The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) independent evaluation of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program’s Operational Model Test (Op-Model Test) on… Read More »Summary of Findings of the Evaluation of the CSA 2010 Operational Model Test
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief On a LinkedIn transportation discussion group, there’s been a discussion thread where members answer the simple question: “In five words or less, describe what you… Read More »Five words or less
UPDATED: 8/30/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Volvo AB’s North American truck sales rose 51% in July from a year ago to 2,553 units, the company… Read More »Volvo's North American Deliveries Rise 51% in July
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 29-11 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro and North Dakota Highway Safety Leaders Announce Over $2 Million in Grants to Boost Commercial Truck and Bus Safety
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor 2010-model diesels are running well and turning in better fuel economy than their EPA-’07-spec predecessors, according to reports we’ve heard at industry meetings and in conversations with fleet managers. Most… Read More »Don't Forget to Factor DEF into Fuel Costs
UPDATED: 8/29/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder 2010 final rule for motor carriers with significant hours-of-service violations does not… Read More »Court Throws Out EOBR Rule
A new system that standardizes and simplifies registration fees for nearly every vehicle owner in Texas begins September 1. Currently, Texas has 1,745 fee categories for registration. That number is being reduced to nine weight… Read More »Texas Simplifies Vehicle Registration Fee Structure
UPDATED: 8/26/2011 8:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an undisclosed sum. TMSi Logistics said the… Read More »TMSi Logistics Buys Griffin Global
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York to reconsider what he called an “ill-conceived and unprecedented” toll hike recently approved… Read More »ATA Urges Governors to Reject N.Y., N.J. Toll Hike
UPDATED: 8/26/2011 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. economy grew at a 1% annual rate in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, lowering an earlier… Read More »Second-Quarter GDP Revised Down to 1%
“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Ever back a trailer into a dark alley or loading dock? Talk about a black hole! The inventors of the “E-Z Guider,” Clint Younger and Ida Manning… Read More »'E-Z Guider' begs the question, Why don't trailers have backup lights?
UPDATED: 8/26/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since November 2008, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment… Read More »Consumer Confidence Falls in August