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NewsApril 30, 2010

Crude Oil Breaks Three-Week Record on Recovery Hopes, Oil Spill

Crude oil finished out the week reaching a three-week record high, due to increased confidence in the economic recovery and the BP oil spill, which is threatening the coasts of several southern state

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NewsApril 30, 2010

FMCSA Waives HOS For Haulers of Oil Spill Supplies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a regional emergency in the southern region in response to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill, which occurred April 20 in Gulf of Mexic

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Empty Miles Service Provides a Durable Solution to 'Age-Old' Problem

Schneider National has saved 61 tons of carbon dioxide, 147 tons of particulate matter and over 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The truckload carrier also managed to add 25 percent in backhaul revenue on specific accounts. The improvements are thanks to the Empty Miles Service, an online backhaul solution that enables a collaborative business process for identifying transportation efficiency opportunities between trading partners. More specifically, it's a systemic way to match empty truck

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Bendix Honors 36 Distributors

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced the winners of its Premier Distributor Program, a channel partner program that rewards distributor

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NewsApril 30, 2010

MFTA Announces Dealer of the Year Award Winners

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America has recognized its 2009 Dealers of the Year. Each year, MFTA honors its most outstanding dealers in the U.S. and Canada, for overall performance, for parts sales, and for service performance

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Daimler Dealer Celebrates 40 Years in the Industry

Troy, Ill.-based Truck Centers, a family-owned dealer group, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the heavy truck industry

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Pennsylvania's Sleeper Berth Exemption For Idling Expires

Starting May 1, long-haul truck drivers in Pennsylvania are no longer allowed to idle during rest periods, as the sleeper-berth exemption of the state's Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act has expired

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Celadon Selects Winner of "Art for the Long Haul" Contest

Celadon Group has selected Shelby Bertsch, a freshman majoring in illustration at Columbus College of Art and Design, as the overall winner of its "Art for the Long Haul" student art contes

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Pilot Pleads Guilty to Selling Drug Detox Drink

A pilot for US Airways Express pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for selling a substance over the Internet to help drug users defeat drug tests, including truck drivers and other transportation employee

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NewsApril 30, 2010

'Right to Repair' Gains Support From Dodd, Kerry

Sens. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have joined the list of co-sponsors of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, which was recently introduced into the Senate by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.

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