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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 11, 2013

Melton Truck Lines Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Headquarters

Melton Truck Lines, an air-ride flatbed motor carrier, will soon officially break ground on new corporate offices that will accommodate the company’s planned growth of several hundred new jobs over the next eight years.

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Drivers•by Staff•March 11, 2013

Port of New York and New Jersey Reaches Tentative Deal

Last week, a tentative agreement was reached between the New York Shipping Association and a few local unions belonging to the International Longshoremen's Association, which serves the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Drivers•by Staff•March 11, 2013

Six Men Indicted for Roles in Interstate Vehicle-Theft Ring

Six men from northwest Ohio were indicted on a variety of charges related to their roles in a conspiracy to transport semi-trucks, trailers, and cargo stolen in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, said law enforcement officials said.

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Drivers•by Evan Lockridge•March 11, 2013

Unemployment Drops to Four-Year Low, Trucking Adds Jobs

The nation’s unemployment rate fell slightly in February according to the U.S. Labor Department.

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Drivers•by Kate Harlow•March 8, 2013

Going Green Without Saying Goodbye to Diesel

Green shouldn't be the only color a fleet is considering when making a move toward "going green." "The most important colors in business are still red and black," said Joe Fiorelli, fleet and safety director for Gulfeagle Supply during a session for NTEA's Green Truck Summit entitled, "Compounding the Green: Incremental Measures for Going Green and Sustainable."

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•March 7, 2013

Environmental Defense Fund to Study Fugitive Methane from LNG Fueling Operations

Climate scientists have suggested that methane leakage during filling and transfer operations, possible with a wide-scale switch from diesel to natural gas as heavy truck fuel, could contribute more to global warming than the benefit of switching from diesel to natural gas would achieve.

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Fleet Management•by Oliver Patton•March 7, 2013

Immigration Reform Could Affect Truck Driver Pool

President Obama is making comprehensive immigration reform a major goal for his second term, and in the wake of the 2012 presidential election many Republicans are saying the time has come to reconsider their party’s hardline stance. That could play into the driver shortage.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 7, 2013

Freymiller Receives Past Chairman's Award at TCA

The Truckload Carriers Association has presented its highest honor to Don H. Freymiller, founder and chairman of Freymiller Trucking of Oklahoma City, Ok.

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Fleet Management•by Oliver Patton•March 7, 2013

States Ease CDL Restrictions for Military

In the past two years, 34 states have adopted laws that allow motor vehicle departments to waive the CDL skills test for qualified military veterans, the Obama administration says in a new report.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 7, 2013

Interstate Batteries Senior VP Promoted

Interstate Batteries Senior Vice President Walt Holmes is adding the title of senior vice president for distributor operations and innovation team.

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