Keeping Track of Car Shipping Vehicles

Controlling car shipping prices for transport fleets and firms in the United States of America and the world is about making sure you know at all times where transport vehicles are and what they're doing. Mentor Engineering has just announced the introduction of a web-based mobile workforce management solution for transport firms to implement during the miles ahead, called Mentor Fleet, that according to the company delivers automatic vehicle location (AVL), GPS, vehicle telematics, driver behavior monitoring, and reporting and maintenance capabilities. This is information that gives users the ability to streamline transport operations right from the desktop, using Cloud computing, according to Mentor Engineering, and provides car haulers with the ability to always know where and what transport vehicles are doing at all times of the work day.

The location of transport vehicles is updated regularly on a real-time map users can view, and important vehicle and driver information can be viewed quickly to help give users an idea of exactly what's going on at all times. Mentor Fleet also tracks unnecessary idling, excessive speed, and the unauthorized use of a transport vehicles out on the roads and highways of America taking vehicles to destination on time and budget. A fleet management tool that could be perfect for helping the car transporter and transport firms in the business of delivering customers cars in an efficient, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

Auto Transport Drivers Who Like Football

Transport workers and any car transporter planning on watching the up coming uDrove Humanitarian Bowl on December 18th at 3:30 p.m. MST at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho will be glad to hear that the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is planning a few things to help promote truckers and the trucking industry during the game. During the pregame celebration rising country music star Lindsay Lawler will be performing for the people on hand at the game and there will be a Highway Angel of the Year award presentation during the game. A 30-second television commercial will also air during the game highlighting the trucking industries support of the Wreaths Across America program and to help get more Americans in touch with the car shipping industry and the trucking industry of the United States in general.

The game and events planned are sure to be exciting, and TCA Chairman John Kaburick will be on hand to present Shawn Hubbard with a special trophy for heroism, after he saved the life of a man trapped in a burning vehicle. The television commercial is expected to show sometime during the first quarter, according to sources close to this news, so keep your eyes on the television during the first part of the game, and you should get to see the commercial. The 30-second commercial tells the story of the patriotism of the trucking industry of America and the role that TCA members play in Wreaths Across America and honoring the fallen heroes of the country.

Transport drivers in the business of car shipping to Puerto Rico and any person that wants to see a great football game and help to honor the truckers and transport industry of America can tune into the game and take part in the celebration. This is your opportunity to have a little fun and honor the truckers of America who transport cars to destination safely on a daily basis.

New Vehicle Shipping Truck Tire

Transport firms and drivers in the business of great auto transport reviews looking for a new transport truck tire to help them keep customers vehicles moving to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost effective manner should check out Continental's new HDR1 Eco Plus open shoulder drive truck tires. One of the few open shoulder truck tires to be verified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program for low rolling resistance, the new HDR1 Eco Plus truck tires are perfect for auto transport fleets requiring a true open shoulder design for optimal traction, according to the Commercial Tire Division of Continental Tire the Americas, with the on-highway fuel efficiency provided by a low rolling resistance truck tire.

Continental indicates that HDR1 Eco Plus open shoulder truck tires are a truly unique truck tire implementing advanced fuel-efficient compounding that helps to reduce transport costs, while providing the traction drivers need while out on the transport roads and highways of the United States of America. The HDR1 Eco Plus also includes an innovative lug angle designed to resist irregular tire wear over the life of the truck tire and a high endurance tread design with grooves that reduce stone retention, according to Continental. Great news for auto shipping fleet operators and drivers looking for an open shoulder truck tire to help them deliver customers vehicles on time and budget during the months and years ahead.

Transport fleet operators and drivers that want to take a look at the new HDR1 Eco Plus should contact a local Continental dealer in the United States. This could be a new truck tire that helps you reduce the cost of transporting vehicles and the carbon wheel-print of the transport services you provide during the miles ahead.

Firms Shipping Cars Overseas

Transport drivers operating car carriers and transport firms in the United States will be interested in the news that the NAFA Fleet Management Association recently announced they're now a charter member of the Center For Professional Fleet Certification. The Center for Professional Fleet Certification is an alliance of transport fleet industry associations, entities, and universities formed to advance the fleet management profession by establishing standards of educational excellence. The alliance endorses and promotes the Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) and Certified Automotive Fleet Specialists (CAFS) programs, both of which were first introduced and designed by the NAFA Fleet Management Association. Great news for transport firms that ship cars using a fleet of heavy-duty trucks during the miles ahead and hopefully an alliance that's going to enhance the education and training in the industry during the months and years ahead in the United States of America.

The Center for Professional Fleet Certification makes it possible for diverse organizations related to the car shipping industry of the United States to come together in the pursuit of professional excellence in the fleet management profession for both individuals and organizations. A unique resource designed to aide these professionals in their commitments to continuing education and the promotion of establishing widely accepted standards of achievement by members and allied schools, the Center for Professional Fleet Certification is made up of members like the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators, Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association and the Florida Association of Governmental Fleet Administrators. In addition, advisory members of the association include the United States Government Services Administration, the FedFleet Advisory Council, the International Automotive Remarketeers Alliance, and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.

Affordable Health Care for Vehicle Shipping

Drivers and firms operating car carriers out on the transport roads and highways of the United States wondering when we'll see plans to start a nationwide initiative aimed at making affordable health care more accessible for transport drivers can start to relax a little. The Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA) has recently announced plans to launch just such a plan across the nation during the miles ahead in order to make health care more affordable for transport drivers taking vehicles to destination on a daily basis.

The plans include a joint project with the Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade group representing the retail-based convenient care industry of the United States of America, and the offering of expanded medical services specifically for the transport drivers of America at retail clinics nationwide. Transport drivers shipping cars overseas will soon have access to a variety of medical services customized for the transport drivers of the nation, like Department of Transportation examinations, treatment of acute illnesses, chronic disease management, smoking cessation and weight loss management services designed to help truckers stay healthy.

Sources in the car shipping industry indicate that Convenient Care Association clinics are located in retail locations like pharmacies and large supermarkets across the United States of America. This according to many transport drivers and experts makes the medical services these clinics provide a lot easier to access than the traditional doctors office or emergency rooms transport drivers can visit across North America. They are also trying to make these clinics more trucking-friendly by providing better parking services and other services designed specifically to make the life of the American trucker out on the roads better during the miles ahead.

Car Haulers Dealing With Snow

Transport drivers conducting vehicle shipping services along the New York State Thruway this week and during the weekend might want to look at alternate routes in order to help them deliver customers cars in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner during the miles ahead. Sources traveling along a 10-mile section of Interstate 90 indicate that this route could be closed to transport in both directions between exits 50 and 55 along New York's eastern suburbs during the next few days. Transport drivers and firms planning on using this route to transport vehicles to destination on time and budget, might want to think about alternate routes, just in case this route should be totally closed to car transport, or even slowed down considerably during the next few days for transportation services.

At the present moment, about two feet of snow has fallen along this transport route in the last few days, and hundreds of motorists have been stranded due to falling snow during the past week. Sources in the transport industry indicate that people have been using snowmobiles and emergency vehicles to try to help stranded drivers along the closed stretch of Interstate 90 running north-south along Buffalo's eastern city limits, but that there are still lots of stranded drivers. There's also lots of work left to do to get this transport route up to full capacity for use by the car transporter needing to move vehicles to destinations along this route.

Transport services and drivers thinking about using this essential transport route that want to make sure there are no problems due to the falling snow, should probably use a different route to move to destination, if possible, just to make sure any possibly problems are avoided.

Auto Transport Heavy-Duty Grease

Protecting the engine parts of a transport vehicle is one of the most important tasks for car haulers out on the roads and highways of the United States taking customers cars to destination on time and budget. Making sure your engine is protected in all environments while out on the roads of North America by using a high-duty grease could be just the thing to save you time and money that could certainly be used for other things.

