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Driversby Tom BergOctober 18, 2015

Fastport’s Military Veteran-Hiring Effort Expands to Retention

PHILADELPHIA -- Fastport Inc., a job placement service active in an industry effort to hire military veterans for driver positions, has embarked on a retention campaign,

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 18, 2015

ATA Honors Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award Winners

PHILADELPHIA -- The American Trucking Associations honored its ninth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award winners.

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 18, 2015

ATA Names Third Class to LEAD ATA Program

PHILADELPHIA – The American Trucking Associations Sunday named its third class to the LEAD ATA industry leadership program, and announced the graduation of the second class, during the annual ATA Management Conference & Exhibition.

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Driversby Tom BergOctober 17, 2015

Kenworth Lists New Products, Services, Won’t Exhibit at MATS 2016

PHILADELPHIA -- Lighter sleepers to serve more segments; PremierCare Gold to speed diagnostics and repairs at certified dealers.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeOctober 17, 2015

Help Inc. Expands PrePass Plus, Electronic Toll Payment

PHILADELPHIA – HELP Inc., the non-profit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station bypass, announced its new ElitePass transponder, which expands PrePass Plus electronic toll payment services to California and Kansas, with Oklahoma, Texas and others coming soon.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 17, 2015

SmartTruck Introduces LeadEdge Trailer Fairing to Manage the ‘Gap’

Aerodynamic provider SmartTruck announced its new LeadEdge Top Fairing, designed to manipulate and manage the disruptive airflow created in the gap between cab and trailer, or between two tandem trailers.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffOctober 16, 2015

CEI Talks Managing and Preventing Accidents at ATA Conference

The CEI Group will at the ATA's Management Conference and Exhibition showing ways that it helps vocational fleets prevent and manage accidents.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenOctober 16, 2015

DOT Considers Mandating Crash Mitigation on Class 3-8 Trucks

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it will consider requiring new trucks to be equipped with forward-collision-mitigation systems that incorporate automatic emergency braking.

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Productsby StaffOctober 16, 2015

Service Shows Michelin Dealers Along a Specific Route

Michelin has launched the Track My Route feature as part of its Michelin truck dealer and service locator, allowing fleets and owner-operators to locate dealers along their specific route.

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Driversby StaffOctober 16, 2015

Trucker Violated HOS Limits on Day of Fatal Crash

A truck driver was declared an imminent hazard by FMCSA after it was found that he had violated hours-of-service the day of an accident that killed three persons.

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