Helping Car Carriers Comply With CSA 2010

American vehicle shippers operating fleets of in the United States of America will be happy to hear that Affiliated Computer Services has announced it will be working with Vigillo in the days and months ahead in the century of the environment in the United States of America. Affiliated Computer Systems plans on working with Vigillo on expanding the firms ability to provide safety and compliance data for transport drivers and fleets operating in America, as mandated by the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's CSA 2010 program.

Sources around the enclosed car shipping business of the United States of America indicate that Vigillo currently works with about 1,900 carriers operating in America. Providing them with complex data and statistics using their at-a-glance driver and carrier scorecards that provide valuable safety information for transport professionals on the roads of America. They also indicate that this new partnership between Affiliated Computer Systems and Vigillo should allow the both firms to build upon the services they already provide transport fleets. Services that currently include hours of service information, overall safety scorecards, and intervention workflow for at-risk drivers who need a little extra training.

The news that Affiliated Computer Systems and Vigillo will be partners in the business of providing professionals in the business of enclosed auto transport in the United States with new and improved services will put a smile on a face or two. We'll have to wait and see what the professionals using the services provided by this new partnership think, before we can comment. Hopefully, this new partnership is profitable for the partners involved, and the transport professionals that will be implementing these new services in the months ahead.

Time to Invest in New Car Hauling Vehicles?

Companies in the United States and Canada that have been thinking about investing in new vehicles for their car transport service might want to take a look at new Class 8 Peterbilt transport vehicles. PACCAR has just announced that customers can purchase as many as 20 new Class 8 Peterbilt trucks, with a three-year, 300,000-mile extended vehicle warranty, until the end of 2010, on truck orders from customers specifying that the trucks be built immediately. This means that firms can obtain a three-year warranty on the new Class 8 Peterbilt trucks they finance or lease through PACCAR Financial Corporation (PFC), rather than the one-year warranty, which is a standard in the heavy duty truck manufacturing industry of the United States.

PFC has stated that this is just one way they're thanking car transport companies that use Class 8 Peterbilt trucks in their fleet operations. The firm thinks that this offer is a win-win for fleet operators and owner operators of Class 8 Peterbilt trucks and will make investing in a new Class 8 Peterbilt truck very attractive for customers as the company heads into the second decade of the century of the environment. They also think that this offer allows their customers to come out ahead, with a three-year, 300,000-mile warranty they estimate is worth close to $3,000.

Firms in the business of express auto transport in the United States of America that want to take a closer look at this offer by PACCAR Financial Corporation should contact a PACCAR financial representative or drop by their local Peterbilt dealership for more information.

Enhancing Transport Roads for Vehicle Shippers

American car hauling firms will be happy to hear that the administration is planning on asking for more money to invest in the transportation infrastructure of the United States of America in the months ahead. Sources surrounding this story indicate that this investment is just one part of a bigger package of proposals the government is planning on making in the days and weeks ahead in order to keep the economy rolling forward and enhance the transportation infrastructure of America. They also indicate that we should hear something on this idea today at the Labor Day event being held in Milwaukee. According to sources in the auto shipping industry of America plans include the idea of putting 50 billion to work immediately, in order to get the work started improving the transportation routes around the United States, and put additional Americans on the job.

There's also an under current in this news as reports indicate that the administration is also calling for the creation of a permanent infrastructure bank to provide funds specifically for national and regional infrastructure projects. The total amount that they expect to invest in enhancing and improving the transportation infrastructure used by car transport companies of the United States of America, wasn't available. The initial 50 billion the government is calling for is a significant amount that should get the ball rolling, though, and over the next six years we can probably expect America will possibly invest a lot more of the $814 billion included in stimulus package passed by Congress last year.

Faster, Fuel-Efficient, Enclosed Car Shipping

American firms looking to make a little more from the car shipping prices they charge customers will want to take a look at Kenworth's latest addition to the services it provides customers. Kenworth recently announced the launching of a new section on its website, specifically dedicated to the new aerodynamic product line on its Kenworth T700, that you'll might want to have a close look at. You can view a four-minute video of the Kenworth T700 in action on the transport roads of the United States of America that highlights some of the new aerodynamic innovations that designers have included with the Kenworth T700.

The new section also contains a six-page brochure on the Kenworth T700 that you can download, with information on the fuel efficiency of the Kenworth T700, and the cost savings that these new transports can provide Americas' transport professionals. In addition to information on the comfort level drivers can expect when behind the wheel of the Kenworth T700 conducting enclosed auto transport, the various color schemes that are available for the interior of a Kenworth T700, and all of the standard and optional features you can get for the cab and sleeper.