Citgo has just introduced a new synthetic heavy-duty grease that according to Citgo stays where you put it and provides superior performance to help protect the valuable engine parts of your transport vehicle, called Citgo OverDrive HD Grease. Considering that it can often be longer between engine oil drain and re-lubrication intervals for some firms in the business of great auto transport reviews, Citgo OverDrive HD Grease could be the heavy-duty grease that helps protect the valuable engine of your transport truck for longer periods of time, according to the people over at Citgo Lubricants.

Citgo OverDrive HD Grease includes a synthetic ISO 460 base oil, combining a full PAO synthetic base oil with patented polymer technology that according to Citgo Lubricants makes this heavy-duty grease easy to washout with water, tremendous staying power and the ability to protect the engine of your transport while car shipping to Puerto Rico during the months and years ahead.

Transport drivers and fleet operators that want to check out Citgo OverDrive HD Grease should talk to their local dealer of Citgo Lubricant products, or talk to Citgo Lubricants directly, for more information on where to find this new heavy-duty grease.

Vehicle Transport Can be Proud

Transport firms and drivers in the business of controlling auto shipping rates interested in stories of heroic truckers out on the roads and highways of America putting their lives on the line to help people in trouble will be interested in the latest truckers to be named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association. A husband and wife trucking team, Cliff and Wanda Humphrey, were recently named Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angels for stopping to help out at a fatal car crash in the mid-morning of July 19, 2010. Cliff was fast and grabbed a fire extinguisher to help put out the fire that had erupted after the crash, while Wanda got on the phone and called 911. A truly heroic partnership that probably saved a few lives on this day and certainly they make the auto transport and trucking industry as a whole proud after being named the latest Highway Angels of the United States to be recognized for their bravery while out on the roads and highways.

Sources around the trucking industry and business of controlling car shipping prices indicate that Cliff Humphrey is a seasoned truck driver who has in fact helped quite a few people during his 37 years of trucking. This kind of choice is something that Cliff has made before and to him it could be just the right thing to do, considering he has a habit of stopping to help people he sees in trouble out on the roads of North America. Still, this gentlemen and his partner should be proud of their choice on this day, and give themselves a little reward for being one of the millions of transport industry workers that care about other people in the world.

Auto Shipping Wheel-Off Prevention Tool

Transport firms in the business of controlling car shipping prices looking for a better way to monitor possible heat build-up in the wheel-end of a transport vehicle before a wheel-off incident or fire erupts in the wheel-end should check out Meritor Tire Inflation Systems (MTIS) by PSI with ThermAlert. Reports from sources around the transport industry of the United States of America indicates that this particular system has been helping vehicle transport firms save money on new tires and repairs during the past weeks and months.

Sources also indicate that delivering the proper amount of air to the rear axle is a major concern for some transport professionals out on the roads and highways of the United States making sure customers vehicles make it to destination on time and budget. If the rear axle doesn't get the right amount of air it could result in heat build-up, blown inside tires and at times a fire related to dragging brakes. Meritor Tire Inflation Systems by PSI has given transport firms that ship cars using this system extra confidence that a driver will be notified before a heat related problem or fire can erupt, according to the people over at PSI.

This news will certainly get the attention of transport firms in the United States trying to control costs and make sure the cars make it to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner in the days and weeks ahead. Hopefully, Meritor Tire Inflation Systems with ThermAlert will be seen on more transport vehicles out on the roads in the future.

New Car Shipping Fleet Management Tool

Transport firms and drivers that ship cars already implementing Verizon Wireless enterprise with the transport services they provide customers in North America will be interested in the news that Verizon and Xata are teaming up to provide all transport firms in North America and the world with a new transport specific service. Called Turnpike Fleet Management Solution, the new service combines Xata's Turnpike fleet management and compliance solution with the services provided by Verizon Wireless enterprise to help auto shipping companies stay in line with the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 during the miles ahead.

This news means that transport firms already implementing Verizon Wireless enterprise in their fleet operations will be able to easily and quickly access Xata Turnpike's compliance tools in their transport operations. This includes electronic logs to help prevent hours-of-service violations, electronic inspections to help facilitate the prevention of vehicle maintenance violations, and speed management services to provide insight into driver speed versus posted speeds. In addition, transport firms will have access to CSA score cars to help assess and manage overall driver performance and driving behavior alerts to help prevent out-of-service violations for transport firms in the vehicle shipping business during the months and years ahead.

Sources in the transport industry indicate that this new transport solution is compatible with a selection of devices, including a few BlackBerry smartphones. They also indicate that the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration also recently identified Xata Turnpike as the lowest-cost electronic on-board recorder (EOBP) solution available for transport fleets to implement during the miles ahead in North America.

New Piston for the Car Transporter

Transport drivers and firms in the business of shipping cars overseas have a new heavy-duty piston to help improve the fuel economy and lower the emissions of the transport vehicle they operate during the miles ahead in the United States of America. Federal-Mogul has just announced the arrival of the next generation of the Monosteel piston that has been helping transport firms and drivers reduce the cost of transport operations, for years, according to many experts. Called Magnum Monosteel, the new design of this piston reduces the overall weight of the piston by up to 7 percent and includes design features to help reduce friction and fuel costs, while lowering emissions of a car shipping vehicle, according to Federal-Mogul.

Sources around the transport industry of the United States indicate that the Magnum Monosteel piston is currently under going development tests with transport firms in the United States and Europe. Like the original Monosteel, the new Magnum Monosteel pistons have patented dual friction-welded construction, which enables larger cooling galleries for superior high temperature resistance and strength to withstand the highest cylinder pressures found in the modern heavy-duty car transport. The new Magnum Monosteel implements a unique double-band piston skirt design, which according to the engineers and scientists over at Federal-Mogul is the first piston to use this design. The double-band skirt helps to reduce frictional drag and reduces the overall piston skirt area by 40 percent, which is the main reason this new piston is able to reduce overall friction and mass, according to the experts.

Car Haulers Need to be Ready for Anything

Transport professionals out on the roads and highways of the United States of America car shipping to Puerto Rico never know when they might need a jumper starter to help them start a troublesome transport vehicle that just won't start. Having a 12-volt commercial jump starter could save time and money and help a transport driver keep customers cars heading to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner in the United States of America. The multipurpose Solar 3001 Clore Automotive 12-Volt Commercial Charger/Starter includes an onboard air compressor and 5-foot retractable jumper cables for ease of use and convenience on the road.

The Solar 3001 Close Automotive 12-Volt Commercial Charger also includes large pneumatic wheels and a small size which will allow professionals in the business of shipping cars overseas to move this unit around with ease, according to Clore Automotive. The Solar 3001 12-Volt Commercial Charger also adds the ability of a heavy-duty onboard compressor with auto shut-off and an adjustable preset pressure, and includes a rugged, high impact case and industrial grade design and engineering strong enough for every day use in all environments, according to Close Automotive. The EZ View control panel included makes it easy to watch the progress of the job and the large gauges make it easy to see what's happening at a distance.

The professional car transporter out on the roads and highways of the United States during the winter months ahead is probably going to need a heavy-duty 12-volt commercial grade jumper starter at some point during the winter. The Solar 3001 could be the tool that saves you money and keeps your transport vehicle on the roads and moving to destination.

Auto Transport Prepares for Winter

The winter months have arrived in North America and transport firms and professionals trying to control the auto shipping rates they charge customers will be implementing snow chains in order to keep transport vehicles on the snow covered roads and the highways of the United States during the months ahead. Transport drivers and firms looking for a new tool to help them keep transport vehicles on the roadways, rather than the snow chains they have been using for years, now have a new product designed to be an alternate for transport drivers and firms implementing snow chains in their business operations.

GoClaws is an advanced engineered tire traction system for use in mud, sand, snow or ice being marketed by Advanced Traction Systems, and an alternate choice to the snow chains car haulers have been putting on their heavy duty truck tires for years. An injection-molded, high-strength, high-durability polyurethane system offering a smoother ride and longer tire life, according to Advanced Traction Systems, GoClaws accomplished this through improved abrasion resistance and less damage to tires. In addition, GoClaws eliminates road damage, exceeds SAE clearance requirements for each vehicle class and meets the stricter laws enforced by many federal, state and local transportation departments and authorities who have made studded tires and tire chains illegal for vehicle shipping services because of the damage done to the roads and highways of the United States of America.

