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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2012

Mitsubishi Fuso Announces 2011 Dealers of the Year

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Logan Township, N.J., announced its 2011 North American Dealer of the Year awards. Each year, MFTA recognizes its most outstanding dealers in the U.S. and Canada for overall performance sales, parts sales and service performance

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Drivers•by Staff•May 23, 2012

FMCSA Offers Consumers Moving Company Checklist

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the launch of a new "Consumer Checklist" to assist consumers in choosing a responsible interstate moving company and protecting themselves from fraudulent or dishonest household goods movers

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Drivers•by Staff•May 23, 2012

Associations Lobby Highway Bill Conferees to Address Trucking's Needs

Leaders of American Trucking Associations asked members of the conference committee currently negotiating on the highway bill to address several critical issues for the trucking industry -- one of them calling for electronic onboard recorders, which the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and a coalition of other groups are lobbying against.

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Drivers•by Staff•May 23, 2012

NAFA to Offer Webinar on Fuel Costs

NAFA Fleet Management Association will offer a webinar, Getting Control of Fuel Costs, Wednesday, May 30, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern

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Drivers•by Staff•May 23, 2012

Major Trucking Players React Positively to NHTSA's Stability Control Proposal

The American Trucking Associations issued a statement praising the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed requirement for electronic stability control on large trucks

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 22, 2012

FMCSA Webinar to Cover Truck and Bus Crash Data

On Wednesday, May 30, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association's Office of Analysis, Research and Technology is will hold its annual webinar providing data on truck and bus crashes in 2010 and trends during the past five years

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 22, 2012

ATA Asks FMCSA to Address CSA Issues

The Board of Directors for American Trucking Associations called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability system, better known as CSA

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 22, 2012

ACT Research: Fleets Return to Trailer Orderboard in April

Fleets started ordering more trailers in April, following recent lackluster performance, although the gains were not universal across all trailer categories, according to ACT Research Co.'s State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers.

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Drivers•by Staff•May 22, 2012

U.S. and Mexican Officials to Identify Needed Border-Crossing Projects

U.S. and Mexican officials are meeting today as a first effort to decide where new border crossings and connecting roads may be necessary

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Drivers•by Staff•May 22, 2012

Inrix: Traffic Congestion Drops 30%

The U.S. experienced a 30% drop in traffic congestion in 2011, according to Inrix's annual Traffic Scorecard. Seventy of America's top 100 most populated cities showed decreases in traffic last year as well

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