Bill Schwar named vp of exhibit services at YRC
YRC has appointed Bill Schwar vice president of exhibit services. Schwar will be responsible for leading the company’s exhibit services team, which promotes transportation solutions for the exhibit and tradeshow industry...
Walt Whitman Bridge redecking begins
Truckers who use the Walt Whitman Bridge on I-76 to cross the Delaware River between Philadelphia and New Jersey will find it more challenging as work has begun on an extensive redecking project...
New tracking tool said to improve accuracy, cut fuel use
After successful testing with a number of its customers, Roadnet Technologies is making its Geotuning solution available to the general public...
Heartland Express founder Russell Gerdin retires
Russell Gerdin, founder of Heartland Express, has retired for health reasons, according to a company statement. Gerdin took a leave of absence from his duties as chairman & CEO in January...
Former Great Dane president Phillip Pines dies in plane crash
Phillip Pines, former president & COO of Great Dane Limited Partnership, died in a plane crash near Racine, WI, Monday night, the company announced...
Truckers blast Boston truck ban at hearing
Truckers, state and local officials were among those who opposed a plan that would reroute trucks hauling hazardous materials around Boston and ban them from downtown. The hearing was the last of four public hearings on the proposal and was held in Stoneham last Thursday...
Red Dot appoints 2
Bill Jewell has been named marketing manager, aftermarket programs, of Red Dot Corp., a supplier of heating and air conditioning systems, components, and aftermarket parts...
Contemplating the freight impact of a ‘no growth’ economy
With U.S. economic growth at a virtual standstill and European nations facing a variety of fiscal crises, experts are beginning to calculate scenarios looking at how such conditions impact future freight volumes and operating conditions for carriers...
Voluntary recall for propane bus hose fittings
CleanFuel USA has issued a voluntary recall notice through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the propane fuel hose fittings it provides on all Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses...
Roadnet Technologies appoints CFO
Roadnet Technologies, a provider of fleet management solutions, has named Erik Akopiantz CFO. Akopiantz joins Roadnet from Paranet Solutions, where he served as COO and then as CEO...
TCA looking for the best fleets for drivers
The Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA) is accepting nominations for its 2012 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey...
Drivers charge trucking company with unfair labor practices
Ten truck drivers for Seaboard Transport, Inc. — which provides trucking services for various distribution centers that ship out of Port Hueneme, CA — have alleged that owner Woody Hansen fired them because they voted to join a local Teamsters union...
Hidden danger on that back road
Disproportionately high traffic fatality rates, significantly more deficiencies, and an inability to handle rising freight volumes are just some of the critical problems afflicting the network of rural roads and bridges in the U.S., a new report finds...
$8 million slated for PA truck safety programs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced over $8 million in federal grants to improve commercial truck and bus safety across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania last week...
Grant helps Florida add truck parking spots
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $1 million to the state of Florida to add 90 truck parking spaces at a new truck stop near the junction of Interstate 595 and State Road 7 in an effort to ease the severe shortage of truck parking spaces in South Florida...
UMTRI says CSA passes test
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) said that a Compliance, Safety, Accountability testing model used by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) “substantially improves” enforcement and compliance with federal safety regulations...
U.S. economy indicators keep sliding
A downward revision to gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter, along with declines in new vehicle sales and falling consumer confidence, are but the latest signs that the U.S. economy remains sluggish...
Carrier data available to brokers and shippers
A new carrier analytic tool from Vigillo is said to offer real-time data on motor carrier performance to brokers, shippers, and insurance providers...
FMCSA delays elimination of registrant-only USDOT numbers
In a posting in the Federal Register yesterday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it is delaying the planned elimination of registrant-only USDOT numbers...
HDA Truck Pride names vp
Shawn Shumaker has been named vice president of program management for HDA Truck Pride...
Lone Speed State: Texas bumps up speed limits
Texas will abolish all night and truck speed limits beginning today, and all traffic in the state will have the same speed limit on state highways...
PA lawmaker introduces legislation to curb toll increases
A toll rate hike recently implemented on seven toll bridges connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania has prompted action by Rep. Joe Emrick, R-Northampton, PA. Emrick has proposed three bills to prevent future toll increases and give Pennsylvania more oversight over the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC), according to a report in Land Line magazine...
States crack down on drunk drivers
Labor Day is the second most deadly day of the year on America’s highways, according to the Governors Highway Safety Assn., mostly due to accidents involving impaired drivers...
Transplace names Abernathy president
Third party logistics (3PL) company Transplace has tapped George Abernathy to be president of its Transplace Logistics division, comprised of the firm’s 3PL, truck brokerage and consulting business units...
FedEx LTL division expands Mexico service
FedEx Freight, the LTL subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is now serving three additional markets in Mexico via new service centers in Toluca, Puebla and Veracruz...
Obama pushes Congress for stopgap transportation funding
At the White House this morning, President Barack Obama—joined by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce COO David Chavern among other business leaders - called on Congress “to move forward in a bipartisan way to pass a clean extension of the Surface Transportation Bill.”...
Mack appoints fleet manager for Eastern Canada
Mack Trucks has named Stephane Gauthier national fleet manager for its Eastern Canada territory...
David Tate retiring, East Manufacturing appoints new president
David Tate, president & COO of East Manufacturing Corp., has announced he will retire on Nov. 1, 2011, following 32 years in the trucking industry...
ARI activates 24/7 hurricane hotline for customers
Automotive Resources International (ARI) has set up a 24/7 hotline for its customers affected by Hurricane Irene...
Thursday deadline for social media convention for drivers
The deadline is rapidly approaching for registration for the 1st Truck Driver Social Media Convention, an all day and evening event to be held from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Gold Strike Resort & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi ...
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