Transport drivers and firms that want to check out GoClaws for possible use in their transport business should check out local dealers of Advanced Traction Systems products, or contact the firm directly for more information on where to find GoClaws.

Auto Transport Drivers

Having a little extra weight to carry around for professionals in the business of great auto transport reviews could make the job of efficient, reliable and cost-effective vehicle transport a little harder to achieve, according to transport drivers that are a little overweight. If you have hold your breath while reaching down to tie your shoes, or your wedding ring is too small to wear, now, this could be a sign you need to loose a little weight according to many transport drivers operating out on the roads and highways of the United States of America. Transport drivers operating car carriers that have been steadily gaining weight during their careers might have even noticed how this has changed both their professional and personal lives.

The best way to determine whether you need to loose a little weight is to look at old pictures of when you were a younger and less experienced transport driver and comparing these to recent photographs. If you think maybe losing a little weight is going to improve your on the job performance and increase the level of vehicle transport services you provide, it might be time to begin making changes in your lifestyle. Begin by make a note of the foods you eat while out on the roads of the United States taking customers vehicles to destination and maybe walking to a restaurant with better food choices. Start paying attention to the little things while you're out on the transport roads of America that could help you loose a little weight and before you know it you'll be on the road to losing weight and making the job of transporting vehicles to destination a little easier to complete during the months and years ahead.

Auto Shipping Will Need More Drivers

Transport firms in the business of controlling car shipping prices could have trouble finding drivers for their transport vehicles in a few years time, according to many transport experts looking at the future. The transport experts over at FTR Associates believe that by the time the transport industry of the United States of America makes it to 2012, there could be shortage of professionals transport drivers to help move customers cars to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner during the miles ahead. They indicate that as many as 400,000 more drivers could be needed to help the transport industry of the United States keep the cargo moving to destination in America by the time 2012 rolls down the road.

What issues will contribute to the shortage of transport drivers for the job of keeping the trucks moving to destination in the United States of America in the future? The professionals over at FTR Associates think that there could be limits to how fast transport fleets in the years ahead will be able to recruit the drivers they need. They also think that regulatory issues will take some drivers out of the available professional transport drivers pool in the miles ahead for firms in the business of shipping cars overseas and the transport industry of the United States in general. In addition, they point out changes in the state laws could keep drivers of questionable immigration status from getting a commercial driver's license to operate in America. There are even a few hints that the coming driver shortage could be the largest shortage of drivers in the history of auto transport and the business of transport in of the United States of America.

New Car Shipping Bluetooth Headset

Transport drivers and firms in the business of controlling car shipping prices looking for a new headset to implement in the business of transporting vehicles to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner can relax. The new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset with T5 Sonance Noise Cancellation Technology is now available for you to use in the miles ahead to help you keep the cars rolling to destination. Weighing only about half as much as current over-the-head style wireless headsets, the new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset with T5 Sonance Noise Cancellation Technology is part of Cobra's 50-year Anniversary Edition line of products. The new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset also offers long talk and standby times, which can be very useful to the car transporter out on the roads and highways of the United States transporting vehicles to destination, according to Cobra.

Cobra also indicates that the new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset with T5 Sonance Noise Cancellation Technology can be worn on either ear using an adjustable headband and flexible boom microphone. It can includes one-touch controls, 20 hours of talk time and about 400 hours of standby time you can use, and be be charged using two available solutions; either the vehicle cigarette lighter port, or a computer USB port.

Professionals in the auto shipping business that want to check out the new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset should drop by their local Cobra headset dealer, or contact Cobra directly for more details on where they can find the new Cobra CBTH8 Ultra Light Bluetooth Headset.

Car Transport Firms Ordering More Class 8 Trucks

Professionals in the business of car shipping to Puerto Rico will be interested in the news that the demand for Class 8 heavy-duty trucks for the transport industry of the United States made a nice rebound in 2010. In fact, according to the numbers being thrown around the total number of Class 8 heavy-duty transport trucks ordered in 2010, will exceed 150,000 new trucks, according to sources over at ACT Research Company. Add to this the fact that the numbers indicate many transport fleets showed a pretty good increase in profit during 2010 and some transport professionals and experts believe there could be a large percentage of transport fleets investing in more Class 8 heavy-duty transport trucks during the miles ahead in the United States of America.

This is great news for transport professionals in the business of producing great auto transport reviews as this represents a 27 percent increase in the number of Class 8 heavy-duty transport trucks ordered by firms during 2009, according to ACT Research Company. The forecasts being made for the future also indicate that the demand for new Class 8 heavy-duty trucks is expected to continue to build momentum into 2011 and 2012, and we could see as many as 300,000 Class 8 heavy-duty trucks ordered by car shipping and transport firms by the end of 2012. Hopefully, the forecasts made the ACT Research Company are a little below the real mark, and in the next two years the number of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks ordered in the United States exceeds the 300,000 predicted by the end of 2012.

Car Transport Trucks Have Evolved

Professionals in the business of car shipping to Puerto Rico that have been providing transport service for customers that need to transport cars for a few decades probably remember the older heavy-duty trucks manufactured by companies like Mack. They might even be looking at the current conditions in the transport industry of the United States of America and the transport trucks being manufactured, and wonder what life would be for them if the heavy-duty trucks manufactured in the old days hadn't evolved into the transport trucks of today. These thoughts were probably running through the minds of an experienced car transporter, or two, that showed up to take a look at the new Mack trucks on display at Mack's newest Customer Center. The new Mack trucks on display at this center sit side by side with older Mack trucks, from another age of transport in America, which has given the transport professionals on hand at the new Mack center a chance to compare the old with the new.

The new Mack center is actually Mack's old engineering development and test center, but walking through the center you don't smell the grease and diesel fumes that would have filled the development center years ago. Walking outside you can have a look at a collection of old Mack trucks from an earlier age, some of them worked on the roads and highways of the United States of America in the 1920s. Mack trucks are also on hand that worked on the roads of North America during the 1950s to 1980s and car shipping drivers can even get behind the wheel of one of these older transport trucks and take it around Mack's test track to see how they compare to modern heavy-duty transport trucks being manufactured by Mack, today. Once you get behind the wheel of these older transport trucks, you might appreciate your modern Mack truck a lot more, and transport drivers from an earlier age would probably think they had died and gone to transport heaven.

Car Transport Firms Using Peterbilt Trucks

Transport firms and owner operators in the business of providing the best auto shipping transport services possible also driving a Peterbilt transport truck will be glad to hear the latest news concerning their favorite brand of heavy-duty transport truck. Peterbilt Motors Company has been awarded the Employer of the Year Silver Award by the North Texas Clean Air Association, for the work they have done on improving air quality in the greater North Texas region. A nice accomplishment and feather in Peterbilt’s hat, sources indicate that Peterbilt Motors Company was very happy to receive this award for the work they have done on trying to improve the air quality of Texas and the United States of America during the last few miles. Sources also indicated that Peterbilt stated the company was committed to continuing the work started and on keeping the current course in the months and years ahead.

Transport professionals in the car shipping industry indicate that Peterbilt Motors Company implemented several ideas during recent times to help the firm accomplish the goals that earned the company the Employer of the Year Silver Award. These included reducing lift truck NOx levels and electrical consumption in their Denton truck plant by 17 and 29 percent, respectively. They also started a partnership with Denton Municipal Electric to purchase renewable energy and have maintained their Zero Waste to Landfill designation status for two years. Sources at Peterbilt indicate that this was accomplished by working with employees in efforts to get the job done, recycling programs, participating in beneficial waste to fuel initiatives, and making other deals with strategically positioned partners. News that will certainly make firms in the business of great auto transport reviews using Peterbilt transport trucks smile a little brighter.

