Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) has published a new white paper for the commercial-trucking industry that presents optimized tire pressure as a solution to prevent blowouts and other tire events, improve fuel economy, and reduce operating costs. Titled “Optimized Tire-Pressure Management,” the paper is free and may be downloaded at danacv.com/optimizedtirepressure. Authored by Jason Sidders, […]
