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LATEST ARTICLES ( 354 )
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FMCSA Formally Rescinds EOBR Mandate
Responding to the decision handed down by the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in August 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2012 TECH -
Oregon Investigates Tracking Mileage for Road Tax
ALBANY, Ore. — Oregon drivers may someday have a choice in how they pay a road users fee.A task force within the state Department of Transportation is... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH -
Track the Exact Location of Moving Vehicles with Vehicle Tracking Systems
Tracking exact location of moving vehicles and at the same time keeping eye on drivers’ activities are two major concerns growing among fleet managers and... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 GADGETS -
Highway Fatality Spike Sparks Buzz of Worry
Preliminary data collected by the National Safety Council indicates deaths from motor vehicle crashes during the first three months of this year are up 12%... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT -
Larimer County Sheriff Leaves GPS on Critic’s Car for Four Months
GPS unit discovered beneath vehicle: On May 3, 2012, Stacy Lynne and her supporters found a GPS tracking unit stuck beneath her SUV. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 CURRENT -
GPS Tracking Back to Court
Judge will review decision in burglary case based on recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling LANCASTER — The two men who were convicted of breaking into a Baltimore... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 GADGETS -
Waste Management Adding Cleaner, Natural-gas Vehicles
Servando Rosales, a 14-year veteran of Waste Management, refuels his garbage truck at a fast-fill compressed natural gas station that will be available to the... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH -
Relentless Rise in Trucking Fleet Costs Adding Pressure to Rate Increases in Bot...
Shippers need to brace for sharply higher trucking rates because of steadily rising truck fleet costs that range from rolling stock to drivers to fuel while... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH -
Local Freight Trucking in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available...
During the recession, sluggish manufacturing production and slow retail spending reduced demand for freight transportation. However, industry conditions will... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 TECH -
DHL’s Standard Forwarding Earns SmartWay Partner Status Again
EAST MOLINE, Ill., May 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Standard Forwarding, a U.S. less than truckload (LTL) carrier, and subsidiary of DHL Freight, has been awarde... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 BUSINESS -
Touch a Truck
Safety, education rule the day at Landmark Park eventDOTHAN, Ala. – It was a day filled with wonder and excitement. Wide-eyed youngsters inspected the controls... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT -
DOT Freight Transportation Index Improves
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 0.8% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.The freight TSI... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT -
OSHA Orders Tennessee Fleet to Reinstate Whistleblower
The Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Brush Creek-based trucking company Mark Alvis Inc. Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS -
Wabash National Completes Purchase of Walker Group Holdings
Wabash National Corp. has completed its purchase of Walker Group Holdings, a producer of liquid transportation systems and engineering products. Wabash paid $36... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS -
Transforming Trucking with Natural Gas Event Slated
A free educational event focused on promoting opportunities for increasing the use of natural gas trucks in commercial transportation, “Transforming Trucking... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS -
AmeraMex International Receives Orders Totaling $500,000 From South American...
Additional Orders Totaling $200,000 for Spare Parts Expected This WeekAmeraMex International, Inc. (pinksheets:AMMX), a provider of heavy equipment to... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS -
Driven to Distraction by NATO? Not These Guys
As the May 20-21 NATO summit approaches, one thing is certain: Traffic is going to be a nightmare. But a few local limousine companies that will ferry... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT -
Seamless Transport Systems for Green Benefits
Seamless freight transportation — where goods flow rapidly from door to door using the most cost-efficient and reliable transport modes in harmony with each... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 ENVIRONMENT -
Study Solutions for School Buses
The South Carolina House of Representatives is absolutely correct in putting off a radical change in state pubic school student transportation and instead... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS -
ATA and OOIDA Square off Over EOBR in Transportation Bill
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. (OOIDA) have squared off on the issue of mandatory onboard electronic... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 LEGAL