Technician of the Year
Darrell Gravley, Southeastern Freight Lines, is the first recipient of the Technician of the Year Award sponsored by Bendix Vehicle Commerical Systems,...
'06 motor carrier directory
Transportation Technical Services (TTS) has just published the 2006 edition of its National Motor Carrier Directory (NMCD). Part of the TTS FleetSeek...
Black box coming back
The trucking industry is waiting for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to drop the other hours-of-service shoe a rulemaking on electronic...
Top-level DVD training
The new Fleet Executive eLearning Series of DVDs from Fleet Owner and Big Truck TV Truck launches next month with a detailed look at how innovative fleets...
Insulin-dependent driver break
Drivers who use insulin to control their diabetes no longer need three years of experience operating a commercial motor vehicle while being treated with...
TAX FILE: Vehicle reimbursement rate drops
The Internal Revenue Service announced on December 2, 2005, that the standard reimbursement rate for business use of personal automobiles, vans, pickups...
Court orders driver-training rewrite
Last month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) had failed...
going places
Wabash National Corp. announced the appointment of Richard J. Giromini as president and chief operating officer, as well as to the Board of Directors....
Crash data under fire
An audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safe Stat system has put the agency's database of commercial vehicle crashes, the Motor...
Post Office asks for HOS exemption
Efficiency concerns have prompted the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ask FMCSA to allow some of its contract motor carriers to work under the...
Dial-up advice
Business advice for small fleets is now only a phone call away. The Trucker's Consultant Phone Service was developed by Tim Brady, who ran his own trucking...
New HOS north of the border
Canada's new hours-of-service (HOS) rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, 2007, were officially announced last month in the Canada Gazette. According to...
TAX FILE: Washington State keeps fuel tax hikes
By a 53% to 47% margin, voters in Washington state rejected a ballot initiative November 8 that would have set aside scheduled increases in the state's...
Mixed signals
As we close out the fourth quarter of the year, carriers face a great deal of uncertainty. Although many fared well during the third quarter, cost pressures...
going places
Ryder System announced the appointment of Juliet Johansson as vice president of marketing, Fleet Management Solutions. The Holland Group announced that...
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