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Drivers•by Staff•September 19, 2012

FMCSA Shuts Down Kansas Trucking Company for Extreme Hours of Service Violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Kansas-based commercial truck company HP Distribution LLP and an affiliated company, HP Distribution LLC, to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious hours-of-service and other safety violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 19, 2012

Website, Appreciation Week Events Aim to Help Truckers Stay Healthy

EGears, which offers online and video-based education for truck drivers, is also launching a website and resource: TheHealthyTrucker.net.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 19, 2012

Alternative Hydrogen Solutions Names CFO

Alternative Hydrogen Solutions named Christopher L. Franklin chief financial officer. Franklin brings more than 20 years of finance and public accounting experience in both the public and private sector to AHS.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•September 18, 2012

FreightWatch Figures Show Cargo Theft Drop from Second Quarter

The summer months saw a drop in cargo thefts compared to the second quarter, but there was a slight increase in the theft of electronics, auto/parts and pharmaceuticals, according to numbers compiled by FreightWatch International

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Drivers•by Staff•September 18, 2012

Con-way Multimodal Announces Dallas Headquarters

Con-way Multimodal, a freight brokerage division of Con-way Inc.'s operating unit Menlo Worldwide Logistics, named Dallas as the location for its business headquarters

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Drivers•by Staff•September 18, 2012

Old Dominion Debuts New Energy-Efficient Warehouse

Old Dominion Freight Line, based in Thomasville, N.C., is debuting a 160,000-square-foot rooftop solar panel system its warehouse. This is the third largest of its kind in North Carolina

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Drivers•by Staff•September 18, 2012

I-44 to Close in Springfield, Mo., for Bridge Demolition this Weekend

Interstate 44 at West Bypass (Route 160) in Springfield, Mo., will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 and will remain closed until as late as 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 to allow contractor crews to remove half of the West Bypass bridge over I-44

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 18, 2012

NTTC to Launch Tank Truck Driver Recognition Program

National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. announced that its Safety Committee will develop a new tank truck driver recognition program for board consideration at its next membership meeting

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Drivers•by Staff•September 18, 2012

HELP to Test New Communications System

HELP Inc. is gearing up a three-state pilot project to test a communications system that will add driver and credentialing information to its portfolio of wireless roadside services. HELP, best known for its PrePass weigh station clearance system, will use a 5.9 GHz communications protocol to collect a wider range of data than just the PrePass truck weight and identification information

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 18, 2012

ATA Recognizes Truck Drivers with Week of Appreciation

American Trucking Associations is taking this week, National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, to honor the 3.1 million professional truck drivers that deliver America's freight safely and securely every day

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