Ore. police say trucker faked hostage story
Oregon State Police arrested a truck driver accused of falsely reporting he had been taken hostage by two men who wanted to steal his load of berries.
Women in Trucking President/CEO to Speak at Australian Conference
The Transport Women Australia LTD annual conference in September in Melbourne, Australia, will include an international perspective from Women In Trucking Association’s President and CEO, Ellen Voie.
FMCSA to Host Webinar Overview of Truck and Bus Crash Data
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Office of Analysis, Research and Technology will hold its annual webinar providing data on truck and bus crashes twice on Thursday, June 21, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST.
Michigan Passes Bill to Dedicate Portion of Fuel Tax to Roads
Michigan has passed a bill to dedicate part of its 4-cent sales tax on motor fuel to road improvements, reports The Detroit News.
Trucker kidnapped and truck hijacked in Baldwin
A 40-year-old Central Florida trucker was kidnapped and tied up early Tuesday and his trailer full of Publix deli meats hijacked on U.S. 301 in Baldwin.
Truckload Driver Turnover Pushes Higher in First Quarter
After a one quarter reprieve, the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2012 while small truckload fleets saw a tremendous surge in turnover, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Econo…
US looking to Canada for crash accountability approach
OTTAWA, Ont. — US reports are suggesting that the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is looking north of the border for possible guidance in terms of how to account for crash accountability under the administration’s…
Freight Shipments Up 0.2% from March to April
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.2% in April from March, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Se…
TransCore DAT: May Surpasses April’s Record Freight Volume
In May, TransCore’s DAT North American Freight Index again achieved record freight volume in a single month, surpassing the record set in April by 1.7%. On a year-over-year basis, volume increased 25%.
Survey: CSA Continued Concern for Carriers and Shippers
Carriers are concerned about CSA 2010 regulations, but they have found some of their shippers to be concerned about CSA scores as well, according to Transport Capital Partners’ Second Quarter 2012 Business Expectations Survey.