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Articlesby Tom BergApril 21, 2011

Ottawa Special Edition Marks Kalmar Terminal Tractor Milestones

Kalmar division of Cargotec offers a Golden Anniversary Special Edition terminal tractor with bright metal trim, LED lights, patriotic decals and polished aluminum wheels. It marks the recent delivery of the 50,000th unit since the company built the first one more than 50 years ago

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NewsJanuary 25, 2011

Bill Would Make Larger Truck Pilot Program Permanent

U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced they will introduce a bill making permanent a now-expired federal pilot program allowing heavier trucks to use the Interstate system in Maine and Vermont

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NewsJanuary 25, 2011

ATRI Suggests Alternative Approach to Safety Compliance

A trucking industry research group has put together a concept for how carriers might improve their safety performance without following traditional compliance requirements

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NewsDecember 14, 2010

Senators Keep Heavy-Truck Pilot Alive, for Now

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., have put language into pending legislation that would permit a one-year extension of the pilot program that exempts federal highways in Maine and Vermont from the 80,000-pound truck weight limit.

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ArticlesAugust 16, 2010

21st Century Technicians

My 15-year-old daughter's life goal, since she was 6 years old, has been to be a pediatrician. This year, she was able to attend a National Youth Leadership Internship in Medicine

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NewsAugust 11, 2010

Qualcomm Tops New ABI Research Commercial Telematics In-Cab Hardware Vendor Matrix Ranking

Qualcomm has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research

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NewsAugust 4, 2010

Patriot Posts Profitable Fiscal Third Quarter

Patriot Transportation Holding managed to turn a profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, with net income of $2.6 million, or 83 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $0.4 million, or 13 cents a share, in the same quarter last year

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NewsJuly 28, 2010

ATRI Updates Idling Regulations Compendium

The American Transportation Research Institute has released an updated version of its listing of state and local idling regulations, which can be accessed as a cab card or on the We

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NewsJuly 26, 2010

Kansas City Law Firm to Investigate TAB Claims Against Arrow

A federal judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in Tulsa has allowed Arrow Trucking's bankruptcy trustee Patrick Malloy III to hire Stueve Siegel Hanson, a Kansas City, Mo.-based law fir

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NewsMay 19, 2010

ATRI Research on HOS Shows Safety Improvements

According to research by the American Transportation Research Institute on the current hours of service rules, the total collision rate was down 11.7 percent and preventable collisions decreased 30.6 percent from 2004 to 2009

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