By TruckingInfo Staff Research into driver fatigue that federal authorities recently added to the hours of service docket is faulty and should not be used to make policy changes to the hours rule, the American… Read More »Federal HOS Research Studies Flawed, ATA, NIT League Charge
Updated: 6/9/2011 4:30:00 PM A former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official is taking aim at four studies the agency used to support its hours-of-service proposed rule, American Trucking Associations said Thursday. One day after… Read More »Former FMSCA Official Hits Studies Used in HOS Rule Analysis
For Mail Contractors of America driver Jim Glauser, staying safe on the road has always been a top priority, and doing so enabled him to recently reach the 1 million-mile mark. . His company, Mail… Read More »'Pay Attention,' Advises Million-Mile Mail Contractors Driver Jim Glauser
Updated: 6/10/2011 10:45:00 AM Will Expand Output at Ore., N.C., and Mexico Plants Daimler Trucks North America said Thursday it plans to sharply increase production and hire about 1,400 new workers at three truck plants,… Read More »Daimler to Boost North American Truck Production, Hire 1,400 Workers
By Truckinginfo Staff Commuters in the Toronto area had to endure a four-hour, mid-day closure of the westbound Queen Elizabeth Highway after an SUV driver made a panic stop in the center lane of the… Read More »Toronto Traffic Fowled by Four-truck Pile Up
Updated: 6/9/2011 8:40:00 AM Initial jobless rose by 1,000 to 427,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had forecast the rate to drop to 419,000, Bloomberg reported. The four-week moving average, a less… Read More »Initial Jobless Claims Increase By 1,000
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 19-11 Thursday, June 9, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.:(202) 366-9999 or or (202) 306-4580 FMCSA Declares JCT Motor… Read More »FMCSA Declares JCT Motor Coach, Inc. an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety and Orders the Bus Company to Immediately Cease All Operations
Old Dominion Freight Line opened a new container drayage site to serve all ports and container yards in the Mobile, Alabama, area. The new site, the second opened this year, will offer pick-up and delivery… Read More »Old Dominion Opens New Container Drayage Facility in Alabama
Updated: 6/8/2011 4:30:00 PM American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have together written to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking the agency to begin researching how standards for crashworthiness for heavy… Read More »ATA, OOIDA Call on NHTSA to Examine Truck Crashworthiness Standards
By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor “Managing fuel is really a proxy for how well you manage your overall business,” said Vin McLoughlin, chairman of Cardinal Logistics. “But it’s not that easy.” Numerous factors affect a… Read More »Cardinal Logistics Looks Under Every Rock for Fuel Economy
Updated: 6/6/2011 2:15:00 PM SkyBitz said its GLS trailer tracking system has been selected by regional dedicated carrier Brown Trucking to enhance the truckload carrier’s asset management. SkyBitz said in a statement that improved utilization… Read More »Brown Trucking to Use SkyBitz
As we report in the June 2011 issue of Heavy Duty Trucking, there are a large number of suppliers of idle-reduction systems. We have listed as many as we are aware of for your convenience.… Read More »No-Idle Systems