CSA Scrutiny Intensifies

Scrutiny of the CSA truck safety program went up a notch this week with a congressional request for an audit and the launch of a review by a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory group.

CARB Says "Gear Up for Clean Truck Month" a Success

The California Air Resources Board announced that its month-long multi-agency campaign to ensure that trucks traveling on California’s roadways are obeying state air pollution laws was a huge success.

Propane’s Cheap and Ready

Propane is no longer just for your backyard barbeque or the furnace and water heater in your rural home. It’s an efficient and economical fuel that powers millions of vehicles overseas, and proponents in the United States say it deserves to catch on…

LE Introduces 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil

New from Lubrication Engineers Inc., Monolec Ultra Syn Heavy Duty Engine Oil is a broad-range multiviscosity synthetic oil for diesel engines that delivers year-round performance, wear protection, fuel efficiency and extended drains.

In Search of Cross-Border Safety Data

Listen to opponents of cross-border trucking and you might envision hordes of unsafe, broken-down Mexican rigs swarming across the border. That hardly seems to be the case, given a recent report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of T…

Dimna trucker found murdered

Repeat Colony resident and truck driver Satyandra Singh had not been seen after he left home around 6pm on Monday with his neighbour Tillu Singh.

ATA asking FMCSA to acknowledge CSA’s strengths, weaknesses

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to be more candid and transparent in its evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of its safety monitoring and…