American transport professionals that conduct express auto transport on the roads of the United States of America on a regular basis will be interested in the information in this brochure on the new 2010 Paccar MX engine. The 2010 Paccar MX engine is available in a horsepower range from 380 to 485 and torque outputs of up to 1,750 foot-pounds and if reports from around the transport industry of America are correct, this new engine could be an ideal choice for making sure cars make it to their destination in a reliable, professionals, and cost-effective manner.

Vehicle Shipping on Tires Filled With Nitrogen?

American car transport service providers that have been experiencing under-inflated or inconsistent inflating across sets of dual truck tires might want to check out the reported benefits firms are receiving by inflating their truck tires with nitrogen, rather than the air we breathe. Nitrogen is a naturally occurring gas making up over 79 percent of the air around us, and is superior for inflating truck tires, according to transport professionals. The machinery they use to inflate truck tires these days actually uses a membrane process that removes the oxygen from the air, which leaves the air inside the truck tire about 95 to 98 percent pure nitrogen. Nitrogen slows the natural pressure loss of truck tires filled with oxygen, which according to scientists is a gas that can permeate through the rubber of the tire, and result in the loss of tire pressure over months of time. In addition, pure nitrogen has less water, so water in truck tires, the corroding of steel wheels or freezing of tire values in winter should be reduced.

Sources around the car transport industry of the United States of America indicate that barring leaks, poorly seated beads, bad valves, and other things a truck tire filled with nitrogen will stay inflated longer at the required pressure than a truck tire inflated with normal air, which will help reduce the problems created by under-inflated or inconsistent inflating across truck tires.

Car transport companies looking for a solution to the problem of truck tires losing pressure over time might want to check out the benefits being reported by other transport professionals of inflating their truck tires with nitrogen, rather than air. This could be an idea that saves you money down the road and anything that could save money is probably something you'll want to take a close look at?

Car Shipping Customers of WheelTime

American car hauling professionals that use the truck care and service network facilities of WheelTime's 200 locations across the United States and Canada will be interested in the news that the company has decided to appoint a new President and CEO. Mike Delaney will now lead the business operations of WheelTime's business operations, which probably means there are a few changes coming down the road for WheelTime's customers? Sources indicate that indeed change at WheelTime is likely in the wind, and if the whispers are correct, this could include a range of new strategic initiatives in Wheeltime's business operations designed to expand the services they offer customers operating car carriers. The real question will of course be the exact nature of the service changes and how they'll effect the business operations and future of WheelTime?

Mike Delaney was most recently a senior Vice President of marketing for brands like Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, Detroit Diesel and Mercedes for Daimler. In a former career he was also a Vice President of marketing for Volvo Trucks North America and Vice President of marketing for Transport International Pool, so he apparently has the experience and skills that the service side of the transport industry will require from him in his new position. Reports around the transport industry indicate that this gentleman is excited to be back on the service side of the transport industry and is looking forward to making a few changes that he thinks will improve things a little in the days ahead in the century of the environment for WheelTime and vehicle shippers that use the company's services.

Help for Car Transport Service Providers

American car transport companies looking for a little more help dealing with CSA 2010 and any changes that this might mean for their business operations have a new resource to help them. The Truckload Carriers Association's Truckload Academy has just announced the start of a new line of internet-based training tools called Weather the Perfect Storm: CSA 2010 and the Driver Shortage. Designed to help firms train all members of their staff, from the recruiter to the Chief Operating Officer, on the impact of CSA 2010 on their fleets and business operations, Weather the Perfect Storm could be just the thing to help you deal with the changes coming down the road, and possibly even use them as a tool to help you in your business operations.

How can Weather the Perfect Storm: CSA 2010 and the Driver Shortage help auto shipping firms doing business in the United States of America in the century of the environment? The discussions taking place will explore ways carriers can recruit drivers and help drivers deal with the changes due to CSA 2010. In addition to discussing how to use CSA 2010's safety history data and the Pre-Employment Screening Program to help you find the drivers you need. This will include talking about subjects important to vehicle shipping firms, like the relationship between PSP, Motor Vehicle Records, and Safety Performance History, and how this might change the process you use to hire drivers. Contact the Truckload Carriers Association's Truckload Academy, if you want more information on Weather the Perfect Storm: CSA 2010 and the Driver Shortage.