Shannon Smith, aka “Sputter” All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief “There are 3.5 million truckers in America, and only 200,000 of them are women, and only a fraction of them are… Read More »Oprah's magazine highlights woman trucker
6/12/2012 3:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This A federal court threw out a regulation Tuesday that allowed Navistar International Corp. to sell engines that do not comply with emissions… Read More »Court Rejects Shortcut Rule That Helped Navistar
Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Cleanup crews needed more than knives and forks to clear a mess made by a semi that sideswiped a barrier on Interstate 71 and 75 in Fort… Read More »Semi splashes syrup onto Buttermilk Pike — really
6/11/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Vehicle hauler Allied Systems Holdings said it is restructuring its finances after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday. Allied said deliveries… Read More »Allied Systems Holdings Files for Bankruptcy
Used Class 3-8 commercial vehicle registrations fell 26.7% from the same period last year, to 164,024 units, according to a recent Polk report. “While used vehicle registrations remain strong, the long-awaited decline in used commercial… Read More »Polk: First Quarter Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Fall
6/8/2012 10:10:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Wholesale inventories rose 0.6% in April as sales increased, the Commerce Department said Friday. The inventories gain followed a 0.3% increase in… Read More »Wholesale Inventories Rise in April
The proposed plans include constructing more than 200 LNG fuel lanes at about 100 TA and Petro locations throughout the country. Shell and TravelCenters of America announced that starting in 2013, they plan to sell… Read More »Shell, TA Team up to Offer LNG
6/8/2012 10:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. trade deficit shrank by 4.9% in April as a drop in imports more than offset the first exports decline in five months,… Read More »U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in April
Availability can often trump price on critical parts for many owner-operators, who don’t have many options for backup if the truck goes down while under a load. By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief and Jim… Read More »Owner-Operators: Today's New Breed
6/8/2012 11:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Celadon Trucking Services said it has agreed to buy a portion of the equipment owned by Hiner Transport LLC. Terms of the… Read More »Celadon to Buy Equipment From Hiner Transport
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 15-12 Friday, June 08, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: (202) 366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders WTSA US… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Orders WTSA US Express to Shut Down
Everyone has time and budget constraints these days, so your plan to create a useful training program have to be realistic. Hands-on training is best, but you might need to look at other alternatives. By… Read More »The Whys and Hows of Investing in Technician Training