Shipper conditions worsen in August: FTR report
NASHVILLE, Ind. — Conditions for shippers worsened in August, falling to a reading of -6.8 on FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). FTR officials said the decrease reflects a slowly tightening capacity environment for carriers…
Trucker stops Van Stadens Bridge suicide
Port Elizabeth – A truck driver has told how saw a man get out of a car at the Van Stadens River Bridge at 02:00 in the morning and realised the man wanted to commit suicide.
ATA Selects XRS for America’s Road Team Truck Fleet Optimization and Compliance
LAS VEGAS – For the first time, America’s Road Team will be using electronic logs in the American Trucking Associations’ Interstate One truck.
ATA Adopts New Position on Sleep Disorder Screening and Testing
LAS VEGAS – Seeing disturbing indications that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may plan to address the issue of sleep apnea among truck drivers with a “guidance” rather than a rulemaking, the American Trucking Associations has a new …
Back to the Future: The Current and Coming Driver Shortage
LAS VEGAS – At least one industry analyst has predicted the driver shortage could reach 500,000 by sometime net year. The American Trucking Associations recently reported that driver turnover at large truckload fleets is now at 106%, the highest lev…
Bendix brings brake shoe remanufacturing in-house
ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix has announced the formation of a brake shoe remanufacturing operation.
Unions eager to finish trucker strike
Photo: Motshwari Mofokeng Three trade unions have agreed to adjust their pay demand in an attempt to end a protracted strike by thousands of truck drivers.
China GDP Decelerates in 2nd Quarter; Bus Market Still Strong
China’s GDP decelerated more than expected in the second quarter of 2012, according to the most recent China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, jointly published quarterly by ACT and China’s State Information Center.
Associated Press looks at driver health
“In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast food and not ex…
Book Review: Trucker Ghost Stories
A UFO abduction at Deacon’s Corner Truck Stop in Winnipeg and a female trucker gets French-kissed by a ghost in her Peterbilt bunk.