The Virginia Department of Transportation will be shutting down lanes on I-95 near the Springfield Interchange this week to work on a massive reconstruction project on what has become known as the "Mixing Bowl.
Read More →Although the consumer press is reporting that a compromise deal on Capitol Hill would delay the hours of service proposal, Congress recessed yesterday afternoon without making it official. According to published reports, new hours of service rules will be put off for at least a year under negotations to resolve differences between Senate and House versions of transportation spending bills -- but research and comments will be allowed to continue
Read More →The California Air Resources Board voted yesterday to require particulate traps on new diesel engines sold in California, and that the traps be retrofitted on most existing diesel engines. The plan also requires production of low-sulfur diesel fuel, which is a necessity for the particulate traps to work
Read More →Independent truckers in Canada hope a recent ruling by Quebec's labor commission will bring changes to the labor code that would allow them to unionize and negotiate industry-wide working conditions
Read More →Six Mid-America Trucking Show attendees this year will leave with more than memories, magazines, bumper stickers and other giveaways
Read More →The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has more than quadrupled the number of its Inspection Familiarization Seminars
Read More →Truck Lube USA, La Crosse, Wis., has finalized its acquisition of Lubezone sites it acquired last November
Read More →M.S. Carriers, Memphis, Tenn., recently honored its top driver-trainers of the year for 2000
Read More →Con-Way NOW, the air and ground expedited delivery unit of Con-Way Transportation Services, has added a new dedicated service featuring expedited service levels for truckload quantity shippers
Read More →A bill that will allow local and state authorities to enforce regulations on the operation of CB radios within their jurisdictions was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. However, it is unlikely to make it through both houses of Congress this session
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