Wreaths Across America
Today, Dec. 10, is Wreaths Across America Day, and the trucking industry is an integral part of this annual event.
Safety Advocates Praise Introduction of Truck and Bus Safety Bill
This morning, the Department of Transportation revealed that while overall traffic fatalities declined in 2010, truck crash fatalities increased by nearly nine percent to 3,675. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety commended the leadership of Senator …
Truckers party at blocked border
Little progress has been made to resolve a dispute between Pakistan and NATO as two key routes supplying troops in Afghanistan remain closed for a record 13th day.
WSP software keeps tired truckers off road | Dec. 8,
This screen has photos of trucks on the left and, at right, readouts of each axle’s weight as it drove over a pad on I-5 northbound approaching the Ridgefield scalehouse.
ARI Opens Houston Call Center
ARI has opened the doors at its new Houston, Texas Call Center. This is ARI’s sixth North American Call Center. Others include Maple Shade, NJ; Grapevine, Texas; Mississauga, Ont.; Montreal, Que.; and Mexico City, Mex.
Merchants Leasing Names New VP, Sales and Marketing
Merchants Leasing is pleased to announce that Tom Coffey has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing as of October 17, 2011.
Xata Corporation Names New Chief Technology Officer
Xata Corporation has named Odell Tuttle as the company’s chief technology officer. Tuttle joins Xata from Healthland, where he was chief technology officer responsible for driving technology and product direction.
Montana DOT Begins Using Salt Brine, Limits Use of Magnesium Chloride
Officials say salt brine is a less expensive and less corrosive alternative to magnesium chloride, and it’s more effective than pure rock salt. It’s already in use in the Kalispell and Whitefish areas as well as Missoula, Helena, and Butte.
Bradley: Trucker ticketed following I-57 rollover
Interstate 57 was reopened to traffic around 6:45 a.m. this morning after being closed for about three hours following a rollover accident.
New TCP National Survey: Carrier View 2012 showing Opportunities for Volumes and Rates
The Transport Capital Partners 4th Quarter 2011 Business Expectations Survey found carriers optimistic for the year ahead with 61% of carriers expecting volumes to increase in 2012, and only 7% expecting volumes to decrease.