CVSA releases Operation Airbrake results
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A total of 13.2% of inspections conducted during Operation Airbrake resulted in vehicles being placed out of service due to brake violations, while another 14.8% were sidelined for non-brake related violations. A total of 18,385 inspections were…
NTSB Updates ‘Most Wanted List’ of Safety Improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board’s latest “Most Wanted List” of safety improvements contains no big surprises compared to the one issued last year. NTSB also announced it has transitioned to issuing the list every two years; thus this new one is the 2017-18 edition There are two notable changes from the 2016 list.
Prof. Rebecca Upton Authors What Would Jesus Haul?
Rebecca L. Upton, professor of sociology and anthropology at DePauw University, is the author of Negotiating Work, Family, and Identity Among Long-Haul Christian Truck Drivers: What Would Jesus Haul? . The new work has been published by Lexington Books.
Sikh truck drivers reach accord in religious discrimination case involving a major shipping company
From left to right are Lakhbir Singh, Palwinder Singh and Jagtar Singh Anandpuri. They are three of the four truck drivers who complained about religious discrimination at the J.B. Hunt trucking company.
MacroPoint Secures $44 Million Investment
Multi-modal freight tracking provider MacroPoint has received a $44 million investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity to accelerate investment in product and network expansion in the U.S. and internationally. In conjunction with the new financial inves…
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Indiana trucker pleads guilty to causing 2014 wreck that claimed five lives
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announces that a truck driver who caused a wreck that killed five people in 2014 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to five counts of reckless homicide and one count of falsifying the record of his driving status. Francisco Espinal-Quiroz, 53, of Leesburg, Ind., entered a blind plea late Tuesday morning.
Hyndman Transport moves into new Ayr headquarters
New headquarters features driver dorm rooms and lounge, state-of-the-art maintenance facility
Trailer orders up in October, but still off last year’s pace
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary trailer orders for October totaled 21,050 units, up from September but down from last year, according to ACT Research. “Net trailer orders rebounded strongly in October, following a disappointing September. This preliminary report points to a…
December 2016
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