Truckers honor fallen Tennessee DOT worker
Rigs representing dozens of wrecker companies in the Memphis, TN, area, created a caravan last weekend to honor Robert Nowicki, a TDOT worker who was killed trying to help a stranded trucker, according to WMC-TV news...
I-75’s danger zone for truckers
Truckers should be wary when traveling I-75 in Ohio through Warren and Butler Counties, where a huge highway construction project has led to a dramatic increase in big rig accidents, according to the Oxford Press...
Auto Safety House appoints senior vp
Lisa Causse has been promoted to senior vice president of operations and commercial sales by Auto Safety House (ASH), a Phoenix-based fleet solutions provider...
ATA: Limit overlapping security regs
In testimony before Congress this week, Martin Rojas, vp of security & operations for the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) decried that the extensive mandating of post-9/11 security rules on the transportation sector has put trucking’s focus “more on regulatory compliance than evaluating the impact of existing security requirements.” ...
RBC: Slippage in consumer confidence
After improving in June to its highest level since the beginning of the financial crisis back in 2008, RBC Capital Market’s Consumer Outlook Index took a backwards step in early July, declining by three points to 43.7, from the index’s 46.7 reading in June...
Trucker found guilty of negligent homicide in I-90 crash that killed firefighter
A New Jersey truck driver was recently found guilty of negligent homicide and negligent endangerment for the 2008 traffic death of a volunteer fireman in Mineral County, Montana on Dec. 17, 2008, according to a report in the Missoulian...
Ceridian-UCLA index pegs economy as stuck in idle
It’s more good news-bad news on the economic front: The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI), released today by the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Ceridian Corp., climbed 1.0% in June on a seasonally and workday adjusted basis...
Police nab suspected fuel thief
Portland, OR, police have made an arrest in the case of stolen diesel fuel from area trucks...
Cummins chief to retire
Tim Solso, chairman and CEO of global engine maker Cummins Inc., plans to retire at year’s end...
Insurance provider offering SpeedGauge analytics to customers
Fleets looking for a break in insurance premiums can now take advantage of SpeedGauge analytics through insurer Brazos Specialty Risk...
Fontaine names president of heavy-haul business
Randy McGuire has taken over as president of Fontaine Trailer Co.’s heavy-haul business unit. McGuire joined Fontaine in 1987 as a draftsman and CNC programmer...
States define aggressive driving differently
The term aggressive driving covers a range of unsafe driver behaviors including speeding, running red lights, failure to yield, tailgating and improper passing. To date, 15 states have addressed aggressive driving in their legislatures and 11 states have passed laws specifically defining aggressive driving actions...
Let your voice be heard: ATRI seeking carrier input on CSA
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is looking for carriers to take a brief online survey about the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program...
Teamsters sign off on YRC restructuring step
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has officially given its blessing to an asset-based lending (ABL) agreement for YRC Worldwide, which will provide part of the necessary ongoing operational funding for the struggling carrier...
Mexican trucks: Consider the positives
While trucking lobbies opposed to the new U.S.-Mexico cross-border truck pilot program, have been more than vocal—even to the point of one having filed a federal suit against the bilateral agreement—there’s at least one expert on this segment of international trade who sees the deal struck by Mexico President Calderón and President Obama in a clearly positive light...
Daimler Truck Financial to provide Fuso financing
Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) is providing financial products and services for customers of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America ...
Grede facilities reach safety milestone
A pair of manufacturing facilities have reach safety milestones, including one facility that has not had a lost-time accident since 2007...
LA braces for Carmageddon on 405
One of Los Angeles’ primary routes will be closed for 53 hours this weekend, causing fear of a potential gridlock among city officials...
Schneider National adding 300 driving jobs
To meet growing demand in its dedicated and bulk tanker divisions, Schneider National is looking to hire 300 professional truck drivers immediately. The drivers will be based in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico...
Carriers facing higher driver wages
Truck driver wages are on the upswing and pay is expected to jump sharply next year as more drivers reach retirement age, according to transportation experts and fleets themselves...
Greatwide CEO Leo Suggs retiring; Tague to take over
After 50 years in the transportation and logistics business, Leo Suggs, 71, CEO of Greatwide Logistics Services, has announced his retirement. Suggs joined Greatwide in 2009 as executive chairman, assuming the role of CEO in 2010...
Snap-on adds three Blue-Point specialty tools
Snap-on has released three new Blue-Point specialty tools that are designed for very specific applications...
ATA selling new driver-comp study
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) today released its latest ATA Driver Compensation Study, which the truck lobby calls the “first look at the state of the trucking labor market since the end of Great Recession.” With data from 2010 and 2011, the new study updates the previous report from 2007 and 2008...
Polar Leasing taps Icebox as sales agent
Icebox Solutions recently announced that the company has assumed the role of authorized sales agency for Polar Leasing Company’s rental and leasing programs for refrigerated equipment and services throughout the five-state territory of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas...
Minnesota shutdown is Catch-22 for truckers
The Minnesota state government shutdown is causing pains for truckers who relied on 63 state-run safety rest areas in the state as a place to shut it down and comply with hours of service regulations...
Wabash newest ATA allied member
American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has announced today that trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. (NYSE: WNC) has become its newest allied member...
Court reinstates ABF suit against YRCW, Teamsters
A $750-million lawsuit that was dismissed in April has been reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in St. Louis...
Idle reduction contest at U.S. Xpress
Reducing the amount of time a truck idles is one of the most critical factors fleets can control in order to improve fuel economy. But truck drivers are literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to how much they actually shut the truck down when out on the road...
Deep divide evident in highway reauthorization debate
Republicans and Democrats are already at loggerheads over the draft of a six-year surface transportation funding reauthorization proposal released by the House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday...
ALERT: Current revenue cap proposed for highway bill
WASHINGTON, DC.- U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-FL), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has stated that the newly released draft of his committee’s multi-year surface transportation funding reauthorization proposal will be “restricted” to the $35 billion in annual revenue generated by taxes...
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