Vehicle Transport HOS Proposals

Professionals trying to control auto shipping rates interested in the latest news on the hours-of-service revision proposals should make note that the revisions are expected to clear the White House Office of Management and Budget, sometime near the end of November, according to sources at the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Apparently, the chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mentioned this to a crowd of interested Americans during a forum on driver health in Baltimore, Maryland. The chief of the FMCSA also mentioned at this same time that the United States Department of Transportation recently asked for an extension of 30 days in the current schedule to help in the review of the revision proposals for the hours-of-service regulations currently in law in the United States of America for transport drivers in the business of controlling car shipping prices, according to the people in attendance at this driver health forum.

Delay in this kind of transport safety revision process is hardly news for the professionals in the transport industry of the United States of America and they’ll certainly rather have them take their time in this kind of process. The new plans call for the analysis of the revision proposals for the hours-of-service rules and regulations to be ready by November 26, as long as there aren’t any further delays in the process. Once they get to this point, Americans will get to have their say about the revision proposals for the hours-of-service rules and regulations for car transport drivers and all professional transport drivers out on the roads of the United States of America.

New Truck Rest Stops for Car Carriers

There are a few more spots for vehicle transport drivers to stop while out on the roads and highways of the United States of America delivering customer’s vehicles in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner. IdleAir is now called IdleAirThe, after the new owner Convoy Solution recently took over, and now has 16 locations in eight beautiful American states for transport drivers to stop in at and take a break from the road, in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. Sources in the transport industry indicate that Convoy Solutions is also offering several welcome back specials for vehicle shipping and all transport professionals that show up to give the facilities a try that includes Fleet Basic Service for about $1.50 per hour through April 30. 2010.

Some of the exact IdleAirThe locations that are now open for business are the Pilot Travel Centers in East St. Louis, Illinois; Newman, GA; Laredo, Orange, and Fort Worth, Texas; Madera, California; West Memphis, Arizona; Hurricane Mills, Tennessee; and Boonville, MO. In El Paso, Texas car haulers can stop by the Flying J Plaza or Love’s Travel Stops to have a look at the new facilities, in Baytown, Texas Love’s Travel Stops is waiting to provide you with services designed to make your trip and life easier.

Transport drivers that want to see a complete list of the 16 IdleAirThe locations now open for business, and the ones they have planned for the future, should check out IdleAir’s website for more information.

Ship Cars Along the Detroit-Windsor Gateway

It will be a little while before vehicle transport drivers and firms that were looking forward to using the a new, public bridge at the Windsor-Detroit gateway will have to wait a little longer, before this will be possible. The plans to build this particular transport route came up against another roadblock this week as Michigan’s Senate Majority Leader announced to the world that there would be no vote on the bridge in 2010. This is certainly news to the people that read the statements recently that there would indeed be an up and down vote in the Legislature on the plans to build the Windsor-Detroit gateway bridge during a lame duck session after the November 2 mid-term elections.

The new plans on the idea to build this bridge will now be delayed until newly elected Republican governor Rick Snyder takes over in the new year. Hopefully, once they get these plans back on track, we can get the Senate’s approval regarding the building of the Detroit-Windsor gateway, and car carriers moving along this route in the years ahead in the United States of America. At this point in time there appears to be some doubt in the minds of some transport professionals that the Windsor-Detroit gateway bridge is going to be built, but for now it appears this bridge is still in the minds of many drivers and firms that were looking forward to traveling across this bridge, once it was built.

There’s even a belief in some car haulers that we might have to put forth a new plan to build the Windsor-Detroit gateway bridge in 2011, since the current plans seem to be having trouble getting off the ground.

Ship Cars Using the Newest 2010 Engines

Drivers and transport firms interested in the latest reviews from other transport professionals implementing car carriers using the new fuel-efficient 2010 engines in their transport vehicle will be glad to hear that the transport industry of the United States of America is beginning to embrace these new engines. There are reports coming in of some drivers and firms reluctantly beginning to invest in transport vehicles with the newest fuel-efficient engines designed to help the transport industry meet the current emissions standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. There are also reports coming in of some firms in the business of car shipping to Puerto Rico beginning to think about investing more money in transport vehicles with the latest engines designed to help them meet the environmental requirements of transport in America during the miles ahead.

It would appear that the present scorecard of these new fuel-efficient engines designed to help car haulers in North America and the transport industry of the United States reduce the carbon wheel-print of the vehicle transport services they provide is still a bit of a mystery for many transport firms using these engines. The miles ahead will certainly provide the data transport firms need to finish filling in this scorecard. Hopefully, the data collected by the firms and drivers implementing the newest 2010 fuel-efficient engines is even better than the designers and engineers hope, and the scorecard is one that makes us all smile as we head down the roads taking the cars to destination.

New Truck Tires for the Car Transporter

Transport firms looking for a new tool to help them control car shipping prices will be glad to hear that Cooper Tire has announced the expansion of the Roadmaster Commercial Tire lineup, with the new Roadmaster RM230 line of truck tires. Sources at Cooper Tire indicate that the new 12R22.5 and 12R24.5 sizes of truck tires included with the new Roadmaster RM230 line of truck tires are perfect for helping transport drivers and firms conduct transport in a safe and reliable manner, and include a deep 23/32-inch tread that designers and engineers believe extends the number of miles vehicle shipping firms can achieve using these new truck tires.

Cooper Tires believes their new Roadmaster RM230 line of truck tires are useful for any number of jobs in the transport trucking industry of the United States of America, including the job of car shipping to Puerto Rico. Cooper Tire also believes that the RM230's design, combined with its four-belt construction, offers the strength and performance transport drivers need, while resisting stone penetration and delivering the life expectancy and retread ability transport fleets in the United States of America require during the miles ahead.

This is great news for transport firms in America looking for a new truck tire to help them reduce costs and deliver the cars on time and budge. The additonal tire sizes included with the new Roadmaster RM230 line of truck tires also provides transport professionals with a few more choices in the truck tires they'll use in the months and years ahead.

Auto Shipping Vehicles Evolving

There are a lot of changes coming down the road for firms shipping cars overseas in the United States of America, the transport vehicles they'll be implementing in their fleet operations will be totally changed in a few decades time. The new greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency regulations for the heavy-duty trucks that will be driving along the roads and highways of the United States in the miles ahead is going to mean changes for transport firms in America car shipping to Puerto Rico and is going to require the trucks of the future be a totally different animal, according to many transport professionals. The trucks of the future will all use engines designed and engineered to both be more fuel efficient and use different types of fuel for transport. These vehicles will also be the most aerodynamic transport trucks to drive on the roads of America, by implementing low rolling resistant tires, speed limiters, idle reduction and other environmentally-friendly tools, and additional new technologies designed during the miles ahead.

This evolution in the transport vehicles firms trying to control auto shipping rates will be using in the years ahead to deliver customers vehicles in an efficient, reliable and cost-effective manner will lead to the development of heavy-duty transport vehicles that will probably only slightly resemble the transport trucks of old, according to many truck manufacturers and transport firms. The United States Environment Protection Agency's SmartWay program also appears to be the favorite of the government, according to many transport professionals watching the evolution of heavy-duty trucks in America, and the heavy-duty trucks of old are no longer viable for transport firms in the United States of America as we enter the second decade of the century of the environment.

Car Shipping Under CSA 2010

During the miles ahead always getting great auto transport reviews could be more difficult at times for some transport firms in the United States of America. The United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association is preparing to begin total implementation of CSA 2010 during the next few miles in North America. Transport firms and drivers are going to need a few miles to get use to the changes and begin forming new on-the-job habits designed to help them deal with putting the changes in place. Once they get beyond the first few miles of this trip though, things should begin to settle down, and we should start to see a leveling off of sorts in the number of interventions, and such, for auto shipping firms and drivers.

There are a few things you'll want to make sure you take care of before you head out onto the road, in order to make sure you're ready for any friendly transport safety officials you might meet during your trip. You want to make sure you work within the hours-of-service rules and regulations currently in place and part of this is making sure you get enough hours of rest and sleep. You also want to make sure you do a complete maintenance check on your car transport. Transport safety risk management firm Rair recently released a study in which the results indicated vehicle maintenance is the second most important task transport firms and drivers need to take care of in order to help them deal with CSA 2010. According to this study as many as 10 to 15 percent of large transport firms with 500 of more transport vehicles, might want to give transport vehicles one more maintenance check, before sending them back out on the road.

