
As they struggle to survive in a tough economy, many companies are reversing the trend of recent years and are cutting driver pay and benefits. Among the fleet pay packages tracked by the National Survey of Driver Wages, the fourth quarter of 2001 saw decreases for average company driver pay in two of the three trailer segments tracked
Read More →U.S. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge is in Mexico this week to discuss border security
Read More →A bill that would have addressed the problem of overweight coal trucks is dead in the West Virginia legislature for this year
Read More →The West Virginia Senate last week approved a bill that would require drivers of tractor-trailers, buses and other large commercial vehicles to stop before crossing all railroad tracks
Read More →Business within the nation’s manufacturing sector has expanded for the first time in 18 months, and there’s better news when it comes to consumer spending, personal income and construction spending
Read More →Arkansas is buying two infrared truck inspection systems, following a successful three-month pilot program last fall
Read More →Roadway Express, Akron, Ohio, is adding more sleeper-team lanes and significantly increasing sleeper schedules
Read More →The Missouri state senate this week rejected a proposal that would have raised diesel fuel taxes and trucking fees
Read More →Cummins has added a new venture within its filtration business unit to create and sell solutions to treat the byproducts from engine combustion
Read More →TruckStops Routing and Scheduling Software version 2.7 contains new resource utilization Gantt Charts, the standard format for displaying a schedule graphically
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