Nine New Task Forces to Meet at TMC Meeting
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council has created nine new task forces that will meet for the first time at TMC’s 2012 Fall Meeting, Sept. 10-13 in Pittsburgh, covering topics such as tires, corrosion, CSA and visib…
FMCSA to Post CSA Study in Response to ATA Request
In response to prodding by American Trucking Associations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will release a study of the links between violations and crash risk that it uses in the CSA safety enforcement system.
Some Rural Arkansas Highways Getting Higher Speed Limits
The Arkansas Highway Commission authorized the state Highway and Transportation Department to raise speed limits on certain rural highways. A recent analysis of rural four- and five-lane highways recommended that speed limits on a number of highways …
ALK Technologies Releases Upgraded PC Miler 26
ALK Technologies released the PC Miler 26 product line, which now includes new interactive map features, “Fastest” routing and RouteSync functionality for route compliance.
Bridge Deal Reached for New Windsor-Detroit Border Crossing
An agreement has finally been reached on a $4 billion project to build a second bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Mich. to take pressure off the crowded Ambassador Bridge border crossing, the busiest trade crossing on the U.S.-Canada border.
Stolen Goats
Tuesday 6/12 8:29 a.m. Reportedly, a dog was sitting in the grass off of Highway 35 in Bigfork.
Truckers want brakes put on Beaverly inspection site
A commercial transport brake inspection area west of the city designed to improve road safety is being viewed by a group of concerned truck drivers and area residents as a potential death trap.
Norfolk Southern ramps up in Roanoke
The proposed intermodal yard in Elliston appears to be on hold, but the railroad is spending heavily in Roanoke on multimillion-dollar capital projects – the first in five years.
The strike of the trucker’s union finished
The truckers’ union lifted the strike held by the money truck drivers, which affected the supply of money at ATMs of banks.
Political TRUCK Driving
Six years ago, the economy was full of opportunities for someone without technical skills, college education, or formal backgrounds.