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Retractable tarpaulin manufacturer Roll-Tite is back in business under new ownership and the leadership of Roman Pankiw, president
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North Dakota took the title of best performing highway systems in America for the ninth year in a row, while Alaska had the worst-performing, least cost-effective highway system in the natio
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U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., today withdrew an amendment that would have mandated the use of electronic on-board recorders on all commercial vehicles
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Truck drivers have one of the toughest jobs around. "Motor freight workers often work long hours, and a variety of factors influence their sleep duration and quality: irregular shifts, mealtimes, and sleep patterns; unsatisfactory sleeping accommodations; and anxiety over traffic, schedules, and economic pressures," according to a study conducted by Dr. Orfeu M. Buxton and colleagues at Harvard Medical School. The rigors of the job make drivers even more susceptible to stres
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The answer to achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions may not necessarily be the greater use of freight rail, but we should consider improved access to intermodal terminals, equalization of rail and truck standards for production of potent NOx exhaus
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The EPA's SmartWay program has added Continental Tire North America's HTL1 super single trailer tire to its list of verified technologies for tires
Read More →As expected, net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles fell sharply to 10,550 units in November, down 50 percent from an October order volume that was inflated by an upcoming EPA emissions mandate
Read More →To be consistent with a new California Air Resources Board ruling, the Port of Los Angeles has made another amendment to its tariff to allow certain truck drivers to continue operating their old trucks beyond the Jan. 1, 2010 ba
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has begun enforcement of stricter rules for new entrants into the trucking business
Read More →Carriers are still facing a tight squeeze on their cash, with over 50 percent saying their receivables are u
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