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NewsSeptember 14, 2010

FMCSA Makes Technical Changes in Recorder Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made some technical changes in its new electronic onboard recorder rule in response to concerns raised by makers of electronic onboard recorders and trucking interests

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

Diesel Prices Rise

The average price of a gallon of diesel rose 1.2 cents over the past week, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

J.B. Hunt Supplying Carbon Offsets by Shifting Freight to Rail

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is part of a new partnership of corporations and environmentalists that announced a new initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gases and improve air and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

Coalition for Transportation Productivity Expands

The Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of more than 160 shippers and allied associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal weight limits on interstate highways, announced a merger with Americans for Safe and Efficient Transportation

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

New Business Focused on Improving Brake Performance

Elite Brake Company is a new commercial vehicle brake component supplier developing a full product line of brake block, brake lining, medium-duty hydraulic brake disc pads, heavy-duty air brake disc pad

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NewsSeptember 13, 2010

Environmental Groups Call for 35% Improvement in Tractor-Trailer Fuel Efficiency

A coalition of nearly 20 environmental and science organizations sent a letter last week calling on President Obama to establish new vehicle pollution and fuel economy standards, including cutting fuel consumption from long-haul tractors pulling van trailers by 35 percent by model year 2017

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NewsSeptember 12, 2010

Colorado Releases Study Detailing Solutions for I-70 West

A look at the future of the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor is now available for public viewing. For the next 60 days, the public can review and comment on the Revised Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, a document that presents a corridor vision, which includes a variety of transit and highway improvements, for I-70 between C-470 and Glenwood Springs

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NewsSeptember 10, 2010

FleetPride Opens Syracuse Branch

FleetPride recently celebrated the grand opening of the expanded Syracuse, N.Y., branch

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NewsSeptember 10, 2010

Fraudulent Medical Review Officer Sentenced

A man who acted as a Medical Review Officer on DOT-regulated drug tests without being a licensed physician has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison, plus payment of restitution and community service

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NewsSeptember 9, 2010

Covenant Transport Teams Up with Roadside Medical

Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab is partnering with Covenant Transport to roll out the Roadside Medical Driver Wellness program, giving drivers and corporate employees access to a trucking wellness program

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