Safety Tips for Drivers That Ship Cars

Transport safety professionals recently made a few suggestions they think will help make the car transport industry of the United States and the transport drivers on the roads and highways taking cargo to destination safer during the miles ahead for the transport industry of the United States of America. What kind of suggestions are these transport safety professionals suggesting could help transport drivers out on the roads and highways of North America drive safer? They suggest that firms and transport drivers should try to reduce in-cab distractions that take the drivers attention away from the road and the job of driving an auto transport vehicle in as safe a manner as humanly possible. They also suggested that federal transport safety regulators should maybe try to use technology standards, transport safety enforcement, transport driver education and all associated data in order to help them in the battle to reduce in-cab distractions for the transport drivers of the United States of America.

The transport safety professionals in this case also think the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should take all current research into account in the desire to reduce in-cab distractions for transport drivers trying to control car shipping prices, and all transport drivers in America. They also think that finding alternatives to things like visual messaging and working with firms that manufacture in-cab distractions to see if they can come up with a few standards that could reduce the amount drivers are distracted by the products they manufacture is a good idea. All sound advice that hopefully transport drivers around the United States will take to heart.

Taking Care of Auto Transport Maintenance

Making sure your car carriers are in shape to conduct vehicle transport in an efficient, reliable and cost-effective manner can be the difference for some transport firms of the United States of America. This job is essential to staying in line with the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new CSA 2010 program for all transport professionals out on the highways and roads of the United States transporting vehicles to destination for customers. Taking care of this work is going to keep interventions by transport safety officials down to a minimum, your boss will be happier, and the car transport services you provide will get to destination quicker and more efficiently, as well.

The latest reports from around the transport industry indicates that the maintenance of transport vehicles is going to be of greater importance to the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as we head down the road. Professionals that ship cars for a living definitely want to make sure the maintenance of the transport vehicle they drive is kept up to current standards, or you could be spending a lot more unwanted time on the side of the road talking to transport safety officials from the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, rather than taking cars to destination. This is the last place you want to be, when out on the roads and highways of the United States taking a customers cars to destination, and it could mean you get to destination a little late.

Need a Bumper for Your Auto Shipping Transport?

Having a strong bumper on your auto transport can protect the body of your transport vehicle from the little bumps that are very expensive to fix and a new bumper makes your truck look professional and ready for work. Alliance Parts is now offering transport professionals of the United States of America a variety of customizable aftermarket bumpers suitable for about a dozen major truck brands that can protect your transport vehicle while out on the roads and highways of North America. Available options for these customizable aftermarket bumpers includes chrome, painted steel and stainless steel bumpers for about 130 different models of heavy duty transport trucks.

Sources in the business of shipping cars overseas indicate that Alliance's website has a bumper configuration tool that allows users to select the shape, size and cutouts that best suit their transport vehicle. Meaning that with just a few clicks you can create the perfect bumper design for your heavy duty transport vehicle and then print it out and head over to see your Alliance dealer to get the bumper you desire. Sources also indicate that these bumpers are made in the USA, and delivery is fast and reliable, which will minimize the amount of time your transport vehicle is in the shop.

If you're a car transporter that wants to check out these customizable aftermarket bumpers contact Alliance Parts directly, or stop by one of the 1,000s of retail locations across North America providing Alliance Parts for the transport industry.

Heavy Duty Vehicle Transport Orders Up

Transport professionals in the business of great auto transport reviews will be interested in the news that during September reports indicate there were a lot more heavy-duty Class 8 trucks ordered in the United States of America. The latest numbers indicate that 15,231 heavy-duty Class 8 trucks were ordered in September, which is a 37 percent increase over the number of heavy-duty Class 8 trucks sold during the same period in 2009, and means September was the second best month of orders for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks in the recent past. This is even more significant when you consider that according to transport professionals September isn't traditionally a good month for heavy-duty Class 8 orders. The real question in the months ahead for the transport firms of America will be whether this trend continues to gather momentum, or levels off a bit.

This news definitely indicates an increase in the demand for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks and auto shipping services in the United States of America in the last few months and in the future, according to many transport professionals doing business in North America. This likely means that firms are preparing to ship more vehicles in the days and months ahead in the United States of America and feeling a little more confident about investing money in new transports. Great news that will have auto transport workers and owner operators conducting transport services smiling as they travel down the roads of North America. Hopefully, as we travel further down the road in the months ahead orders for heavy-duty trucks in North America continues to increase, and the business of transport gains additional momentum.

Car Haulers in New Jersey

You won't find any snow on your auto transport if you're operating in the Garden State of the United States in the next few days, at least the latest weather forecasts are calling for no snow in the near future. If it does snow, you probably want to make sure you clear snow and ice off of your transport vehicle, or you could be assessed a fine of up to $75 for not making sure you take care of this job. Starting October 20, this rule affects the job of transporting cars to destination in New Jersey, and you definitely want to make sure that if it snows you don't allow snow and ice to build up on your truck cab or trailer.

If snow or ice falls from your vehicle transport and causes property damage or hurts someone, you could be given a hefty fine. This doesn't affect snow and ice accumulating on a transport vehicle out on the roads of North America that's heading to a place to have the snow and ice removed. This new idea in New Jersey doesn't seem to meet the logic-test that transport professionals have been putting it through as occupational health and safety legislation in place usually prohibits transport drivers from climbing to the top of trailers, without the proper safety equipment.

The latest thought in connection with this idea includes using the collected revenue from fines issued under the new ruling to create a snow and ice removal safety fund, which according to many professionals in the business of shipping cars overseas would provide incentives for fleets and truckstops to install snow removal equipment in their facilities in the future. There's also a concern that other municipalities looking for ways to generate revenue will see this idea as a great way to put more money in their coffers in the miles ahead.

Vehicle Shipping Fleet Management Tool

Telogis Scalable Fleet Management Platform, Telogis Fleet 8, has a few new tricks to show vehicle transport firms of the United States of America. Telogis Fleet 8 is GPS fleet management software that incorporates the dynamic traffic and weather data to reroute or make real-time changes to the transport route of your vehicles, based on the environmental conditions of transport. Telogis Fleet 8's new tricks include an International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFA)/International Registration Plan (IRP) data feed, keeping track of the histories of a fleet of transport vehicles, an imaging system that improves the safety of transport and a fuel card component that monitors and manages fuel cards. All of these new features have been built around a platform already offering car transport professionals a useful set of tools to help manage the vehicles of a transportation company, according to Telogis.

Telogis indicates that Telogis Fleet 8 integrates Telogis Route and Telogis Mobile into this new tool to create a complete platform for transport professionals that monitors the location, health, performance and security of your transport vehicles as they travel down the roads of America. Telogis also indicates that many transport professionals believe this new tool could help firms keep a handle on car shipping prices in the months and years ahead, which could help the bottom line of the firms implementing Telogis Fleet 8 in their business operations. Firms and drivers that want to check on Telogis Fleet 8 should contact Telogis directly, or their local dealer of Telogis products.

Car Shipping to Puerto Rico Gets Easier

Your auto transport reviews will get better and your boss will be happier if you consistently make it to destination on time and budget. ALK Technologies has announced the introduction of CoPilot Live Truck, an application specifically designed for the transport professional of the United States of America that according to ALK Technologies is designed to be more portable and affordable than dedicated navigation aids. An application that works on your iPhone, CoPilot Live Truck allows users to safely and reliably obtain transport directions while out on the roads and highways of America, using vehicle and driver profiles. ALK Technologies indicates that CoPilot Live Truck automatically calculates the best route to take, while taking into account the type of transport vehicle you're driving, and the weight and width of the load being carried on your car transport.

Specific capabilities of ALK Technologies CoPilot Live Truck application for the iPhone include avoiding the low clearances of bridges, the roads that you're not allowed to use for transport, and the ability to help you locate appropriate weight stations, CAT scales, rest areas, truck stops, and truck service facilities on your auto transport route. CoPilot Live Truck has ALK digital maps of North America that have been improved using industry standard PC-Miler transport-specific routing features. All of the digital maps are stored right on your iPhone, which means an Internet interruption isn't going to prevent you from obtaining the digital map you need when transporting customers vehicles to destination.

