With a proposal to expand the requirement for electronic onboard recorders pending in the regulatory pipeline, owner-operators are fighting a legal action against the limited recorder requirement that is scheduled to take effect next year
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association has chosen Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) as this year's recipients of the Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award, given to elected officials who have shown outstanding leadership on behalf of motor vehicle parts manufacturers
Toronto-based less-than-truckload carrier Vitran Corp. announced it intents to expand into the Southeast buy buying Milan Express' LTL business
All 140 agents in the Arpin Van Lines family across the U.S. will join the American Moving & Storage Association in 2011, the two organizations announced
USA Truck, Van Buren, Ark., announced the USA Truck Scholarship Program, designed to help eligible children of USA Truck employees pursue post-secondary educational opportunities
This week, the American Trucking Associations sent a letter to the Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury, challenging a Maryland credential requirement imposed on motor carriers who haul beer, wine, and liquor.
The California Air Resources Board has chosen CalStart for the second year in a row to manage the nation's largest incentive program for hybrid and electric trucks and buses
Truckers for a Cause will host an educational conference call on "Do's and Don'ts of submitting comments to FMCSA" Saturday, Jan. 22 at noon central time
EnPro Industries has acquired the assets of Rome Tool and Die, a supplier of steel brake shoes to the North American heavy-duty truck market
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 8 percent in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federatio
Transport America, Egan, Minn., announced its acquisition of Birmingham, Ala.-based Southern Cal Transport. The merger will create a company with more than 2,200 drivers, making it one of the top 15 for-hire dry van truckload carriers in the United States
FTR Associates says while its Shippers Condition Index is currently at neutral, it expects that will shortly change as carrier capacity tightens and the economy comes out of its recent pause
The latest alternative fuel workshop for fleet managers hosted by the Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance will take place Jan. 20 in Seattle. This will be No. 12 in a nationwide series of 14 training seminars in 2010 and 2011, made possible by a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Freight Transportation Services Index fell 0.3 percent in November from its October level, declining after two monthly increases
The American Trucking Associations State Laws Newsletter is reporting that rhe Governors Highway Safety Association has issued a compilation of state laws that limit or prohibit drivers' use of cell phones or texting
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