Bill Aims to Give Hair-Testing Equal Footing
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Joe Manchin today introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the Department of Transportation “to recognize hair testing as an alternative option to give companies greater flexibility when conducting drug and alco…
Trailer Orders Fall As Large Fleets Fill Requirements
February trailer orders dropped well below January figures while backlogs for orders fell for the first time in six months, according to the latest FTR report. Net trailer orders were 20,600 units for the month, falling 26%.
FMCSA Details How It Will Conduct Restart Study
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a plan for how it will conduct the “naturalistic study” of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the hours-of-service restart provisions that Congress has mandated it to conduc…
Economic Watch: Leading Indicators Rise, Interest Rates Staying Put
A look at where the U.S. economy is headed in the next three to six months showed another rise, according to a new report from the private research group The Conference Board. Its Leading Economic Index increased 0.2% in February from the month before …
Minister Raitt voices support on mandating ELDs and ESC in Canada
TORONTO, Ont. – After a roundtable meeting with the Canadian Trucking Alliance carrier members earlier today, Federal Transport Minister, Lisa Raitt announced she was personally supporting both electronic logging devices (ELDs) and electronic stability control systems (ESC) in order to…
OTA seeking input on potential to fight traffic tickets online
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) wants to know how you feel about disputing administrative monetary penalty system (AMPS) fines online. The province is looking at developing an online traffic court of sorts, which would allow individuals or…
US trucking industry wants hair testing for drugs approved by DOT
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US trucking industry is calling on Congress to approve bipartisan legislation that would allow the industry to perform drug tests using hair testing. “ATA is committed to improving highway safety, including doing all we can to…
The Best Paying Truck Driving Jobs
Regardless of the dire state an economy might be in, people can rest assured that truck driving jobs will always be available. This is due to the fact that about 80% of the world’s goods are still transported through the road so good and capable truck …
How Will 3D Printing Affect Trucking?
The Strati is a small electric car produced largely via 3D printing. How would that kind of change in manufacturing affect trucking companies that haul mostly auto parts to factories? Photo courtesy Local Motors.
States Grapple with Gasoline Taxation
As state governments seek the best avenues to fund their highway infrastructure spending this year, many governors and legislators are looking closely at where making changes to motor-vehicle fuel taxation may get them. For example, legislation moving …