TCA awards James Ransom top safety award
James Ransom, CDS, director of safety for Boyd Bros. Transportation, has been named the Clare C. Casey Award winner by the Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA)...
Xata adds in-cab touch-screen color display
Xata Corp. has added an in-cab, touch-screen color display to its offerings. The TREQ-M4, provided by QSI Corp., is available as an upgrade for existing XATA products or as an option on new purchases...
Truck freight might be seeing bottom
NEW YORK. Truck freight may be showing the first signs of a turnaround after 39 months of depressed freight volumes including sharp declines since last October, according to truckload executives addressing an audience of financial analysts here. Major LTL carriers, however, reported no changes in freight levels, which have been consistently dropping since December...
Ports struggling due to economic downturn
Cargo volumes at ports around the country have been dropping steadily due to the global economic downturn, hitting lows not seen for more than a decade. ...
FTR sees ‘worst market in a generation’
FTR Associates has further decreased its 2009 and 2010 truck and trailer projections as it said the U.S. has still not reached economic bottom...
Fifth wheel release system from TnT
TnT has introduced a new release aimed at the light- and heavy-duty aftermarket designed to help drivers release a fifth wheel, sliding tandems, and open cargo doors or reach straps safely and easily...
Racor releases air dryer
The Racor division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has announced the new Racor/Nabtesco compressed air dryer system...
TSA completes 1 million hazmat background checks
The Transportation Security Administration has announced the completion of more than one million fingerprint-based background checks on truck drivers required to carry a Hazardous Material Endorsement (HME) on their CDL’s...
PeopleNet partners with Iridium for satellite communications
PeopleNet has announced a partnership with Iridium to offer satellite communications as an option alongside its wireless network, allowing the company to offer universal coverage to its fleet customers across the continent, according to PeopleNet. ...
Online cost calculator from Skypatrol
Skypatrol has launched the CoolSavings Calculator, an online tool that shows business owners and fleet managers how its GPS fleet management and mobile asset tracking solutions reduce operating costs, increase workforce productivity and raise the bottom line, according to the company....
Volvo, Mack stick by SCR
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Mack Trucks have applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to implementing its 2010 emissions regulations as planned. ...
FTR sees recession deepening
According to the latest forecast from FTR Associates, the freight market will fall for seven consecutive quarters, bottoming out in the third quarter of 2009 at more than 9% below the year-end 2007 levels. ...
Hydrogen Hybrid Corp. announces Class 8 fuel cell system
According to Hydrogen Hybrid Corp., modifying a Class 8 truck with its 8x Mega Fuel Cell System can produce enough hydrogen on board to cut the truck’s emissions by 30 to 95%, increase fuel mileage 30 to 50% and extend engine life....
Hino ranks highest in medium-duty satisfaction
Hino Trucks ranked highest in customer satisfaction among conventional cab medium-duty truck owners in 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates Medium-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Customer Satisfaction Study. ...
ATA releases security guidebook
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has released a 186-page guidebook designed to help readers evaluate and manage risk and trucking security, whether it be physical security en route or information and computer security...
Study: Truckers run lung cancer risk
A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and Harvard claims that trucking industry workers who have been regularly exposed to diesel vehicle exhaust have an elevated risk of lung cancer with each increasing year of work....
ATA Tonnage Index increases 1.7%
The American Trucking Assns.’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7% in November, the first month-to-month improvement since June 2008 after the index contracted a total of 6.3% from June to October. ...
Snap-on wrench unleashes more power
Snap-on has released an impact wrench and swivel sockets that are twice as strong as previous models, the company said....
TCA releases 2009 supplier directory
Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has launched the second edition of its internet-based TCA Supplier Directory, featuring industry-specific product and service listings for the trucking community. ...
Diesel hits lowest level since 2005
The average diesel price in the U.S. fell five cents to $2.37 per gallon for the week of December 22, 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), reaching its lowest price since August 2005. ...
FMCSA adds intermodal chassis regs
New regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will strengthen the safety requirements for intermodal container chassis, making intermodal equipment providers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for the first time, FMCSA said. ...
Flying J files for bankruptcy
Flying J Inc. and its Big West refining and Longhorn Pipeline subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. ...
ATA seeks Port Concession Plan injunction
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has filed a reply brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an attempt to secure an injunction against the enforcement of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s Concession Plans. ...
TMW releases new version of TL2000
TMW Systems has announced the release of TL2000 version 8.0 software for firms operating on the IBM System i....
LaHood selection praised
Building America’s Future, a national coalition chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) dedicated to working on bipartisan infrastructure solutions, praised the selection of Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) as transportation secretary. ...
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