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Driversby StaffJune 12, 2012

ATA Demands FMCSA Release Study Used to Develop CSA Scoring System

American Trucking Associations is calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to release a study of the links between violations and crash risk used to develop its methodology for assigning carriers' scores in its monitoring and measurement system: Compliance, Safety, Accountability

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 12, 2012

Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 4.8% in June

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 4.8% in June compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year increases are expected to continue into the holiday season shipping cycle

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Driversby StaffJune 12, 2012

EIA Lowers Forecasts for 2012 Diesel, Gasoline Prices

For 2012, the Energy Information Administration has lowered its forecasted price for diesel and gasoline, and it expects West Texas Intermediate crude oil to average about $95 per barrel over the second half of 2012

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Driversby StaffJune 12, 2012

World Health Organization Says Diesel Exhaust Causes Cancer

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, has classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans based on evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer. But a diesel industry group says it's a different story for modern engines in the U.S

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Driversby StaffJune 12, 2012

Court Throws Out EPA Rule Allowing Navistar to Keep Making Engines

A federal appeals court has ruled that Navistar's business plight was not a good enough reason for the Environmental Protection Agency to allow Navistar continue selling engines that don't meet EPA's 2010 emissions rules simply by paying fines

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 12, 2012

ACT Lowers 2012 Class 8 Build Forecast

ACT Research lowered its Class 8 build expectations for the second half of the year due to continuing softness in demand. Expectations for medium-duty build were unchanged

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 12, 2012

California Construction Trucking Association Expands with Interstate Conference

The California Construction Trucking Association has added Joe Rajkovacz, former OOIDA director of regulatory affairs, to its staff. Rajkovacz will lead the expansion of the association to include owner-operators and motor carriers operating in interstate commerce

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 12, 2012

CNG Vehicle Converter BAF Acquires ServoTech

BAF Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., will acquire Belleville, Mich.-based ServoTech Engineering Inc., an auto emissions solutions provider

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 12, 2012

Universal Transportation Services Becomes Calhoun Truck Lines

Calhoun Truck Lines is the new name of the Midwest-based intermodal trucking company formerly known as Universal Transportation Services

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 12, 2012

Iowa 80 Truckstop Joins Fight Against Human Trafficking

Iowa 80 Truckstop has joined forces with Truckers Against Trafficking to raise awareness about human trafficking among professional drivers and expand its employee training program

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