New Gladhands for Auto Transport Vehicles

Protect your car carriers from the magnesium chloride, road salt, and other chemicals on the highways and roadways of the transport routes of the United States of America with Phillips Industries' Swinger Gladhands. Phillips Industries' Swinger Gladhands have been improved to provide even better protection against the wear and tear of the road for transport vehicles with straight or angled gladhands exposed to possible corrosive chemicals on the road, according to the professionals at Phillips Industries'. The people over at Phillips Industries' indicate that the swinger allows the gladhand to swivel 180 degrees, without kinking the air line, and when the gladhand isn't being used, it automatically seals to protect the air line from damage. They also indicated that the swivel design with this swinger is available with service or emergency gladhands used by the American car transporter and with Phillips gladhands using a quick release value to release trailer brakes a lot faster than conventional gladhands.

Protecting your transport vehicle from the road salt, magnesium chloride and other chemicals on the highways that you travel down in America is going to enhance the life expectancy of your transport vehicle. Phillips Industries' Swinger Gladhands could be just the thing to help you achieve this goal in the days and months ahead. Drop by your local Phillips Industries dealer to talk to the professionals on hand about the new Phillips Industries Swinger Gladhands and make an appointment today to have them added to your car transport vehicle. This could be a new product that saves you money down the road and puts a smile on your face as you count the savings.

Auto Shipping With Clean Diesel Fuel

Your car transport vehicles could be operating using clean diesel fuel in the future and this could become a fuel the transport industry of the United States of America could use during the transition to cleaner fuels, according to a recently released study. The United States is also currently moving down the road toward implementing tougher environmental and fuel economy standards and expanding the use of renewable fuels in the transport industry of the United States. This news was reported in the recently released Hart Energy Consulting report, "Diesel: Fueling the Future of a Green Economy", during the Diesel Technology Forum held in conjunction with the United States Department of Energy 2010-2011 Winter Fuels Outlook Conference at the National Press Club.

What else did the Hart Energy report indicate about the growth of the use of clean diesel fuel in the car carriers of the United States delivering customers cars in an efficient, reliable and cost-effective manner on a daily basis? According to the Hart Energy report the growth of clean diesel fuel hasn't been the same in all sectors of the transport industry and diesel has outpaced the growth of the use of gasoline, and continues to be the main source of fuel for the transport industry of America as we head into the second decade of the century of the environment. The report also reports the growth of clean diesel fuel in the light duty transport industry, the increase in the availability of clean diesel for auto transport in America and the future role renewable diesel fuels will play in the transport industry.

Safer to Ship Cars Along I-80 in Wyoming

A crash during auto transport is an event any driver and transport firm wants to avoid and if this means traveling a little slower along certain stretches of roads, so be it. Traveling slower along a 52-mile stretch of the I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins has been the law during the past few years, due to a speed limit of 65 miles per hour being enforced along this stretch of highway. The decrease in crashes along this stretch of the I-80 has been noticed by the Wyoming Department of Transportation and they have just installed variable speed limit signs along this 52-mile stretch of highway. Sources indicate that these variable speed limit signs will allow the Wyoming Department of Transportation to reduce speed limits by 5 mph increments to as low as 35 mph as the weather changes. This means that as auto shipping road conditions between Quealy Dome Interchange 20 miles west of Laramie and the Peterson Interchange 22 miles east of Rawlins change the department can change the speed limits in response.

The possibility of a crash is something transport firms trying to control their car shipping prices go to great lengths to avoid. The implementation of variable speed limits on the transport highways and roadways of the United States is definitely an idea that has come-of-age and we'll certainly see more variable speed limit signs along the highways in the years ahead in the century of the environment in America. This will give state transport agencies a better way to respond to changing weather conditons and the effects this can have on the transport of vehicles to destination.

Proudly Car Shipping to Puerto Rico

North American car haulers proud of the job they do will smile when they hear about the latest Truckload Carrier Association (TCA) Highway Angel, Jaime Avitia, and how he came to be recognized for stopping to help another human being in need of help out on the roads and highways of the United States of America. On August 31, 2010, at about 1 a.m., Jaime was driving down Interstate 10 near Balmorhea, Texas, on his way to a company location in Laredo, Texas. Beneath him was Highway 17, which you can access using the Interstate 10 using a service road, but otherwise this route ends in a dead end, according to sources. Jamie saw a smaller truck moving down Highway 17, toward the dead end, when the truck suddenly veered off of the road, and vaulted into the air. Sources indicate the smaller truck flipped in the air, but landed upright, but still managed to lose two tires during the flight.

Thinking fast, Jamie apparently stopped his truck, grabbed his flashlight and first-aid kit, and ran down a hill to see if there was anything he could do to help. A brave reaction in a tense situation that will make the car transport driver and all transport drivers of North America proud when they hear this news. Upon arriving at the truck, Jamie looked into the vehicle and quickly determined what he needed to do. Moving to aid the driver, who was in the backseat, and apparently partly hanging out the back window of the vehicle, Jamie managed to find the space to administer first-aid to the driver, and revived the driver after a few tense moments of CPR. Stabilizing the situation, Jamie supported the driver, and tried to make sure he was as comfortable and supported as possible, while another trucker that had stopped to help called 911. Just another days work for this trucker, but definitely a day the driver in the pickup truck will never forget, and one that will make the auto transport driver proud to say he's a trucker.

New Car Shipping Transports Ordered

Reports indicate that auto shipping firms and transport companies in general have been putting in orders for new Navistar International trucks and engines in the last quarter of 2010. Navistar International is reporting of late that orders for 2010 EPA-compliant trucks and engines are going up, and they have shipped about 7,000 trucks, since June. Navistar International is also indicating that momentum appears to be growing in the desire for firms to put in orders for new 2010 EPA-compliant transports and they expect to sell about 17,000 transport vehicles across North America by the end of 2010. At present, the firm indicates that their engine plants are putting out about 380 engines a day, and currently about 85 of these are MaxxForce 13 engines.

Transportation firms and owner operators that plan on using a new 2010 EPA-compliant transport to ship cars to destination in a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective manner in the months and years ahead in the century of the environment will be paying attention to this news. Navistar International is currently developing a 15-liter engine based on the Caterpillar C15 platform, called the MaxxForce 15, which is expected to provide some transport professionals with the extra power they need to get the job done. They also have been trying to introduce transport professionals in the United States with the possible benefits of their smaller displacement MaxxForce 13, over the higher displacement MaxxForce 15, during the past few months, and this does appear to be finding a car transporter or two that agrees.


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New Navigational Aid for the Car Transporter

Transport professionals that want to keep a handle on auto shipping rates will want to take a look at ALK's new PC MILER Navigator 550. The newest entry into the company's third generation x50 lineup of transport-specific professional GPS navigational aids designed to help keep the transport professional on time and budget, the PC MILER Navigator 550 includes information on over 3 million transport restrictions and the ability to customize your route calculations based on the size of the transport vehicle you're driving and type of vehicles you're transporting to destination. The designers of the PC MILER Navigator 550 have also included over 7 million entrees about points of interest for transport professional that ship cars on the roads and highways of the United States of America.

The new version of PC MILER Navigator 550 also comes with navigational features that are perfect for keeping the transport professional in America on time an budget, like ClearTurn display with lane indicator arrows and information on the sign posts along the highway and at intersections and highway exits along your route. ALK indicates that PC MILER Navigator 550 provides clear, voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, includes a high definition 5-inch widescreen touch display and nice finish to keep the glare to a minimum on the screen. This new device even includes exclusive ALK MapSure services that allow car shipping professionals to download map updates at regular intervals throughout the year and report problems with missing or incorrect roads or addresses that are missing from the data provided by the service.

