Investigator: Outrageous, violent behavior in road rage reports
A review of Ohio Highway Patrol records found 129 cases of road rage in 2011. A year later, the number of cases jumped to 158.
KeepTruckin turns the smartphone into the long-haul trucker’s digital assistant
Though there are millions of truck drivers with smartphones, most of them live in a pen, paper and fax machine world when it comes to managing their driving records.
ATA issues white paper on the reliability of CSA scores
ARLINGTON, Va. – Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white…
TCI remains high in the U.S.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Freight Transportation Research (FTR), an American source for logistic and transportation research and analysis, has reported the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading still remains high due to capacity tightness…
Truckload turnover dips in the third quarter of 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Association (ATA) recently published a report that indicates driver turnover rates have experienced a slight decline.
Bendix EverSure Spring Brake surpasses 1-million units sold
ELYRIA, Ohio –– It’s one million and counting for the Bendix EverSure Spring Brake with No Touch Power Spring.
TCA Enlisting Trucking Volunteers for Wreaths Across America Project
This is crunch time for Wreaths Across America, the annual project that puts floral laurels on the graves of deceased military people.
fatally wounded by security guard at Ohio truck stop
A security guard at the newly-opened Love’s Travel Stop here shot and fatally wounded a truck driver Sunday night.
Smith & Solomon Commercial Driver Training’s COO, John Diab announced as new chairman of CVTA
The CVTA held their fall 2013 conference last month in Washington, D.C. where the announcement that John Diab, COO of Smith & Solomon Commercial Driver Training will sit as their new Board of Directors Chairman.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Remains High in October
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index reading of 9.18 in October, while down marginally from the previous month, remains high due to capacity tightness from regulatory drag.