Security experts: Thanksgiving weekend a huge target for cargo thieves
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A Jersey City, New Jersey-based data-and information-sharing company working with trucking carriers and law enforcement to combat cargo theft is warning
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ATA Truck Tonnage Index slips 2.3% in October
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in October after rising 0.8% in September, according to
ACT Research: October net trailer orders higher than September
COLUMBUS, Ind. – October net U.S. trailer orders were 83% higher compared to September, according to ACT Research. October’s trailer orders of 47,860 units added
FMCSA shuts down 2 Texas trucking operations for ‘egregious violations’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas Interstate Express LLC and PAC Express LLC to be
Wisconsin governor joins Menominee Indian Tribe to unveil dual-language highway signs
MENOMINEE INDIAN RESERVATION — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), has unveiled
TSA identifies new Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee members
WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration appointed 25 voting members to serve on the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC), which met Nov. 17. Among the committee’s
Alvys announces new feature for calculating IFTA taxes
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — Alvys has released a new feature to aid trucking companies in calculating International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) taxes. “Most trucking companies
Howe’s Hall of Fame inducts Angelique Temple
DALLAS and NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Howes Hall of Fame has inducted Angelique Temple, owner of Tornado Transport and a driver of 23 years. Temple said
TDOT to pause lane closures during Thanksgiving travel season
NASHVILLE — Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will halt all lane
Volvo VNR electric trucks deployed in South Bronx thanks to $10M clean transportation prize
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America will deploy eight Volvo VNR Electric trucks with two Bronx-based community groups as part of a $10 million award
Expediter Services hits 150 women-owned businesses goal
DALLAS — Expediter Services (ES) has met its goal of creating and growing 150 women-owned businesses and is expanding the initiative to continue to finance
DriveOhio set to deploy automated driving systems in rural Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — DriveOhio‘s Rural Automated Driving Systems project moves closer to deployment as two semi-trucks complete controlled testing on a closed track at the Transportation
Concerns grow as US freight spot rates continue to drop below costs
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The past few months have been difficult for many in the trucking industry. Rising diesel prices, regional, temporary diesel fuel supply crunches
Transervice employees help out ‘Book Fairies’
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — For the fourth consecutive year, employees of Transervice Logistics Inc. collected books, CDs, DVDs and magazines for The Book Fairies to distribute to under-resourced
Paper Transport adopts Platform Science’s platform, app catalog
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and DE PERE, Wis. — Platform Science and Paper Transport have announced a new collaboration to bring Platform Science’s technology to Paper Transport’s entire
HDA Truck Pride partners with Diesel Laptops
HAZLEWOOD, Mo. — HDA Truck Pride has forged a new partnership with diagnostic repair and tool provider Diesel Laptops. “With their continued commitment to training
ACT Research: Commercial vehicle market resilient despite aggressive interest rate hikes
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Current commercial vehicle market conditions continue to prove resilient in the face of aggressive interest rate hikes, according to ACT Research’s latest State
New Ohio Love’s location offers 90 truck parking spaces
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Madison, Ohio, thanks to a travel stop that opened on Thursday, Nov. 17. The store,
Mercedes-Benz hydrogen fuel cell truck completes first high-altitude test
STUTTGART, Germany – A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype successfully completed its first high-altitude tests on public roads. A major point on the checklist of the
FMCSA’s proposal on pre-2000 tractor ELD requirement draws ire, support
WASHINGTON — The comment period on the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal to require trucks with pre-2000 engines to comply with the electronic