January 15, 2010 - Industry News
The Port of Los Angeles plans to purchase hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks from Vision Industries
Tags: Intermodal
The California Air Resources Board has set the dates to discuss proposed amendments to the Truck and Bus Rule
Tags: Events
Navistar Corp. has chosen TruckMovers.com as its primary vehicle transportation provider for its International brand vehicles at North American truck assembly plants
MT Transportation & Logistics Services Inc., a Bay Shore, N.Y.-based trucking company that was under contract with the U.S. Postal Service, will pay $1.8 million in back wages for more than 500 of its employee
January 14, 2010 - Industry News
Starting May 1, 2010, drivers of diesel-powered vehicles in New Jersey will no longer be exempt from the Department of Environmental Protection's anti-idling regulation
The MEMA Information Services Council (MIS Council) has changed its name to the MEMA Technology Council (MTC) to reflect the group's expanded focus to include business processes, business intelligence, forecasting and broader data management areas
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has launched its 2010 Brake Training School, featuring courses taught by ASE-certified Bendix Service, Warranty, and Training (SWAT) team experts
Arrow employees have filed a class action lawsuit against Arrow Chairwoman Carol Pielsticker and former CEO Douglas Pielsticke
The Great Recession has affected freight transportation in many ways but most of all it has provided a lesson in survival. "We did what most businesses did in order to survive - things that in our 25-year history we've never had to do," said Pat Quinn, co-chairman of U.S. Xpress. Such as: pay freezes, pay cuts from five to 20 percent and laying off non-driving personne
Tags: Economy
The American Trucking Associations has released "American Trucking Trends 2009-2010," an annual state of the industry report
Truck drivers serving the Port of Oakland now have until Feb. 16 to comply with California's port truck rule aimed at reducing diesel emissions in and around port communitie
For the second year in a row, Volvo Trucks North America will award $25,000 each to two fleets with the best driving records and top safety programs in 2009 as part of its Volvo Trucks Safety Award
The Minnesota Trucking Association has introduced the "Keep Both Hands on the Wheel" campaign, a year-long effort to provide information and training to members and their drivers on improving road safety
Iowa80.com has reached the 10-year mark for selling trucking accessories online. Launched as a mail-order catalog by Iowa 80 Truckstop in 1997, Iowa80.com moved online in 2000
January 13, 2010 - Industry News
I.D. Systems, which provides wireless asset management solutions, has acquired Asset Intelligence, a business unit of General Electric in a $15 million cash deal
U.S. and Canadian trucking interests have for a couple of years been trying to get U.S. Customs and Border Protection to loosen its restrictions on the movement of empty international trailers, but with no success so far
A new rule requiring heavy-duty trucks and trailers in California to have low-rolling resistance tires and approved aerodynamic devices goes into effect this month
The Port of Morehead City in North Carolina was closed Tuesday as first responders and emergency management officials addressed a chemical spill of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the primary ingredient in detonating cords used for industrial explosion
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled its fourth listening session on the truck driver hours of service rulemaking in a location near truck parking
In 2009, the U.S. third party logistics sector saw its first year-over-year drop in market revenues since 1995, when Armstrong & Associates began tracking the U.S. 3PL market
Old Dominion Freight Line has implemented Intelek Technologies Corporation's StripMiner EDI Screen Scraper Software, which will be integrated with its enterprise transportation management and internal Electronic Data Interchange platform
After falling for two straight months, the Freight Transportation Services Index gained 1.8 percent in November from its October leve
Landstar System, a non-asset based supply chain provider, has redesigned its company web site, www.landstar.com, to simplify the search for information on its service offerings
January 12, 2010 - Industry News
The Truckload Carriers Association has announced the finalists for its 2009 Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest and the Owner Operator Driver of the Year contest
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the owners of Mid-States Express, alleging that the bankrupt carrier did not protect the interests of the participants and beneficiaries in the company's 401(k) and health plans
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