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NewsAugust 17, 2012

DEF Price Drops Dramatically at the Pump

After rising from a spike in agricultural demand for urea, diesel-exhaust fluid prices at the pump saw a sharp drop in July, according to DEF Tracker. The average U.S. DEF pump price dropped dramatically between June and July, to $2.70 per gallon

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NewsAugust 17, 2012

Maine Turnpike Tolls to Rise Nov. 1

Tolls will go up on the Maine Turnpike starting Nov. 1. Last week, the Maine Turnpike Authority Board unanimously approved a plan to raise an additional $21.14 million in toll revenue to continue a 30-year plan to maintain and rehabilitate the Turnpike's network of bridges, interchanges and pavement and well as pay off existing debt

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NewsAugust 17, 2012

Obama Administration Frees up Unspent Earmark Funds for Infrastructure Projects

The Obama administration announced that it won't allow infrastructure funds to sit idle as a result of stalled earmark projects. It's making more than $470 million in unspent earmarks immediately available to states for projects that will create jobs and help improve transportation

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NewsAugust 17, 2012

Noregon Adds Director of National Fleet Accounts

Noregon Systems added Brent Hamil as director of National Fleet Account

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NewsAugust 17, 2012

Crete Carrier Launches Patriot Fleet

This month, Crete Carrier Corp. welcomed five special trucks into its newly launched Patriot Fleet.

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NewsAugust 16, 2012

HireRight Settles Claim of Inaccurate Background Reports on Truck Drivers

HireRight, which the trucking industry knows for its DAC driver screening services, has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle charges that it did not take adequate steps to verify the accuracy of criminal background checks as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act

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NewsAugust 16, 2012

Mack, Volvo to Build Transmissions in U.S.

The Mack mDrive and Volvo I-Shift transmissions are now being assembled in Hagerstown, Md

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NewsAugust 16, 2012

Three Love's Locations to Open This Month

Love's Travel Stops will open three new locations in three different states in the next three weeks

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NewsAugust 16, 2012

Companies Announce Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition

A group of 15 companies announced the creation of The Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition, advocating financial incentives similar to those in Texas and nearly a dozen other states to help with the purchase of natural gas vehicles

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NewsAugust 15, 2012

FMCSA Puts Clock on New Entrant Applications

New entrants to trucking will face a shorter deadline for correcting problems in their applications, under a new policy by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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