New York State Police up enforcement for ‘Speed Week’
It’s “Speed Week” and the New York State Police will be targeting speeding motorists through Aug. 14, according to Major Donald L.X. DePass Jr., Troop D. The highway enforcement campaign coincides with the NASCAR race occurring at Watkins Glen International Raceway on Aug. 14, according the Madison County Courier ...
I-85 lane closures this week in Georgia
Several sections of I-85 in the Logansville-Grayson area will be closed nights through Aug. 12, according to the Georgia Dept. of Transportation, as work continues on the new high occupancy toll road planned for portions of I-85. There are no daytime lane closures planned...
Police seek trucker involved in road rage incident
Police are looking for a truck driver who is suspected of assaulting a woman in Comstock Township, MI, in a road rage incident, according to WWMT Channel 3 News, a CBS affiliate...
Baltimore area road work and closures planned
There are several road closures due to highway construction and work projects slated for Baltimore, Harford, Carroll, Howard and Talbot Counties in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Sun...
Technology expert Klososky to deliver keynote at NationaLease conference
Scott Klososky will deliver a keynote address at the NationaLease 67th Annual Meeting, Sept. 18-19, in San Francisco...
O Canada! Rules change for border crossings
While the focus in recent years has been on the U.S.-Mexico border and the fight for free access to U.S. roadways for Mexican trucks, a significant change is occurring at America’s other border as well. And it’s a change that many smaller U.S.-based shippers and carriers may not be ready for...
S&P downgrade is ‘troubling news for manufacturers’
After Standard & Poor’s stripped the United States of its AAA credit rating late Friday, “manufacturers are bracing for a negative impact on many levels,” the National Association of Manufacturers said this weekend...
East Manufacturing names vp of materials
David Kinsely has been promoted to vice president of materials for East Manufacturing Corp. Kinsley was most recently director of materials...
Central Freight Lines earns safety award
Central Freight Lines, a less-than-truckload (LTL) for-hire carrier, was award a First Place Safety Award from the Texas Motor Transportation Assn. (TMTA) for achieving the highest safety standards in the state of Texas...
Trucking running ahead of overall hiring rate
For-hire trucking added 4,400 jobs in July, while employers in total hired 117,000 workers in the same month, according to an Associated Press report by Christopher S. Rugaber datelined today...
KPMG: U.S. auto execs see more revenue, jobs ahead
Despite the shaky status of the nation’s economy, U.S. automotive executives say they expect improvements in revenue to continue, which will translate into more capital investment in their operation and employment in the coming year, according to a recent survey by KPMG LLP...
RBC survey: Debt ceiling deal rattled consumers
The U.S. consumer outlook index compiled and tracked by RBC Capital Markets took a hit for August as a majority of those surveyed said the down-to-the-wire deal between Congress and President Barack Obama to raise the nation’s debt ceiling ended up making them less confident in the country’s economic recovery...
Deal making picks up
Merger and acquisition activity within the global transportation and logistics industry jumped nearly 15% in the second quarter this year compared to the same period of 2010, according to a quarterly survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), with domestic deals involving regional and local companies, particularly within Asia, accounting for nearly 75% of the transactions...
HR training programs available
A new suite of training programs designed for drivers and other employees to stay current with industry human resources and compliance practices are now available from Compli, a provider of HR and compliance management solutions for the trucking industry...
Federal fuel tax in jeopardy
Both the federal highway bill and the federal fuel tax must be reauthorized by the end of next month and though they are separate pieces of legislation, it will be impossible to debate, let alone pass one, without debating the other...
Louisiana 511 service adds smartphone accessibility
The Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development has upgraded its 511 Traveler Information Service to enable drivers with smartphones and similar devices to access a web-based system for information about road closures, weather conditions and construction activities, according to the Times-Picayune...
California Highway Patrol to test e-ticketing system
In conjunction with a plan to implement a statewide electronic ticketing system for traffic citations over the next few years, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is starting a small-scale pilot program to move from the CHP’s current paper-based ticketing to processing traffic citations on handheld devices — a trend happening among law enforcement agencies nationwide, a CHP spokesman said...
Driver shortage limiting capacity, growth potential, report says
A whopping 40% of the fleets responding to the latest Fleet Sentiment Report, produced by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR), said they are now affected by a driver shortage—and another 25% of the respondents expect the shortage of “good drivers” will curtail their ability to grow their businesses in the future...
Senate group blasts farm truck regulation proposal
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by John Thune (R-SD), has sent a strongly worded letter to Anne Ferro, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), opposing proposed changes by FMCSA to federal regulations that if adopted would regulate certain agricultural vehicles as commercial motor vehicles...
Pennsylvania State Police earn high marks for truck safety data
The Pennsylvania State Police recently earned the highest possible rating from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for providing timely, accurate truck crash and inspection data through the state’s motor carrier safety assistance program...
Heil Trailer appoints vp-product development
Yassir Shanshal has been named vice president of product development for Heil Trailer International. Shanshal will be based in the company’s global support center in Cleveland, TN...
Growing economic gloom clouds freight picture
A downward revision in gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter this year – alongside lower “actual” GDP growth in the second quarter, higher oil prices, and more job cuts – may slow freight volumes significantly for the remainder of 2011, according to various experts...
Bendix completes Iteris sensor-business buy
A week after signing a definitive agreement, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, has finalized its purchase of select vehicle sensor-related assets from Iteris Inc...
Trucking company involved in fatal train crash countersues railroads
John Davis Trucking Co., Battle Mountain, NV., is countersuing Amtrak and Union Pacific, charging that the railroads’ failure to maintain a safe railroad crossing contributed to a deadly truck-train crash in which six were killed last month in Reno, according to the Reno-Gazette Journal...
Newsflash: Senate passes debt bill
The U.S. Senate has voted 74-26 to pass the $2.4 trillion debt-ceiling bill, according to a report posted online this afternoon by The Wall Street Journal. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation later today...
Old Dominion opens Vault
LTL carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is uniting several of its existing logistics businesses into a new division called Vault Logistics, which the company said will be a “neutral third-party provider” of supply chain solutions...
Missouri DOT warns of potential traffic delays
The Missouri Dept. of Transportation has issued several alerts for road projects in Jackson County that could cause traffic delays throughout the area...
Georgia announces road closures on I-85
Lane closures are scheduled to occur during the day and overnight on Georgia’s Interstate 85 in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties as construction of the new express lane system continues, according to the Georgia Dept. of Transportation...
Eaton names sr. vp-corporate development & treasury
David B. Foster has been named senior vice president-corporate development & treasury, for manufacturer Eaton Corp...
ATRI seeking input on top industry concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is asking industry stakeholders to take a few minutes and complete an online survey identifying the top concerns they face in 2011...
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