Broken toilet delays Pittsburgh flight by 3 hours
A Continental Airlines flight from Pittsburgh International Airport to Houston is running about three hours late because the toilet in first class is broken.
YRC Board Member Trubeck to Replace Taylor as CFO
YRC Worldwide said Monday that William Trubeck will replace Chief Financial Officer Sheila Taylor, who is leaving the company at the end of the month.
TravelCenters of America Launches iPhone App
TravelCenters of America has launched an iPhone application to help truck drivers find its truck stop locations.
Volvo launches new truck for automobile transport
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America has introduced a new truck exclusively for the automobile transport business. Officials say the Volvo Autohauler (VAH) was developed to maximize freight capacity while bringing efficiency, safety… [Full …
Internet Truckstop Launches Messaging Feature
Freight matching service Internet Truckstop has introduced a messaging service for users of its website.
NHTSA administrator kick-starts Green Truck Summit
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The US is on the cusp of some major technological advances that will improve the efficiency of how goods are transported, David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said… [Full …
ATA calls on FMCSA to abandon ‘politically motivated’ HoS changes
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations is once again calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to abandon its “politically motivated” proposal to revise current the Hours-of-Service rules. The proposed rules would… [Ful…
Durabody names new VP of sales, marketing
BOND HEAD, Ont. — Durabody Industries has named Peter Collins as its vice-president of sales and marketing. Collins most recently served as VP of sales and marketing for Waltco Lift Corp. where he was responsible for all sales activities in… [Full S…
Volvo introduces car transporter
The Volvo AutoHauler is a day cab with a lower chassis than standard models, a short bumper-to-back-of-cab dimension and an EPA 2010 engine.
Diesel prices surge last week
Advances of 8 to 9 cents a gallon were common during the week of Feb. 28.