Car Carriers Heading into Indianapolis on I-70

Transport professionals planning of conducting car shipping services along a six-mile stretch of Interstate 70 heading into downtown Indianapolis will need to look at alternate routes to make it to destination on time. The latest reports from state highway officials indicates that all lanes on I-465 on the west side of Indianapolis to its downtown junction with I-65 will be closed to traffic for a twelve hour period, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., one day this week. According to sources, about 8,500 volunteers will be planting trees, shrub and flowers along the highway, and making the area a little greener for all. Organizers are hoping to make the gateway into the city from the Indianapolis International Airport look better and planting a few trees and shrubs will certainly accomplish this.

This news is going to make a change of plans necessary for the car transporter that was planning on using this route to take customers vehicles to destination in a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective manner on the day in question. This isn't necessarily going to mean major changes in services for any firms planning on using this route, and they do know ahead of time, so they can make the necessary changes to their business plans. Hopefully, they get the trees, shrubs, and flowers planted as quickly as possible, and only close this route for a minimum amount of time. Once they get the job done the area will look a lot better, when driving through, and America will be a little greener, and this is the best part of this news.

We certainly need to plant trees, shrubs, and flowers to make the areas surrounding vehicle transport roads look better, but it might be a good idea to make this idea part of the original plans when putting the roads and highways in place. This is probably going to save time and money, and keep the transports flowing better along the roads as America enters the second decade of the century of the environment.

10-Wheel Car Transports

American auto transport firms running 10-wheels on their transports, these day, rather than the traditional 18-wheels the transport industry has used for years will be interested in the news that more and more transport professionals in the United States of America are tuning into the benefits of running 10-wheels, over 18-wheels. Another transport firm operating on the roads and highways of North America announced they are making the switch to 10-wheels, from 18-wheels, and would now be running single-wide drive tires on their estimated 11,000 transport vehicles in the months and years ahead in the century of the environment.

This announcement was made during a meeting at Michelin North America headquarters this week as professionals in the business of controlling auto shipping rates were on hand to watch as the 1 millionth X-One wide-base tire came off of the Michelin assembly line. Sources indicate that the first wide-based X-One tire was made about a decade ago, and this one million tire milestone is a significant development for both the transport industry of the United States of America and Michelin. They also indicate that single-wide drive tires during the past decade have become mainstream in the transport industry of America, and they have even started making inroads into other transport applications.

Professionals car shipping to Puerto Rico that want to check out the results firms implementing single-wide drive tires on their transport vehicles are achieving should talk to transport professionals using these tires in their fleet operations. This could be another way for you to save money and possibly benefits in other ways down the transport roads of America in the days ahead.

Need a Good Used Car Transporter

Sources in the business of great auto transport reviews indicate that the sales of used Class 8 commercial trucks was up about 55 percent in August, over the numbers recorded during the same period of time in 2009. At the same time, sources also indicate that the average price being paid for a used truck in the United States of America increased, and prices could increase even more in the days and months ahead in the century of the environment. This data was reported by ACT Research Co, which is a firm in the business of providing commercial vehicle industry information, market analysis and forecasting.

How much were customers paying for a used truck they could use for vehicle transport? ACT Research indicates that the price of a used truck broke the $40,000 mark for the first time since February, 2009, and this is a lot for a used truck, but the demand for used trucks is still strong, despite having gone down a little recently. Dealers have been voicing concerns over the lack of good used trucks and this could certainly be pushing up the price of a used truck, according to many transport professionals in the United States of America.

Professionals that ship cars in the United States using used transports will be looking at this news and probably thinking they are glad they have all of the used transports they need to meet their customers needs. Firms that are looking at investing money in used trucks will be looking at this news and thinking that it might be a good idea to wait, for awhile, if they can. Hopefully, in a few months time, the price for a used truck in America will come down a little, and this will help some firms find some of the used trucks they need.

Auto Transport Safety Improved

Professional vehicle transport drivers will be glad that according to sources at the United States Department of Transportation the agency has already finished implementing more NTSB safety recommendations in 2010 than anytime during the past five years. During the past 18 months in the United States the United States Department of Transportation has been on the transport roads taking care of critical safety issues, like distracted driving, pilot fatigue, and other transport safety issues. Sources at the agency indicate that they completed 92 safety recommendations in the first nine months of 2010, compared to 60 in 2009, so it does appear that momentum is building for the implementation of critical safety issues on the transport roads.

This is good news for the professionals that ship cars in the United States, but this is just the beginning of the battle to improve the level of safety on the transport roads. The United States Department of Transportation is also at work implementing about 80 percent of the safety recommendation they have received or looking at their feasibility for improving the level of safety for the transport industry of America in the century of the environment. Hopefully, they get all of the useful safety recommendations implemented in the next few months, and the transport roads are safer to move along. This is the news that transport professionals and all Americans using the roads are looking forward to hearing. If we keep building momentum in this battle, we should steadily improve the level of safety on the transport highways of America for the professional car transporter, and all Americans.

Auto Transport Vehicle Technicians Can Compete

Professional car transporter technicians were on hand for the fall meeting of the TMC SuperTech Competition at the Technology & Maintenance Council's in Raleigh, North Carolina, this week. This particular competition was created by TMC to recognize and promote transport technicians on a national level through TMC's Professional Technical Development Committee, according to sources close to this event. The winner this time is Jeffrey Schlecht, a technician who works for a truck shop in Norfolk, who outscored 40 other professional transport technicians in a series of written and hands-on tests designed to test their skills, and technical and mechanical aptitude for the job of making sure transports are ready and able to move to destination in a reliable, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Sources indicate that Jeffrey comes by his skills in a normal way for Americans, he learned by watching his father work on transport trucks, during his career as a technician. A technician with seven years experience working on all makes and models of transports that ship cars in the United States of America, it appears that Jeffrey Schlecht has reached a mile stone in his career as a technician. A graduate of the Wyoming Technical College, this was apparently the first technician's competiton that Jeffery has entered, and if this first competition is any indication, we might be hearing about Jeffery competiting in the future? One thing is for certain, Jeffrey must be very proud of his accomplishments, and his father must be smiling, whatever he's doing.

Technicians that work on car carriers that would like to show the world and other transportation professionals the techncial and mechanical skills they have developed over the years should take part in the next competition. This could be your chance to shine a little brighter and make the professionals working at your firm proud.

Windshields for Auto Transport Vehicle

Professionals shipping cars overseas for a living will be interested in the news that TRP Aftermarket Parts has announced they have a new line of high quality glass for most makes of Class 6, 7 and 8 transport trucks and tractors available in the United States of America in the century of the environment. Sources indicate that TRP glass products are manufactured and tested to current OEM specifications to ensure they meet all the needs of the transport professionals on the roads. They also indicate that this new line of high quality glass is suitable for all makes of heavy-duty transport trucks that TRP Aftermarket Parts are available for, including Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, Navistar, Sterling, Volvo and Western Star trucks.

TRP Aftermarket Parts indicates that car haulers can expect their windshield to fit perfectly, if the installation is done by an TRP authorized retailer, and the installation to be done on time. They also indicate that a properly installed windshield increases the life expectancy of the windshield, protects truckers from debris on the road, and helps to avoid costly, frustrating and needless water leaks.

Professionals in the vehicle shipping business that want to check out TRP Aftermarket Part's new line of high quality glass for heavy-duty transport vehicles can drop by an authorized TRP retailer. TRP Aftermarket parts for heavy-duty transport vehicles is also available through a network of authorized dealers that include Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF dealerships, around the United States of America.

Vehicle Shipping Professionals Were in Attendance

Professionals that determine the auto shipping rates in the United States of America were on hand for TMW Systems user conference in Dallas during the recently held 24th annual event. Reports indicate that about 1,400 transport professionals were on hand for the event and this meant they had to find a few extra rooms to handle the overflow. This is an increase of about 400 people in attendance at this affair, which could mean that transport professionals in the United States are starting to take a closer look at the products being offered by TMW Systems. Sources at TMW Systems indicate that the turn out exceeds their desires for the event and they're looking forward to seeing how many professionals turn out for the event next year.

