
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is speaking out against recent legislation proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson, aimed at cracking down on truck drivers who use a certain type of GPS to reduce the number of bridge strike
Read More →The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has raised the per diem rate for drivers, or the amount per day that a truck driver can be reimbursed for meals and incidental expenses when the driver is away from home on trave
Read More →The Brake Manufacturers Council will be integrated into the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association, as part of a new agreement announced Frida
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After breaking the $75 a barrel mark Wednesday, crude oil futures settled at $77.58 a barrel Thursday, following a fall in U.S. gasoline stocks and a boost in the equity marke
Read More →Dallas-based Transplace, a non-asset based third party logistics provider, has expanded its customer base to include small and mid-sized businesse
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Fontaine Fifth Wheel and its aftermarket parts company, Fontaine Parts Connection, have moved into a new headquarters in Trussville, Ala., which features a 9,000-square-foot research and development lab
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In August 2002, a group of truck safety professionals went to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with a suggestion. Safety could be improved, they said, by letting employers check a key federal database for a driver applicant's crash and roadside inspection history. It took seven years of persistent effort, and an Act of Congress, but now the agency is moving ahead with a Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program
Read More →Secure Trailer Depot, a transportation security company, has expanded further into the state of Texas with a new, high security location in Dalla
Read More →The Freight Transportation Services Index was up for the second straight month in August, gaining 0.7 percent from its July leve
Read More →The Evans Network of Companies has acquired the container drayage, domestic truckload, and brokerage assets of Land Transportation and Phoenix Transit and Logistics
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