Trucks at work
Registration is open for the 2007 Work Truck Show, to be held in conjunction with the 43rd Annual National Truck Equipment Assn. (NTEA) Convention, March...
Hero search under way
Goodyear is accepting applications for its 24th annual North American Highway Hero awards program through November 30, 2006. ...
Railroads to build intermodal corridor
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway and CSX Corp. are joining forces to create a high-volume rail intermodal corridor connecting California, Atlanta and rest of Southeast region...
Silver Spark Plug
Mark Kachmarsky, chief project manager-product range management at Mack Trucks, has received this year's prestigious Silver Spark Plug Award from ATA's Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC)...
NHTSA: ESC for light-duty
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced plans to mandate electronic stability control (ESC) as a standard feature on vehicles with GVWRs of 10,000 lb. or less....
FedEx acquires Watkins
FedEx Corp. has completed its $780-million cash purchase of the LTL operations of Lakeland, FL-based Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates. ...
FMCSA addresses HOS lawsuits
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has responded to lawsuits filed by Public Citizen and the Owner Operator Independent Driver Assn. (OOIDA) against its hours-of-service (HOS) rule....
Peters tapped to head DOT
Mary Peters, who held the top spot at the Federal Highway Administration from 2001 to 2005, has been nominated by President Bush to succeed Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation...
Mexican drivers ready
By year's end, the Dept. of Transportation will present a plan for a one-year pilot program that will allow Mexican trucks to travel beyond the current 20-mile commercial zone north of the border....
Looking for trouble
Officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have begun work on a system that would place radiation detectors in rings around major metropolitan areas to prevent nuclear bombs or dirty bomb components from entering a city mainly by truck....
ATA crowns champion driver
Dale Duncan, a driver for Con-way Freight, was named the 2006 National Truck Driving Grand Champion at the American Trucking Associations event held in New Orleans last month...
More drivers need FAST
The TSA announced that commercial drivers in Canada and Mexico who want to transport hazardous materials to US must have Free and Secure Trade accreditation...
Mineta moves on
The longest serving Department of Transportation Secretary, Norman Mineta, left his position in early July at a time when the agency still is grappling...
Tough road ahead
The Federal Motor Carrier and Safety Administration's new administrator is expected at presstime to be current Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer John H. Hill ...
Roadcheck inspectors on task
Though it is only 10 a.m., it's plenty hot on the concrete safety inspection pad at the I-95 weigh station in Dumfries, VA, during CVSA's 19th Annual Roadcheck America...
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