Prepping for Electronic Logging
Even without truck and engine makers exhibiting at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show, the event offered a good opportunity to take the pulse of drivers.
April 11, 2016One Country, One Nationwide Rest-Break Rule
In 1994, Congress wrote a bill authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition to keeping our skies safe, that bill laid down an important principle for our industry: that the federal government — not individual states — should write rules for interstate trucking.
April 11, 2016Carriers Pull Out All Stops to Recruit Drivers at MATS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unlike past years at the Mid-America Trucking Show, it was the 100-fleet-strong driver recruiting pavilion in the smaller West Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center that had the most consistent foot traffic, as the show marked its first year without a single truck maker and several other large suppliers exhibiting in the South Wing, the largest and traditionally busiest section.
April 11, 2016MATS to Remain Annual Event Despite Challenges, Planner Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Mid-America Trucking Show will maintain its annual schedule for the “foreseeable future,” the president of Exhibit Management Associates told Transport Topics.
April 11, 2016ELD Mandate Compliance Vexes Some Smaller Fleets
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Small- and medium-size trucking fleets continue to wrestle with the federal electronic logging mandate, with some finding pleasant surprises and others making operational changes as a result of the transition away from paper, executives said at an industry conference.
April 11, 2016Wabco, Bendix Say Active Safety Tech Paving Way for Autonomous Systems
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The continuing evolution of active safety and braking systems is helping to pave the way for more advanced autonomous driving technologies, executives with two key industry suppliers said here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 11, 2016Next Phase of URS on Schedule, FMCSA Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The next phase of the federal government’s streamlined online registration process for truckers, brokers and equipment providers remains on schedule for this fall, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 11, 2016ATD Names Parker Chairman, Bertolino Wins Dealer of Year
Steve Parker, new chairman of the American Truck Dealers, told members at the group’s annual convention in Las Vegas that he plans to focus on education and advocacy during his two-year term.
April 11, 2016Little Optimism About 1Q Earnings Due to Economy, Capacity Surplus
A sluggish U.S. economy and a surplus of freight capacity are creating little optimism about first-quarter earnings reports that begin arriving this week from publicly traded carriers, analysts said.
April 11, 2016Tiny Washington Town's Parking Woes Mirror Growing Nationwide Shortage
North Bend, the tiny picturesque town in central Washington where the popular 1990 television series “Twin Peaks” was filmed, is in the spotlight again — this time for Truck Town, a landmark since the 1940s.
April 11, 2016