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NewsAugust 30, 2011

UPS Buys 100 All-Electric Vehicles for California

UPS purchased 100 all-electric delivery vehicles for deployment in California to replace diesel trucks

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NewsAugust 10, 2011

Shippers Oppose FMCSA Efforts to Regulate Waiting Time

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's five-year strategic plan calls for expanding its reach in the supply chain to shippers and receivers, and shippers' groups aren't happy about it

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NewsJuly 7, 2011

ABF, UPS Hike Rates by 6.9%

Both ABF and UPS separately decided to raise shipping rates, averaging 6.9% for each company

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NewsJune 22, 2011

Con-way Truckload Helps Offer Driver Training in Detroit

Con-way Truckload announced a partnership with U.S. Truck Driver Training School of Detroit to create affordable training opportunities for prospective truck drivers. This comes as forecasts released by economists at IHS Global Insight predict it will take until sometime beyond 2021 before the Detroit area recoups the 323,400 jobs it has lost since the beginning of 2005, when employment hit its pre-recession peak

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ArticlesJune 22, 2011

Groups Offer Information on Cargo Theft

As we report in the July 2012 issue of Heavy Duty Trucking, cargo theft is on the increase. One way to combat it is by using the resources below

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NewsJune 13, 2011

FCCC Building 2,121 Gasoline-Powered Walk-in Vans for UPS

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. said it is filling an order for 2,121 FCCC gasoline-powered walk-in van chassis from United Parcel Service

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NewsJune 10, 2011

Trucking Groups Call on NHTSA to Examine Truck Crashworthiness Standards

American Trucking Associations and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association together called on the federal government to begin researching standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks

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NewsJune 1, 2011

Industry Groups Challenge Provision of New Licensing Rule

A coalition of industry groups is challenging a provision of the recent federal rule that sets tough new testing standards for commercial licenses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule, posted last month, contains a provision that

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NewsMay 25, 2011

UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub

The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its hub in Louisville, Ky., this month.

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NewsMay 11, 2011

California Bill Would Ban Owner-Operators at Ports

A group of trucking and shipping groups is opposing a law in California to ban the use of owner-operators at state ports, which could be voted on as early as today

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