Governor Jack Markell announced the opening of Delaware's first electrified parking area for trucks at the Smyrna Rest Area on U.S. Route 13
Read More →A ban on idling in New Jersey will go into effect on May 1 for pre-2007 model year trucks, despite local truckers' efforts to get the law modified
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Former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator John Hill believes it's going to take Congressional action to put an end to the never-ending cycle of hours of service litigation and rewrites
Read More →U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn., has partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project as a Platinum Sponsor -- a $50,000 commitment
Read More →The Pennsylvania State Police placed 144 trucks and 32 drivers out of service during a one-day enforcement effort that focused on commercial vehicles traveling on rural roads and non-interstate highways
Read More →Carriers are using less broker services, another sign of tightening capacity, according to a survey by Transport Capital Partners. The recent First Quarter Business Expectations Survey by the transportation advisory firm found 87 percent of carriers said they have used less broker services during the past three months
Read More →A study of drivers observed through an in-cab video/vehicle data safety system found that a small percent of drivers are most likely to be involved in a distracted driving behavior when they do something dangerous like swerve or slam on the brakes
Read More →Ryder System has opened a truck rental, leasing, and maintenance facility in Ventura, Calif
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The National Private Truck Council has followed the lead of the American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association, coming out with a policy endorsing the federal government's proposal to mandate electronic onboard recorders to track driver hours of service for nearly all carriers
Read More →The price of on-highway diesel fuel continued to push higher last week, though the national average price increase of 2.7 cents was modest compared to the previous week's 10-cent jump. The national average price is currently $1.031 higher, or 33.5 percent, than this time last year
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