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NewsNovember 29, 2011

Women In Trucking Plans Third Annual Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel

The Women In Trucking Association is making plans for its third annual Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel, to be held in Louisville, Ky., on March 24, 2012, at the Mid-America Trucking Show

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

Third Mexican Carrier Clears Safety Audit

A third Mexican carrier, Moises Alvarez Perez, has cleared a pre-authorization safety audit for long-distance service across the border under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's cross-border pilot program

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

Hours Rule Will Get More Hill Scrutiny

The pending hours of service revision will get more congressional scrutiny at a House hearing scheduled for Wednesday

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

Two Sentenced in SC Johnson Transportation Kickback Case

[CORRECTED] The former transportation director of SC Johnson & Son Inc. has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding the company of millions of dollars in inflated transportation charges

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

FMCSA Shuts Down Gunther-clone Clock Transport

Moving with surprising speed, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration last week issued "an imminent hazard" out-of-service order against Clock Transport LLC of Hanover, Md., based on the company's affiliation with Gunthers Transport

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NewsNovember 28, 2011

ATD Names 2011 Truck of the Year Nominees

The American Truck Dealers association announced the nominees for a national award that recognizes the top truck entries in the heavy- and medium-duty categories. Nine trucks were nominated for the 2012 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year

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NewsNovember 23, 2011

Cummins to Expand Test Center in North Carolina

Cummins says it will invest $24 million over three years to expand the research and development capabilities at its technical center in North Charleston, S.C.

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NewsNovember 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

No news will be posted on Truckinginfo.com today due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Please feel free to browse through our blogs or one of our in-depth sections, from Trucks & Trailers to Drivers, or check out digital versions of our print editions in the archives

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NewsNovember 23, 2011

Final Rule Posted Banning Handheld Cell Phone Use by Truck Drivers

Interstate truck and bus drivers will soon be prohibited from using handheld cell phones while operating their vehicles, under a final joint rule announced today from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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NewsNovember 23, 2011

OSHA Issues Order, Damages Against Heartland Transportation Inc.

An Andersonville, Tenn.-based contract mail carrier has been ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to reinstate a former employee and pay $62,090 in compensatory and punitive damages plus more than two years of back wages, interest, benefits and attorney's fees

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