Keep truckin’… for 10 hours
Although the 11-hour rule may allow interstate trucking companies to earn higher profits, the 11-hour rule is clearly a danger to the general public and a health hazard for the truck drivers.
Advisory Panels Urge Tougher Screening for Sleep Apnea
Trucking moved a small step closer to a sleep apnea regulation yesterday, when advisors to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recommended that the agency toughen up its approach to the disorder.Two advisory panels, one from the medical c…
Two New Landing Gear Products from Jost
Jost International has introduced two new lightweight landing gear products designed to reduce trailer weight without compromising strength.
Mirsarai trucker gets 5-yr jail
This July 11 photo shows a wrecker trying to salvage the truck that flipped over into a ditch, with around 60 students aboard, at Mirsarai in Chittagong.
Charlotte woman heads to capitol after husband killed in wreck
A Charlotte woman whose husband was killed by a tired trucker on I-85 went to Washington Wednesday to ask regulators to make changes.
Pacific Power Products Acquires Witham Truck Center
Pacific Power Products Company has completed the acquisition of Witham Truck Center of Medford, Ore. and has assumed daily operations of the Freightliner truck dealership and truck stop under its new name Pacific Truck Centers.
TBEI names Tom D. Barna National Sales Support Manager
Barna is assigned to the Truck Bodies & Equipment International corporate office located in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
Trucker guilty of vehicular homicide in Pa. crash
A truck driver has been found guilty of killing a motorist on Interstate 78 after falling asleep behind the wheel of his truck.
Canada, US announce new border security plan
Canada and the US announced the new “Beyond the Border” perimeter security and trade agreement today. The plan aims to streamline both travel and cross-border business between the two countries, with pilot projects to start as soon as April… [Full St…
6th Annual Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit
The Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Division of APRA will host their 6th Annual Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit on January 23, 2012 at the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.