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Drivers•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Rockefeller Wades into Fight Over Mexico Pilot Project

Sen. John Rockefeller is taking the Obama administration to task over its plan to restart long-distance trucking across the Mexican border. In a letter yesterday to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the West Virginia Democrat said the administration's pilot program will endanger U.S. companies' competitiveness

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Drivers•by Staff•May 12, 2011

YRC Worldwide Launches Initiatives to Reduce Emissions, Cut Costs

YRC Worldwide announced several sustainability initiatives, including low-viscosity engine oil, trailer skirts, and optimizing its network

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Supply Problems Are Choking Medium and Heavy Truck Production

Order intake numbers may be way up for the first four months of the year, but many of those trucks are not going to see the light of day anytime soon

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Penske Opens Cheektowaga, N.Y., Location

Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new $7 million state-of-the-art facility in Cheektowaga, New York, a Buffalo suburb

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Mitsubishi Fuso Announces Dealer of the Year Award Winners

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America announced its 2010 U.S. Dealer of the Year awards

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Drivers•by Staff•May 12, 2011

Intelligent Transportation System Coming to Northwest Pennsylvania Interstates

Interstate highways across Northwestern Pennsylvania will be fitted with a wireless network of traffic cameras, dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio systems

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2011

New Version of Jason's Law Revised to Appeal to New Congress

U.S. Reps Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Erik Paulsen (R-MN) have introduced a revised version of Jason's Law, which would create a grant program to help alleviate the parking shortages and pay for safety improvements at existing rest areas

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 11, 2011

ACT: Commercial Vehicle Market Continues on Solid Recovery Path

Improved demand across the entire heavy duty vehicle market is reflected in the most recently available data, according to ACT Research Co., which says it is "readily apparent" that the stage has been set for a long run-up in demand across the medium-duty and heavy-duty truck and commercial trailer segments

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2011

FEMA Introduces Cellphone Emergency Alert System

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a text message-based emergency alert system for enabled mobile devices

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 11, 2011

California Bill Would Ban Owner-Operators at Ports

A group of trucking and shipping groups is opposing a law in California to ban the use of owner-operators at state ports, which could be voted on as early as today

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