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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 30, 2013

Professional Truck Driver Helps Stranded Motorist Get Back on the Road

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Albert Wallace of Hartsville, N.C., a Highway Angel. Wallace drives for Epes Transport System Inc., of Greensboro, N.C..

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonJuly 30, 2013

Obama Proposes Tax Reform to Raise Money for Highway and Other Investments

President Obama proposed a tax reform deal that would include a big, one-time investment in infrastructure. In remarks Tuesday at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Obama said he would support lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%, and to 25% for manufacturers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 30, 2013

$7 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for New Hampshire, Vermont, New York

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is immediately making available $2 million in emergency relief funds to help New Hampshire and Vermont cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by flooding from May through July. Each state will receive $1 million.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 30, 2013

Overnight Closure Set Aug. 1 for Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge in St. Paul

Drivers in St. Paul, Minn,, will encounter an overnight closure and detour on southbound Highway 52 as crews close the roadway for patching.

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonJuly 30, 2013

Road Fix: Mobile Phone App Opens Direct Digital Complaint Line to Congress

Stuck in traffic? Have a cell phone? Here’s your chance to turn your wasted breath into a digital complaint that could actually get something done. Building America’s Future, a bipartisan coalition dedicated to reinvestment in infrastructure, today introduced a new mobile phone app that gives motorists a direct link to their elected representatives.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Gasoline Slips, Diesel Prices Increase

While gasoline prices continued to decline this week, diesel prices continued on its journey upward.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Two More Guilty Pleas in Pilot Flying J Fraud Case

Two employees of Pilot Flying J pled guilty to charges of fraud in the ongoing investigation of the fuel company’s treatment of its customers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Keynote Announced for HTUF National Meeting

The High-Efficiency Truck Users Forum announced that Christopher Grundler, director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. EPA will give a keynote address at the upcoming HTUF National Meeting, October 7-9 in Chicago, Ill.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 29, 2013

Utility Tri-State Opens a New Location In Oklahoma City

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced the opening of Utility Tri-State, Inc.’s new Oklahoma City, Okla., location.

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Fleet Managementby Jim BeachJuly 29, 2013

PeopleNet Releases Analysis on Mobile Devices in Trucking

Saying they wanted to clarify some misconceptions in the marketplace regarding mobile devices, PeopleNet, Minnetonka, Minn., released an analysis comparing the mobile options of BYOD (bring your own device) and COPE (company-owned, personally enabled).

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