Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Driversby StaffJune 20, 2013

Two Indicted For Ignoring FMCSA Out-of-Service Order

If anyone thinks the FMCSA is not serious about trucking and bus companies staying off the road after it has ordered them to shut down, due to safety concerns, you only need to look as far as what has happened to one operation and two individuals who have been indicted.

Read More →
Driversby StaffJune 20, 2013

BestPass Protects Transponder Users from Damage Fees

The two-part service includes a custom form-fitted plastic transponder case, as well as transponder remediation and cleaning performed their staff when the device is returned to BestPass.

Read More →
Driversby Mark Montague, DAT Industry Pricing AnalystJune 20, 2013

HOS Log: A Two-Day Trip Becomes a Three-Day Trip

How will the new hours of service rules affect typical 1,000-mile hauls? A few of the new rules can make the timing of a driver's on-duty hours critical to a successful trip. For example, the lane from Chicago to Houston, typically a two-day trip, could be tricky under the new HOS rules.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fleet Managementby StaffJune 20, 2013

Ryder Takes Delivery of First Light And Medium Duty Natural Gas Vehicles

Ryder's new CNG trucks range from 16,000 lb GVW to 33,000 lb GVW, and are available for lease or rent from Ryder in California.

Read More →
Equipmentby StaffJune 20, 2013

ACT Research: Class 8 Net Orders Up 29% from May 2012

New and net Class 8 orders were essentially flat at 24,218 units and 23,188 units, respectively.

Read More →
Driversby StaffJune 20, 2013

Pilot Flying J: Top Management Indictments Coming?

In the wake of federal authorities disclosing an investigation into whether the truckstop chain Pilot Flying J cheated trucking customers out of money in the form of rebates from fuel purchases, some are wondering if indictments of top officials are a possibility.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Driversby StaffJune 20, 2013

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Stable in April Stable, Still Slightly Negative

Carriers are managing productivity, but July's HOS rule change could produce significant capacity shortages.

Read More →
Driversby StaffJune 20, 2013

Travel Advisory: Overnight Closures on I-94, I-35W in Minneapolis Next Week

Crews will close sections the roadway to set the beams on the Park Avenue Bridge which spans the two freeways.

Read More →
Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 20, 2013

Truck Cargo Pre-inspection Pilot Started at U.S. Border Crossing

The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection service has begun the first phase of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, British Columbia.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonJune 19, 2013

Logistics Report: Get Used to the ‘New Normal’ of Slow Growth

Considering the implosion that occurred in the wake of the go-go years before 2007, the current condition of slow economic growth has a certain appeal, according to the author of a new State of Logistics Report.

Read More →