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.