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Drivers•by Staff•June 18, 2012

Diesel Falls Five More Cents, Oil Prices Fall to Nearly $83

Diesel and gasoline prices continued to drop for the 10th straight week, and European economy concerns are still affecting oil prices

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Drivers•by Staff•June 18, 2012

HOS Court Battle Starts Next Month

The court battle over the hours-of-service rule gets under way in July, according to a schedule posted last week by the appeals court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has consolidated lawsuits by a number of trucking groups that believe the rule is too restrictive, and by several safety advocacy groups that believe the rule is too liberal

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 18, 2012

Pilot Flying J Opens 300th Restaurant

Pilot Flying J celebrated its 300th company-owned-and-operated restaurant with the opening of a Huddle House in its new Pilot Travel Center location in Anna, Texas, on June 11

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 18, 2012

A&S Services Acquires Kinard Trucking

A&S Services Group LLC has acquired all of the assets of Kinard Trucking Inc. and its affiliates. The terms of the asset purchase were not disclosed

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Drivers•by Staff•June 18, 2012

Sapp Bros. Travel Plaza Offers Plug-In Power

Sapp Bros. Travel Plaza's Omaha, Neb., location now offers plug-in power to help save fuel, reduce idling and lower emissions. Sapp Bros. is now one of two truckstops in Nebraska to offer plug-in power to customers

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Drivers•by Staff•June 18, 2012

YRC Freight Increases Speed Across North American LTL Network

YRC Freight implemented improvements to its North American LTL network, which now features faster service into and out of every major U.S. city

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 18, 2012

John "Hans" Schaupp Elected Chairman of NTTC

The National Tank Truck Carriers elected John "Hans" Schaupp chairman at the NTTC's recent annual meeting in San Francisco

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 17, 2012

Trucker Honored Again for Heroism

A trucker who was honored earlier this year as the Goodyear Highway Hero for his actions in saving a woman from a gun-wielding boyfriend has been honored again, this time by the Pennsylvania State Police

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Drivers•by Staff•June 16, 2012

FMCSA to Post CSA Study in Response to ATA Request

In response to prodding by American Trucking Associations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will release a study of the links between violations and crash risk that it uses in the CSA safety enforcement system

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Drivers•by Staff•June 15, 2012

Some Rural Arkansas Highways Getting Higher Speed Limits

The Arkansas Highway Commission authorized the state Highway and Transportation Department to raise speed limits on certain rural highways. A recent analysis of rural four- and five-lane highways recommended that speed limits on a number of highways be raised from 55 mph to 60 mph

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