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Drivers•by Staff•September 12, 2012

CSA Issues to be Aired on Hill Today

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's flagship CSA safety enforcement program will face congressional scrutiny today as a House subcommittee airs questions about the program's effectiveness

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 12, 2012

U.S. Xpress Names Vice President of Driver Recruiting

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn., announced that Latasha Neal has joined the company as the vice president of driver recruiting

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Drivers•by Staff•September 12, 2012

Ryder $1 Million Settlement to CARB to Help Pay for Education, Natural Gas Service

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ryder System paid $1 million for failure to conduct testing and maintain complete records of required annual opacity tests on heavy-duty vehicles in its California fleet in 2008 and 2009

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 12, 2012

Study Sees Mobile Fleet Management Devices More Than Doubling by 2015

About 5.5 million GPS/wireless devices are currently used to manage fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers, according to a C.J. Driscoll & Associates study

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 11, 2012

Truck Enterprises Inc. Celebrates 50 Years

Truck Enterprises Inc. is celebrating being in business for 50 years this month.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•September 11, 2012

Navistar Shutting Down Workhorse as Part of Cost-Cutting

CORRECTED -- Workhorse Custom Chassis is going out of business and is due to shut down in October, though Navistar International Corp., its owner since 2005, is saying little about it

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Drivers•by Staff•September 11, 2012

NTSB's Strategic Plan Available For Comment

A draft of the National Transportation Safety Boards' strategic plan for 2013 through 2016 is available to the public for comment

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 11, 2012

TCA Adding "Wellness" to National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

During National Truck Driver Appreciation & Wellness Week, the Truckload Carriers Association and state trucking associations will host health fairs and "celebrity walks" designed to get drivers exercising, eating better, and taking charge of their bodies

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Drivers•by Staff•September 11, 2012

Alliance for Driver Safety & Security Expands Agenda Beyond EOBRs

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, a Washington, D.C. coalition of transportation companies that promoted recent federal legislation to require electronic on-board recording devices (EOBRs) in all commercial trucks, has named Callie Hoyt its manager of governmental affairs and is expanding its focus to other trucking safety issues

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 11, 2012

HDT's Anniversary: Covering Trucking for 90 Years (Part One)

In late 1922, a magazine called Western Drayman & Warehouseman changed its name to Western Truck Owner. A subscription was $2.50 a year and a single issue cost 25 cents

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