Booming Truck, Trailer Sales Stretch MATS Exhibit Space
Truck sales and orders suggest this could be the second-strongest year for North American heavy-duty vehicles on record, so the organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show are paring the width of pedestrian aisles and chopping square footage for the food court to create more space for exhibitors.
March 23, 2015Driving Skill Outweighs Classroom Time for New Truckers, Training Experts Say
Getting students to demonstrate competence at necessary skills is a better way to train future truck drivers compared with setting standards for hours logged in classrooms, several driver-training professionals said during a Transport Topics Web broadcast.
March 23, 2015Bills Offer Hair-Testing Option to Check Drivers for Drug Use
Long-sought legislation by many in the trucking and safety communities to allow carriers to use hair testing in place of urinalysis to detect drug use in drivers was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate last week.
March 23, 2015CSA App Sparks Controversy; GAO Official Concerned With Public Availability of Scores
The launch of a smartphone application that provides safety performance information on trucking and bus companies immediately sparked controversy last week.
March 23, 2015Ocean Carriers Struggle With Pricing Due to Data Gaps, Consultant Says
Ocean carriers continue to struggle with cargo pricing because they lack shipment-specific information for the ocean, trucking and terminal components of their international moves, an industry official said.
March 23, 2015FMCSA Committee Takes Early Steps on Entry-Level Driver Training
WASHINGTON — Members of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee took several limited steps toward creating a rule on training standards for entry-level truck drivers.
March 20, 2015Bills Introduced to Allow Hair Testing to Replace Urinalysis for Drug Use
Long-sought legislation among many in the trucking and safety communities to allow carriers to use hair testing in place of urinalysis to detect drug use in drivers was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate March 19.
March 19, 2015Secretary Anthony Foxx, Rep. Bill Shuster: Gas Tax Increase Unlikely This Year
WASHINGTON — Two of the country’s top transportation leaders reaffirmed their opposition to raising fuel taxes to keep highway programs funded for several years, a setback for proponents of increasing the user fees, including trucking industry leaders.
March 19, 2015FMCSA Offers App for Truck Safety Information
Safety performance information on trucking and bus companies is available through a new smart phone application authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
March 17, 2015February Truck Sales Up 28%
Demand for new heavy-duty trucks showed no sign of slowing in February, as sales climbed 28% compared with the same month last year, WardsAuto.com reported.
March 16, 2015