PTDI Revises Training Standards
The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has revised its standards for entry-level drivers and driver training courses. Revisions include ease of use, updated terminology, more flexible standards, and inclusion of advancements in technology.
Another company developing fuel-efficient, opposed-piston engine
Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we’ve discovered another opposed-piston engine, from Achates Power in San Diego.
DOT Weigh Station on the Go
FAIRBANKS, Alaska; For the past decade, there hasn’t been a weigh station on the road to Valdez, but the Department of Transportation can set up in minutes and check commercial truckers.
CVSA Urges Congress to Lift Ban on Enroute Bus Inspections, Look at Bus Driver HOS Regs
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance urged Congress to lift the current restriction in the law that prohibits enroute bus inspections and pledged to immediately encourage all state members to take aggressive enforcement action when warranted.
Accident Backs-Up Traffic on I-540 Near Chester
Early morning rain is to blame for an accident that backed up traffic on I-540 Thursday, according to the truck driver.
I-81 trucker hospitalized after being hit by thrown rocks
Published: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:26 AM Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:44 AM A Maryland truck driver was hospitalized Monday after police say he was hit by rocks being thrown toward vehicles on Interstate 81 in Dickinson Township, Cumberland C…
I-81 trucker hospitalized after being hit by thrown rocks
Published: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:26 AM Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:44 AM A Maryland truck driver was hospitalized Monday after police say he was hit by rocks being thrown toward vehicles on Interstate 81 in Dickinson Township, Cumberland C…
CTHRC names new executive director
OTTAWA, Ont. — Angela Splinter has been named the new executive director of the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) following a national search by the organization’s board of directors. [Full Story]
New research provides analysis of operational costs in trucking
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the findings of its 2011 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. The research, which identified trucking costs from 2009 and the first… [Full Story]
Shell Rotella offering limited warranty on heavy-duty oils
BURLINGTON, Ont. — Shell Rotella is now backing its heavy-duty engine oils with a lubrication limited warranty. [Full Story]