Ferro Responds to Critics of Zero Truck Fatality Goal During TRB
Is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s goal of zero truck-related fatalities an ideology or an appropriate aspiration? Accidents are inevitable and there is no point in trying to drive the truck-related fatality rate down to zero, he says.
Canada more receptive to LNG vehicles than US
HOUSTON, Texas — As open as the Canadian market is to LNG vehicles, it still pales behind the reception China is giving the alternative fuel.
Marmon Highway Technologies Introduces Fontaine Intermodal
Fontaine Engineered Products, Inc., a Marmon Highway Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway company, recently established a stand-alone division Fontaine Intermodal to design and produce innovative products for the growing intermodal transportation market.
Truck Drivers Say Don’t Take Winds Lightly
The National Weather Service says driving tomorrow morning might be impossible in some parts.
Sheriff’s Office: Trucker was tanked on U.S. 29
A tanker truck driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence while he was hauling a full load of chemicals Monday, according to a press release from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
DOT Will Post Trust Fund Balance to Illustrate Infrastructure Deficit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx outlined the familiar issues surrounding the nation’s “infrastructure deficit” and added a new wrinkle: DOT will post a monthly update on the balance in the shrinking Highway Trust Fund.
Aftermarket Sales Will Remain Soft in the Near Term
Commercial Motor Vehicle Consulting’s CV Parts Aftermarket Leading Indicator decreased 0.2% in November to 100.82 following 0.3% decrease in October.
Driver health still needs – intervention,’ according to survey of truck drivers
A study on the health of truck drivers published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine found that over two-thirds of truckers participating in the study were obese while 17 percent were deemed “morbidly obese.”
Economic Watch: Retail Sales Edge Higher in December
American consumers opened up their wallets a little bit more in December, according to new figures from the U.S. Commerce Department.
Pacific Coast Canola to truck canola oil to biofuel manufacturer
WINNIPEG, Man. — A special crop, pulse and canola processor has signed a major delivery contract, thanks to its trucking capabilities.