Results-oriented Bendix health center celebrates fifth anniversary
ELYRIA, Ohio — It’s not every day that the employees of a manufacturing operation dress up like Hawkeye, Major Houlihan and Radar from the TV
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NPTC names National Driver All-Stars
DULLES, Va. — Eighteen private fleet truck drivers who have demonstrated high performance standards against their peer drivers throughout the country based on customer service,
ALK releases latest version of PC*MILER
PRINCETON, N.J. — ALK Technologies, a global provider of transportation technology and mobility solutions, has released PC*MILER 32, the latest version of its PC*MILER truck
FMCSA extends comment period on HOS flexibility to October 10
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said today it is extending the comment period for its August 23 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
August truck tonnage index drops 1.8 percent
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.8 percent in August after increasing 1.9 percent in
Technology & Maintenance Council report shows increase in tire issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America, an ArcBest company, released the executive summary of their Truckload Vertical
OOIDA writes letter slamming Indiana Toll Road’s 35% truck-only hike
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, strongly objecting to his 35 percent truck-only toll
Carrier Transicolds gift of new reefer expanding reach of Yuma, Arizona, food bank
YUMA, Ariz. — The gift of an X4 Series Model 7300 trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold is helping to significantly expand the Yuma Community
CVSA releases 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week results
GREENBELT, Md. — Commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel patrolled roadways during Operation Safe Driver Week July 15-21 to identify CMV drivers and passenger vehicle drivers
ATA says it supports bill that includes provisions on hair testing
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations said Tuesday is strongly supports language in a Senate-passed bill aimed at combating the nation’s opioid crisis. The
The Trucker News Channel Episode #018
In this episode we cover… The results from Roadcheck 2018. A trucker shoots and kills five people These stories and more on this edition of
Trailer orders soar 140 percent from previous year
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for August 2018 net trailer orders is 38,200 units, a hefty increase from July and an even more
Goodyear accepting nominations for Highway Hero award
AKRON, Ohio — Do you know a professional truck driver who has performed a heroic deed during the course of his or her daily work?
CVSA’s Brake Safety Week initiative under way
GREENBELT, Md. — Brake Safety Week, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s weeklong initiative focused on the inspection, identification and removal of commercial motor vehicles with
U.S. Xpress launches ‘Full Ride’ college scholarship program
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a leading, national trucking company, today announced the launch of “Full Ride,” a college scholarship program for drivers
Hurricane Florence floods towns, downs trees and power lines as it makes landfall
WILMINGTON, N. C. — Forecasters say the center of Hurricane Florence is hovering just inland near Cape Fear, North Carolina. Downgraded from a 2 yesterday,
House passes ‘minibus’ spending bill; transportation package deadline pushed to December
The House passed a $147 billion “minibus” spending package Thursday and sent it to President Donald Trump for a signature to avert another possible government shutdown, The
D.C. listening session on HOS revision canceled due to storms
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s public listening session on revising current Hours of Service regulations for interstate truck drivers scheduled for 1 to 3
3.9% of drivers placed OOS in Roadcheck
GREENBELT, Md. — Of the total inspections conducted this past June 5-7 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) as part of its annual International
FMCSA includes Kentucky, Tennessee as areas where hours, weight rules suspended for hurricane relief efforts
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has added Kentucky and Tennessee to the states where it is suspending size and weight, and hours regulations for