ATDynamics Earns California’s Highest Environmental Honor
For the development and commercialized the TrailerTail, a four-foot aerodynamic fairing which streamlines airflow at the back of a tractor-trailer, ATDynamics, Inc. is the recipient of the 2011 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award.
Senate Commerce Committee Passes Truck Safety Bill
In a contentious session yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee cleared the truck safety section of the pending highway bill.The committee cleared the bill 13 to 11 on a party-line vote, not because the Republican minority opposes the safety provis…
Nigeria’s potholed roads among world’s most deadly
Burned-out metal carcasses of crashed minibuses and wrecked cars line the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a rutted and potholed highway that connects two major cities in Africa’s most populous nation.
‘Death-trap’ highways make fatality rates in oil-rich Nigeria among world’s worst
The tractor-trailer lay alongside the busy Nigeria expressway like a child’s forgotten toy, its cargo of cosmetics smashed on the hot, uneven strip of asphalt road and its driver left bleeding with a head wound.
Rush Celebrates Skills Rodeo Winners with Cash, Prizes, Raises; Program Cuts Turnover, Managers Say
The top two winners of Rush Enterprises’ 2011 technicians competition together copped $26,500 in cash, engraved silver belt buckles and possession of traveling champion’s cups. The pair were honored in front of 360 cheering colleagues, spouses and sp…
The case for making a storm in the ports
The Occupy movement is sailing into murky waters. The coordinated West Coast port shutdown wasn’t just risky because of police violence against occupiers.
NHTSA Closer to Posting Stability Control Proposal
A proposal to require stability control systems on truck tractors moved a step closer to publication this week when it was sent over to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final vetting.
Pulse of Commerce Index Increased 0.1% in November
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, issued on Tuesday by the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Ceridian Corporation rose 0.1% in November following a 1.1% increase in October.
QES Webinar Emphasizes EOBRs for Management, Compliance
Before adopting electronic logs in 2010, Kinard Trucking and Logistics, a 175-truck fleet in York, Pa., was seeing a 25% rate of log violations fleetwide. The violation rate dropped to 15% within the first year and is now about 1%.
Truckers Prepare For Slippery Roads
The freeze is on. With temperatures dropping Wednesday night after a few wet days, travel is becoming treacherous on roads around the state and no one knows that better than truckers.