ATA, OOIDA Call on NHTSA to Examine Truck Crashworthiness Standards
American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have together written to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking the agency to begin researching how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit professional truck drivers.
June 9, 2011TTNews.com to Be Closed Monday for Memorial Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, May 31, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
May 27, 2011Capacity Tight, Demand Strong as Summer Looms, Experts Say
Freight capacity remains generally tight and demand strong ahead of the summer shipping season, ac-ording to several carrier executives and analysts.
May 23, 2011Freight Results Still Mixed, Executive Says
Although the U.S. economy continues to improve, there remains a spottiness within the freight-hauling sector, a logistics executive said.
May 23, 2011Wickham Receives Earl Dove Award; ATA Cites Vision, Leadership of ATRI
American Trucking Associations paid tribute on May 15 to longtime trucking executive Michael Wickham with its highest award.
May 23, 2011Truck Tolls Will Increase to $4 Per Axle on Bridges Between Pennsylvania and N.J.
Truckers crossing the northern Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as of July 1.
May 23, 2011New Study Supports Boston Hazmat Ban
A new study has concluded that Boston should ban the transport of nearly all nonradioactive hazardous materials through the downtown and North End areas to protect the public.
May 20, 2011Volvo’s April North American Deliveries More Than Double
Volvo AB’s North American truck deliveries more than doubled in April from a year ago, while worldwide sales heavy-duty sales improved 77% the company said Tuesday.
May 17, 2011Far Too Much Is Made of Fatigue’s Role in Truck Crashes, Forum Speakers Say
Government and industry should shift their driver-safety focus away from regulation and toward more supportive measures, speakers at a National Transportation Safety Board forum said last week.
May 16, 2011I-40 Lanes Reopen in Arkansas
The westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas that were closed due to flooding over the weekend have reopened, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department said Wednesday.
May 11, 2011