UPDATED: 12/2/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The regulation banning truck drivers from using handheld phones while they drive will take effect Jan. 1, the Federal Motor Carrier… Read More »Truckers' Handheld Cellphone Ban Takes Effect Jan. 1

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 36-11 Friday, December 2, 2011 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 Oregon Bus Company Ordered to Immediately Cease… Read More »Oregon Bus Company Ordered to Immediately Cease All Operations; FMCSA Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Shut Down Company

Detroit Diesel marked the production of the 100,000th engine to come off the DD Platform assembly line at its Redford, Mich., manufacturing facility. The DD Platform of Detroit heavy-duty engines — which includes the DD13,… Read More »100,000 DD Engines and Counting

 UPDATED: 12/1/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor 1 for 300 Move Aimed at Boosting Shares’ Price Tweet Print This   YRC Worldwide’s shareholders approved a reverse split that would boost its per-share… Read More »YRC Shareholders Approve Reverse Stock Split

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By Jim Beach, Contributing Editor Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Driver monitoring has evolved tremendously in recent years. Some carriers still rely on reports from a 1-800 “how’s my driving” number to find out when… Read More »Monitoring Driver Behavior can Improve Safety and Reduce Costs

 UPDATED: 11/30/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Hino Trucks has signed a multi-year contract that makes Allison Transmission the exclusive supplier of transmissions for all Hino conventional trucks… Read More »Hino Trucks Signs Transmission Pact With Allison

By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Everything has a life span, but some of the things we make die sooner than they used to. For trailers, shortened lives usually can be blamed on corrosion caused by… Read More »Long-Life Trailer Specs

 UPDATED: 11/29/2011 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to complete work on a final hours-of-service rule within the next 30 days, according… Read More »FMCSA Expects Final Hours-of-Service Rule Within 30 Days

Short demo drive of Caterpillar’s first on-highway truck reveals whether it lives up to its ‘premium’ billing. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor We came, we saw, we drove — but not far. Caterpillar people are… Read More »Quickspin: Driving the new Cat Truck

 UPDATED: 11/28/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The Department of Transportation announced a final rule that will ban interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while… Read More »DOT Sets Final Rule Banning Truck Drivers' Use of Hand-Held Phones

 UPDATED: 11/22/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 16 cents per share, compared to net income of $6,900,… Read More »Trailer Bridge Reports Third-Quarter Loss