This year's event actually had to be moved from the original location at the Gaylord Opryland hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, after the hotel sustained damage due to flooding. They do expect to hold next year's TMW Systems user conference at the same location in Nashville, Tennessee, but professionals that drive car carriers should probably wait until sometime in 2011, before seeing if this is the final location for next year's affair.

Professionals in the business of shipping cars overseas that want to check out next year's TMW Systems user conference and the possible benefits this firms products could have for improving their business operations should contact TMW Systems directly. This could be the event that provides you with important information and contacts that could help your firm improve their business opportunities in the century of the environment.

Women of the Car Transport Industry

Professional women working in the car shipping industry of the United States will be happy to hear that members of Women in Trucking's advisory committee met recently with TravelCenters of America President and CEO, Tom O'Brien, to talk about a few things that will interest them. Sources indicate that Tom O'Brien wants to better understand the issues and needs of the women in trucking, when they're out on the roads of the United States of America, and listening and talking to the women of transport is probably just the first step in his plans to understand the women of trucking, using TravelCenter's Driver Council format. The professional women of trucking on hand included independent women contractors and professional women working in the transport industry of America.

What kind of things were the women of trucking and professionals at TravelCenters of America talking about? The women of the vehicle shipping industry wanted to talk about things like safety in the rest areas they use, the availability and usage of towers and showers, and other issues for about two hours according to reports. The ladies were also on hand to compliment the company on the changes they have already made to make their trucking life easier, when out on the roads and highways of the United States, and for treating them with the respect all transport professionals in America deserve.

There appears to be a few smart individuals over at TravelCenters of America that have noticed an opportunity and have implemented changes to take advantage of the opportunity they see. At the same time they are providing the growing population of women truckers, and auto transport professionals, with the things they need when out on the roads of North America.

New Auto Transport Weight Display

American vehicle transport professionals transporting vehicles in the United States of America need to make sure they know the exact on-the-ground weight of the load they're transporting. Air-Weight has just announced the release of a new in-cab LoadMaxx display that apparently includes all of the Air-Weight scale features you need to do the job, in a small rectangular package about the size of one of your credit cards. Air-Weight indicates that the new LoadMaxx display can be mounted on any flat surface using permanent adhesive tape or an optional dash swivel mount that can be put in even more places. The manufacturer also indicates that the new LoadMaxx display is perfect for transport vehicles where mounting the traditional round gauge weight display in the dash of the truck isn't feasible.

The new LoadMaxx on-board display is available in both rectangular and round displays, so professionals in the business of vehicle shipping have a choice in the look of their new LoadMaxx on-board scale. Sources around the transport industry and Air-Weight indicate that LoadMaxx on-board scales convert tractor and trailer suspension loads to an accurate on-the-ground weight. Air-Weight also indicates that LoadMax on-board scales are easy to install and operate and the accuracy of their on-board scales isn't effected by altitude, temperature, or humidity. Programmable alarm outputs warn users of excessive weight on any axle and fleet operators can integrate their on-board computers to LoadMaxx in order to monitor, record and transmit the weight of a car transport vehicle.

New Auto Transport Vehicles on Display

Professionals in the business of vehicle shipping in the United States of America were watching this week as Western Star presented its transport vehicle line to professionals on attendance at the National Truck Equipment Association's Product Conference in Dearborn. Michigan. Western Star has been a smaller force in the manufacture of premium transports for the American transport industry for decades, but the professionals at Western Star would like to grab more market share in the heavy-duty transport manufacturing industry of the United States in the century of the environment, according to sources close to this news.

One things is for sure, the attendees on hand at this affair were getting a sneak preview of the newest transport trucks and chassis offerings from the top manufacturers of car carriers in the transport business. In addition to taking part in a series of sales and training meetings with dealers designed to address the current marketplace and customers needs in the months and years ahead. Reports indicate that the National Truck Equipment Association represents about 1,600 firms that manufacture, distribute, install, buy, sell, and repair transport trucks, truck bodies, transport equipment, trailers and accessories for the transport industry of the United States.

Sources on hand have described the latest heavy and extra-duty transports that will soon be available for transport professionals around the United States. Manufacturers have indicated that the new models will be built to have a life expectancy of around thirty years, making them ideal for auto shipping firms in the United States of America looking for long-term solutions in their transport vehicles.

Keeping a Handle on Auto Shipping Rates

The American car transporter that wants to keep a handle on the rates they charge customers for the services they provide might want to check out a new service offering by three service providers for the transport industry of the United States. Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Pressure Pro and Safety Vision have decided to join forces to create a new tool for transport professionals in America called SafetyTrax. A new method to monitor transports and overall fleet performance, SafetyTrax is a web-based system hosted by Safety Vision that brings together each transports computerized diagnostics using video monitoring and Rice Lake's on-board vehicle weighing system.

Sources close to this partnership indicate that SafetyTrax is believed to be a solution unlike any currently available on the market for firms that ship cars in the United States. They believe that SafetyTrax will provide customers with tangible returns on their investment in their transport vehicles through fuel savings, extended tire life, reduced downtime, and improved driver performance. SafetyTrax provides fleet owners with online access to real-time vehicle data around the clock, including vehicle identification, start/stop times and durations, speed, location, weight, tire pressure, mechanical failures, and a lot more. Dispatch offices can receive instant alerts on a variety of possible transport problems and download the data for up to six months.

Car haulers that want to have a look at this new offering by this newly announced partnership between three service providers for the transport industry, should contact Rice Lake Weighing Systems directly for more information on SafetyTrax, and the possible benefits for their company. This could be just the thing that helps your transport firm improve its bottom line as it heads down the transport roads and you might want to check it out.

Ship Cars Using Smartphone Application

Firms car shipping to Puerto Rico have a new tool to help them in their business operations as they head down the road in the century of the environment. McLeod Software has announced the introduction of a smartphone application to help transport professionals comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's new Comprehensive Safety Analysis program. At the same time they unveiled their first application for the iPhone and Droid smartphones, during an annual conference held in Birmingham, Alaska.

McLeod Software has indicated that the new smartphone applications it has introduced allow users to integrate information into the system and distribute it to the parties in an auto shipping firm that need the information. McLeod Software's LoadMaster Enterprise product for instance has features and functionality that allows users to manage safety and transport crashes. Sources at McLeod Software indicate that the company is currently designing enhancements to their LoadMaster Enterprise product that will incorporate the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories into the system. The next version of LoadMaster Enterprise will allow firms to keep track of each driver's BASICS scores, well ahead of federal database updates, by allowing users to enter roadside inspection reports directly into the system as they come in from each driver.

Transport firms using McLeod Software's LoadMaster Enterprise product to keep customers happy and improve thus improve their auto transport reviews will be happy to hear this news. They have a new, and hopefully easier way, to document the actions of their drivers and make sure they comply with CSA 2010, and this is going to probably make the job easier to accomplish in the weeks and months ahead.

Invest in a New or Used Car Transporter

Transport firms in the United States thinking about investing in new or used car carriers in the last part of 2010 just got some good news. SelectTrucks just announced they're extending the Down Payment Match promotion through until December 31, 2010. This means SelectTrucks will continue to help customers invest in a new or used transport vehicle, by matching up to 100 percent of the maximum 2,500 customers can claim of the down payment on their investment. It also means that qualifying customers can defer first loan payment for up to 90 days, with varying lengths that depend on eligibility, according to sources close to this affair.

The car shipping transport vehicles that are eligible for SelectTrucks Down Payment Match promotion program include 2005- 2007 Freightliner Century Class S/T models with various specs and mileage ranges. You should contact your local SelectTruck Center to obtain more information on the program and the particular transport trucks that are eligible for the Down Payment Match program. This program has helped small fleet owners and owner-operators add to the initial cash outlay for a new or used transport vehicle, according to sources around the transport industry of America.

This is great news for American auto shipping professionals that have been thinking about investing in new or used transports in the last part of 2010. The news that SelectTrucks is extending their Down Payment Match program is going to allow them to potentially add 2,500 to the down payment of any new or used transport vehicle they purchase. Now, they can use the money saved on some other expense that will help make their business operations more efficient and reliable.