Canadian Trucking Alliance Again Backs EOBRs
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again urging its members to support electronic onboard recorders.
February 27, 2012iTECH: Tire Maintenance in the Information Age
Tracking systems to help fleets analyze the performance of the tires on their trucks and trailers have come of age — specifically the information age — and the data they compile can help carriers maximize every dollar spent on tires, according to manufacturers.
February 27, 2012Gasoline Jumps 18¢ to $3.69, Lundberg Says
Gasoline jumped 18 cents in the past two weeks to $3.69 per gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
February 27, 2012Sylectus to Focus Software on Flatbed Shippers’ Needs
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Transportation software company Sylectus, which primarily serves the expedited and truckload markets, said it is turning its attention to the flatbed sector.
February 27, 2012Meritor Wabco Venture Adds Lane Warning System
Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems recently introduced several new safety products, including a forward-looking lane-departure warning system and a roll-stability trailer system.
February 27, 2012Letter: Once, It Was Fun
We are near the end of many years and 150 million miles of trucking in the northeastern United States.
February 27, 2012Opinion: Congressman Lauds Don Schneider
As one of the nation’s most influential trucking executives, Don Schneider transformed the trucking business started by his father in 1935 into one of the largest truckload freight carriers in the United States.
February 27, 2012Public Citizen, Others File Lawsuit Challenging Revised HOS Rule
Highway safety advocates filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the hours-of-service rule published in December, saying it does not go far enough in addressing driver fatigue.
February 27, 2012House Passes Oil-Drilling Bill That Requires OK for Pipeline
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved an energy bill that would require President Obama to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline to carry crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries.
February 27, 2012FMCSA Defends Its Mexican Truck Program, Rejects Challenges by Union, Public Citizen
The federal government defended its program allowing Mexican trucks into the United States, telling a court this month that the pilot program complies with all federal laws related to safety, environmental protection and driver licensing, in addition to the laws specific to the program itself.
February 27, 2012