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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 15, 2010

Virginia Reopens All Rest Areas Ahead of Schedule

Virginia has reopened the last seven of the 19 safety rest areas Wednesday, beating its April 15 deadline set by Gov. Bob McDonnell when he took office in Januar

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Drivers•by Staff•April 15, 2010

Biodiesel Board Urges Congress to Move on Biodiesel Tax Break

The National Biodiesel Board has written a letter urging Congress to retroactively reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive, which expired on Dec. 31, 2009

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 15, 2010

ATA Calls Teamsters Report An Attack on Owner-Operators

A new report backed by the Teamsters Union and several environmental interest groups claims the cost of truck maintenance and the financial inability of drivers to maintain their vehicles poses a threat to the clean air goals of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program

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Drivers•by Staff•April 15, 2010

Landstar Honors Owner-Operators as Roadstars

Non-asset based supply chain provider Landstar System has recognized 10 of its owner-operators, which it calls business capacity owners, as Landstar Roadstars

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 15, 2010

CVSA Reschedules June Roadcheck to Avoid Memorial Day

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has changed the date of its annual Roadcheck to June 8-10

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 15, 2010

UPS to Assess Packaging Against Environmental Standards

UPS has launched a new packaging program that will assess customers' shipments based on environmental standard

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 15, 2010

New Study Pushes Natural Gas Use in Heavy Trucks

The Center for American Progress released a memo Wednesday advocating the use of natural gas in heavy vehicles and incentives for making the switch, citing reduced oil use, investment in American energy sources, boosting energy independence and national security and cutting air pollution as positives

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Drivers•by Staff•April 15, 2010

J.B. Hunt's Earnings Up On Higher Intermodal Volumes

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services managed to come out ahead in the first quarter of 2010, with 21 percent increase in intermodal volumes, positive truck operating income and improved results in its Dedicated Contract Services segmen

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Drivers•by Staff•April 14, 2010

Old Dominion Takes Company History on Tour

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. will launch its 17-city nationwide truck tour on April 21

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Drivers•by Staff•April 14, 2010

Landstar Kicks Off 2010 With Boost in Performance

Following a lagging fourth quarter 2009, non-asset based supply chain provider Landstar System reported first quarter 2010 revenue of $548.1 million, a gain of 17 percent over the 2009 quarter, when revenue was $469.2 millio

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