COVER STORY
		Fuel costs: Q&A with two experts  Jul 25, 2008 10:16 AM, By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development The first in a series of three free Webcasts on fuel-saving strategies and technologies presented by Fleet Owner and Truckload Carriers Association was held in June. ... View More Drivers Mag Articles >>

		FleetOwner: BREAKING NEWS
		Fleet Owner wins Jesse H. Neal Awards  Mar 11, 2010 2:06 PM Fleet Owner Editor-in-Chief Jim Mele and Senior Editor Sean Kilcarr won top prizes at the 56th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards today... Navistar rolls into Class 4/5 with TerraStar work truck  Mar 11, 2010 11:03 AM, By David Cullen, executive editor ST. LOUIS. Navistar rolled out its all-new International TerraStar Class 4/5 truck here at The Work Truck Show of the National Truck Equipment Assn. The truck boasts a wide range of “commercial duty” features including the OEM’s MaxxForce 7 V-8 diesel and the “largest, roomiest cab available.”... Workhorse delivers updated W62 gas chassis to UPS  Mar 11, 2010 10:57 AM ST. LOUIS. UPS has taken delivery of an updated Workhorse Custom Chassis W62 gasoline-powered chassis, Workhorse announced here at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show... Free online rate calculator  Mar 11, 2010 10:54 AM A free, online truckload rate calculator from FairTran is designed to help fleets identify what rates they should be charging for loads... Mobile solution takes GPS to the next level  Mar 11, 2010 10:53 AM A new offering from DP&C Enterprises, a provider of supply chain solutions, offers vehicle monitoring and real-time notification alerts to cost-conscious fleets... Work continues to reopen Colorado’s I-70 after rock slide  Mar 10, 2010 3:07 PM, By Brian Straight, managing editor The Colorado Dept. of Transportation (CDOT) was working feverishly Wednesday afternoon to clear away an unstable boulder high above the scene of Monday’s rock slide along I-70 near Glenwood Canyon, just outside the Hanging Lake Tunnel at mile marker 125... SkyBitz sees new fleet trends, unveils second satellite service  Mar 10, 2010 2:19 PM, By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development Trailer and asset tracking specialist SkyBitz sees tighter trailer to tractor ratios and several other new trends emerging as the trucking industry begins its slow exit from the recession, according to Craig Montgomery, sr vp, marketing and business development for the company. In a separate development, the company announced that it will develop a new global satellite service with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), the operator of a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network... Swift to purchase 3,100 Wabash dry vans in 2010  Mar 10, 2010 2:13 PM Swift Transportation Co. has reached a three-year agreement with Wabash National Corp. for delivery of DuraPlate HD dry vans over the next three years...

		Dollars & Sense
		Wake-up call  Apr 18, 2007 4:41 PM, by Timothy D. Brady DOT, trucking, logistics industry members and truckers need to wake up. They need to realize the purported driver shortage, driver pay, working conditions, and safety are all interconnected. To solve the safety problems, it’s necessary to address and resolve them all.... Banking on your success  Mar 14, 2007 4:49 PM, by Timothy D. Brady Trucking is a risky business. The one who knows this better than anyone else is the owner of a small trucking company. Equipment is expensive to acquire and maintain, revenue is elusive, (here one day; gone to a cheaper hauler the next), and the liability risk is astronomical with one’s drivers constantly one vehicle away from a lawsuit eleven hours a day. Add to this, anyone with a CDL and a few thousand dollars can be trucking in just a few weeks, regardless of their knowledge of the business of trucking. So what separates the men from the boys, the women from the girls, when it comes to succeeding in trucking? The answer is another question: What is your strategy for becoming “Self-Capitalized?” In short, does your banker believe in you and your plan for success? Are you bankable? ... Security— What security?  Feb 12, 2007 11:58 AM, by Timothy D. Brady How safe are you really, when you’re out on the road? We hear on the news about how an individual registers at a trucking school, misses the first two days of class and shows up on the third day attired in dress slacks, dress shirt, loafers with no socks, ready to learn how to drive an eighteen-wheeler. And he isn’t interested in learning how to back the tractor-trailer rig. But he does want to know all about Haz-Mat hauling and background checks. Now that’s a red flag; and yes, Homeland Security was called and the individual is in custody while the investigation continues....