Form M making comeback?
Carriers that hold off on filing the federal government's Form M annual and quarterly financial reports may get penalized for the first time in a great...
TAX FILE: IRS helps truckers in Florida
The IRS frequently allows taxpayers in the path of a natural disaster to defer filing and paying some taxes. In fact, the homepage of www.irs.gov recently...
going places
Qualcomm Inc. has appointed Norman L. Ellis to vice president and general manager for its Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions unit. DriveCam Video Systems...
Online fleet update
Transportation Technical Services (TTS) has posted a new Private Fleet Directory database on www.fleetseek.com. More than 34,000 companies are represented....
Carrier compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking the trucking industry for comments on how it could update its process for monitoring...
TA offers reefer maintenance
TravelCenters of America (TA) now offers maintenance services for refrigerated trailers. Two levels of preventive maintenance are available: Premium Refrigerated...
Accident stats
The number of large-truck occupant fatalities increased 4.9%, to 723, in 2003, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)....
going places
Bill Franz was named president and CEO of XTRA Corp. He will assume all operating and executive responsibilities for the corporation, while continuing...
FYI
The Professional Truck Driver Institute presented the sixth annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Harry Kowalchyk Jr., president and CEO of the National...
HOS in jeopardy
When a U.S Court of Appeals on July 16 threw out the hours-of-service rules, many in the industry were justifiably annoyed and dismayed. After years of...
High BP could squeeze drivers
Effective September 30, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revised the wording of the medical forms physicians use to evaluate...
E-manifests for border cargo
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced last month that the first phase of its requirement that inbound commercial truck cargo be...
TAX FILE: When a pickup is a tractor
The 12% tax applies to trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 33,000 lb., as well as to all tractors. For years, there has been uncertainty...
ATA seeks relief for '07
Governor Bill Graves, president & CEO of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), revealed that the industry lobby is working diligently to help smooth out...
Security certification
The National Cargo Security Council (NCSC) has wrapped up a year-long effort to expand its certification for cargo-security professionals, revamping its...
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