On-again, off-again US EOBR mandate is…off again?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) mandate within the US highway bill passed earlier this week could already be dead in the water after an amendment was passed today that would prevent the Department of Transportation…
Purolator donates 10 Curbsider delivery trucks to local food banks
TORONTO, Ont. — Purolator not only raised the equivalent of 387,000 lbs of food for local food banks across Canada during its Purolator Tackle Hunger campaign this year, it also donated 10 refurbished Curbsider delivery trucks.
Truckers thank U.S. House for passing amendment to strip …
Grain Valley, Mo.) The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, thanked the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of all truckers today for passing an amendment that would block the Department of Transportation from advancing regulation…
Fired trucker’s malpractice claim filed too late to collect from insurer, Nevada Supreme Court rules
A Las Vegas truck driver who lost his job due to the malpractice of his dentist has now lost his ability to collect a $480,260 judgment from the wayward dentist’s former insurer.
ACS Advertising Announces Promotions
ACS Advertising, A Xerox company, announced the promotion of eight team members as the agency develops its client service team.
FMCSA to Conduct Fireworks Roadside Inspections
From June 28 through July 8, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting a nationwide roadside inspection sweep targeting commercial trucks transporting fireworks categorized as Class 1 Explosives.
BREAKING NEWS: MacKinnon emerges from creditor protection
GUELPH, Ont. — MacKinnon Transport announced today it has successfully exited its Notice of Intent (NOI) creditor protection environment.
Texas Offers $5.7 million in Grants for Alt-Fuel, Hybrid Vehicles
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is offering $5.7 million in grants to eligible individuals, businesses, governmental entities and school districts to replace older diesel vehicles with new alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles.
RWI Transportation Expands Logistics Operations with New Facility
RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company providing regional and national truckload, LTL, expedited, and refrigerated warehousing services, is expanding with the lease of a second facility for its logistics unit located in Wilder, Ky.
DOE Evaluates Future Energy Scenarios
Looking at the period of 2010 through 2035, the U.S. Department of Energy believes the rate of growth in U.S. energy use will slow, domestic crude oil production will increase, reliance on imported energy will drop, the country will become a net exp…