Inspectors to Face Their Own Challenges at Truck Driving Championships
A total of 54 award-winning commercial truck and bus roadside inspectors are scheduled to compete at the 2008 North American Inspectors Championship, set for Aug. 18-24 in Houston.
August 19, 2008Westport Begins Trading on Nasdaq
Westport Innovations, which makes alternative fuel transportation technologies, said Monday it has begun trading on the Nasdaq stock market.
August 18, 2008Sept. 8 Hearing Set for ATA Suit on Calif. Ports’ Clean Truck Plan
American Trucking Associations said the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles has set a Sept. 8 hearing date on ATA’s motion for preliminary injunction on the harbor commissions of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.
August 18, 2008Truck-Crash Deaths Fall 4%
The number of Americans killed in truck-related crashes fell 4.4% to 4,808 last year, the lowest total in 15 years, the Department of Transportation said last week.
August 18, 200828 Confident Rookies Among Drivers Heading to Houston for ‘Super Bowl of Safety’
Kenneth Grimmett has been driving heavy trucks down interstates for 14 years, but he’ll be a “rookie” later this week when he climbs inside the cab of a flatbed rig parked in the middle of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
August 18, 2008Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic both declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
August 15, 2008Truck-Related Fatalities Declined Last Year, DOT Says
U.S. road fatalities and truck-related fatalities both declined last year, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
August 14, 2008Deutsche Post Chief Defends DHL-UPS Air Deal
Deutsche Post Chief Executive Officer Frank Appel defended the company’s DHL unit’s pending deal with UPS Inc. under which DHL Express would contract out its North American air operations to UPS, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
August 14, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Rises 2.9% in June
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.9% in June from a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
August 13, 2008Study Predicts Drayage Driver Shortage Due to Security Rules, Growing Imports
A new study by an intermodal consulting firm forecasts a looming shortage of port drayage drivers because of new federal security regulations and a return to growth of freight imports by sea.
August 13, 2008