CSA, Hours-of-Service Top List of Concerns in Annual Trucking Survey
LAS VEGAS – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry for the first time in A…
ATA’s Graves: Fleets Facing Crossroad Choices
LAS VEGAS – Although the road ahead for the trucking industry as a whole is looking up, for each individual fleet, the road is not only beset with cracks and potholes of regulatory and policy matters, but also heading toward many forks and intersect…
FMCSA Expands Pre-Employment Screening Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration introduced an expanded version of its Pre-Employment Screening Program, making it easier for more motor carrier companies, with the driver’s consent, to access PSP records.
Trucker saved
A truck driver who suffered an apparent heart attack while driving on state Route 39 Monday afternoon may have been saved by the quick action of several West Virginia Department of Transportation workers.
Truckers cut out of half-price Port Mann tolls
By Jeff Nagel – Surrey North Delta Leader Published: October 05, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: October 05, 2012 4:38 PM Some truckers are angry they’re the only set of drivers who aren’t being offered an introductory deal when the new tolled Port Mann Bridge o…
Global strategy paying off in volatile economic climate for Daimler
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Daimler’s global presence has matured to the point where the company is capable of offsetting weaker markets with stronger ones, and able to stick to its sales targets despite short-term uncertainties, according to its…
Takes more than talk to gain top spot for global truck manufacturing, Daimler execs warn
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Germany based MAN AG made headlines recently when it said overtaking Daimler as the globe’s largest commecial truck maker was its corporate goal but Andreas Renschler, head of Daimler, told a press briefing here that it will…
Daimler execs remain optimistic despite drop in new orders
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Monthly Class 8 truck sales in Canada and in the US have been strong in 2012, showing regular year-over-year growth. However, new truck orders have declined on year-over-year basis in the US for eight consecutive months….
Trucker Buddy of the Month
William “Mike” Mattingly has been named Trucker Buddy of the Month for July 2012 following his nomination by teacher Carla Eutsler of Friendship Village School in Friendship, Maine.
New ATA paper clears up "misconceptions" about fatigued driving
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In a new white paper released today, American Trucking Associations says it is “setting the record straight” about the involvement of fatigue in large truck crashes, highlighting how anti-trucking industry…