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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2012

Celadon Buys Equipment Assets from USA Dry Van

Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Celadon Group, has agreed to purchase a portion of the operating equipment of USA Dry Van Logistics LLC

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2012

FMCSA Shifts Gears on Oilfield Hauler HOS Guidance

Reacting to strong protests against its proposed new hours of service guidance for oilfield haulers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the deadline for comments and scheduled several public listening sessions

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2012

Roadrunner Buys Expedited Freight Systems

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Expedited Freight Systems Inc., a Midwest regional overnight less-than-truckload provide

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 15, 2012

Roadcheck 2012 Finds Driver and Vehicle OOS Rates Near Historic Lows

Out-of-service rates during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual Roadcheck inspection blitz in June were the second lowest in 25 years, according to the organization

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Drivers•by Staff•August 14, 2012

FMCSA Spells Out Policy on Applications

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spelled out its policy on evaluating applications for authority, listing a half-dozen performance factors that it evaluates

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Drivers•by Staff•August 14, 2012

A Bid to Have Obama, Romney Debate Infrastructure Investment

President Obama just signed a new highway law, but the program runs for only two years, so either Obama or Mitt Romney is going to have to sign another one. What should that law accomplish? A trio of political leaders is asking the Commission on Presidential Debates to make infrastructure one of the six topics covered in the Obama-Romney debate in Denver on October 3

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 14, 2012

Great Dane Announces New Sales and Branch Operations Structure

Great Dane announced a new general sales manager and is realigning its branch system to better serve the growing needs of the aftermarket

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Drivers•by Staff•August 14, 2012

Interstate Distributor Turns up the Speed on Driver Pay

Interstate Distributor Co. announced that effective August 16 it will accelerate driver pay, cutting seven full days off its driver pay cycle

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 14, 2012

HDT Wins Azbee Editorial Honors

The editors of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine won two regional and one national award in the American Society of Business Publication Editors' annual Azbee Awards of Excellence

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 13, 2012

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 6.3% in August

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.3% in August compared with the same month last year, and 2012 should show an increase of 4.8% over last year

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