California trucking companies will be required to give drivers a 30-minute meal period within the first five hours of driving, according to the California Supreme Court's decision in the case of Brinker v. Superior Court.
Fleets are increasingly looking at advanced technologies to save on fuel and improve safety and efficiency, and a recent survey of 100 top fleet managers offers some insight into their potential choices
With fuel costs rising and a driver shortage creeping up, fleets are still doing all they can to get the most miles out of their trucks, say truckstop executives
Kansas has repealed its motor carrier property tax, effective in 2014
The first results of what is said to be the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the health effects of exposure to new technology diesel engines has found no evidence of gene-damaging effects in the animals studied, and only a few mild effects on the lungs, according to a report issued by the Health Effects Institute
The DOT wants to better understand the safety performance of overweight vehicles -- both permitted and illegally overloaded -- so it is looking for state agencies to work with in a study of the issue
More carriers taking steps to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new Compliance, Safety, Accountability enforcement regime, and 65% are doing so with three or more methods, according to results from Transport Capital Partners' First Quarter 2012 Business Expectations Survey.