4/6/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Baja Express Transportes, Tijuana, Mexico, has been granted authority to operate throughout the United States, the third carrier to get authority under… Read More »FMCSA Approves Another Mexican Carrier for U.S. Operation
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 06-12 Friday, April 6, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: 202-366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Heartland Charters Tours,… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Heartland Charters & Tours, Inc. to Shut Down
A study by Instructional Technologies Inc., provider of Pro-Tread online safety training, showed that Pro-Tread clients’ CSA BASIC scores averaged 30 point less than average industry CSA scores. The study also showed a positive correlation… Read More »Pro-Tread Says Clients Average 30 Points Lower in CSA BASIC Scores
4/5/2012 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The American Transportation Research Institute is soliciting truck drivers’ opinions on the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. The survey seeks to… Read More »ATRI Seeks Truck Drivers' Input on CSA
All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Here’s a different twist on the question of whether you should go with natural gas: It could be a selling tool to your customers that… Read More »LNG as a sales tool
4/4/2012 12:15:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This SAVANNAH, Ga. — Great Dane Trailers on Wednesday broke ground on a major expansion of its corporate offices here. The ceremony — to mark… Read More »Great Dane Expanding Corporate Offices
Brake stroke indicators are your best hedge against drivers who won’t do mark-and-measure brake inspections. On the Road Blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor A set of visual brake stroke indicators costs no more than… Read More »Cheap insurance, really cheap insurance
4/3/2012 3:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday signed a bill that bans texting and handheld cellphone use while driving in the… Read More »West Virginia Bans Texting, Handheld Cellphone Use While Driving
By Peter Carter, Contributor Nobody’s going to buy your business if: a) it’s unhealthy or b) they can just take it. John Holland works with the Plutus Consulting Group, where he specializes in helping business… Read More »The 7 Steps to Selling Your Trucking Business
4/2/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Connecticut is preparing to conduct a $1.4 million study on express-lane tolls in the state’s Interstate 95 corridor, potentially without the use… Read More »Connecticut to Consider Toll Options on I-95
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and a group of gas producers have reached an agreement to begin commercializing North Slope natural gas resources within the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. The dispute erupted seven years ago when… Read More »Alaska, Producers Reach Agreement on Point Thomson Natural Gas
3/30/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Frozen Food Express Industries reported higher losses for the fourth quarter and full year. The refrigerated carrier said late Thursday it lost… Read More »Frozen Food Express' Loss Widens for 4Q, Year