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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 14.3% in 2011

Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, in 2011 is valued at $904 billion, a 14.3% increase compared to 2010

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Ferro Discusses CSA Changes at MATS

LOUISVILLE, KY -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is getting ready to roll out some revisions to the SMS database it uses in its CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) program, including dropping the Cargo Securement BASIC and adding a Hazmat BASIC, Administrator Anne Ferro announced during the Mid-America Trucking Show Fleet Forum Wednesday

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Drivers•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Marten Transport Increases Detention Pay

Marten Transport, a Wisconsin-based carrier, instituted an increase to its automatic driver detention pay, in addition to maintenance pay, to offset any negative effects of downtime

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 21, 2012

IdleAir Opens New Site in Benson, Ariz.

IdleAir has opened a new location in Benson, Ariz. next to Love's at Exit 302 off of I-10

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 21, 2012

MATS Health Awareness Walk Encourages Industry Fitness

The 2012 MATS Health Awareness Walk is a non-competitive 1.5-mile walk during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ken., to promote health in the industry

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Drivers•by Staff•March 20, 2012

ATA: Common Sense Must Govern CSA Crash Accountability Decisions

American Trucking Associations' leaders expressed serious concern over the recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to continue to count every truck-involved crash in CSA scores, including those the truck driver could not have prevented

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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 20, 2012

Carriers Optimistic for 2012

The Transport Capital Partners 1Q 2012 Business Expectations Survey found that carriers continue to be optimistic for the year ahead, with 77% of the carriers surveyed expecting volumes to increase in the year ahead and only 2.6% expecting volumes to decrease

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 20, 2012

Highway Angel Honored for Helping Woman with Diabetes

The Truckload Carriers Associationnamed Jonathan W. Bennett, a professional truck driver for Walden Haulers Group Inc., Harriman, Tenn., its latest Highway Angel

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 20, 2012

CARB Urges Truckers to Report Vehicles Before March 30 Deadline

The California Air Resources Board is reminding California-bound truck owners that the deadline to report information regarding their fleets has been extended to March 30

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Drivers•by Staff•March 20, 2012

Arpin Group Completes Green Renovation of World Headquarters

Arpin Group has completed a $2 million yearlong renovation project to expand its U.S.-based world headquarters and transform it into a "green" facility

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