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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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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 22, 2012

ATA Truck Tonnage Falls 1.1%

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in April after rising 0.6% in March

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 22, 2012

FleetPride Acquires Westpac Heavy Duty

FleetPride, retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, acquired the assets of Westpac Heavy Duty Inc., doing business as C.W. Carter Co., of Phoenix, Ariz., and Westpac Heavy Duty of California LLC, located in Mira Loma, Calif

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Drivers•by Staff•May 22, 2012

I-75 One Lane in Each Direction After Massive Landslide

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has reopened one lane for southbound travel on I-75 in Campbell County. One lane remains open for northbound travelers as work continued to repair a massive landslide continues at Mile Marker 143

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