
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the Arizona Department of Transportation are pushing to change the way states operate rest areas without cutting into budgets for public safety services
Read More →The 10th Michelin Challenge Bibendum will be held this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Challenge runs from May 30 to June 3
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is gearing up for its annual Roadcheck on June 8 to 10. For 72 continuous hours inspectors and law enforcement officers will be conducting the annual "Roadcheck," which mobilizes thousands of federal, state, provincial and local inspector
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Oil continued to rise Thursday as news that China was not reviewing its investments in the European market hit investor
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Sleep apnea is a public health problem and a truck safety problem that could soon morph into a legal problem for the trucking industry, experts say. Three in 10 truck drivers suffer from mild to severe sleep apnea, says Anne Ferro, chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. "Drivers with severe sleep apnea are at greater risk of being involved in a crash," Ferro said in remarks at a conference on the disorder last month
Read More →Hybrid vehicles will be among the topics of discussion at the upcoming Energy Evolution: Transforming the Future of Power symposium in Chicago on June 7
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Continental Tire the Americas has announced that two more of its truck tires have been verified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership as low rolling resistance
Read More →In a demonstration held Thursday on a Van Nuys, Calif., thoroughfare, professional drivers highlighted the dangers of driving too close to big rig
Read More →The California Air Resources Board has announced it will hold several training sessions for the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulatio
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Demand for hybrid trucks is expected to grow over the next six years across North America and Europe, and the medium-duty market will likely be the leader, with significant penetration into the hybrid sector, according to Sandeep Kar, global program manager at Frost & Sullivan. "Hybrid trucks in the future will have an expanded role to play," Kar said
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