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Despite ongoing trucking industry concerns over the crash predictability of the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, regulators have released a new report they say confirms CSA is doing a good job of identifying unsafe motor carriers.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks totaled 20,972 in September, marking the seventh consecutive month when sales topped 20,000, WardsAuto.com reported.

California officials said they still are seeking volunteers, including truckers, to participate in a pay-by-mile test program scheduled to begin in July.

Mississippi’s Highway 6 is in such bad shape that state transportation officials have declared that its bridges were unsafe for heavy trucks. In fact, for a time, trucks were ticketed for exceeding weight limits.

Oregon, the first state to establish a gas tax and a weight-mile tax, is back at it again with an experimental pay-by-the-mile program called OrReGO that excludes commercial trucks.

Jim Newport has been elected executive director of the Oklahoma Trucking Association by the association’s board.

The Capitol Christmas tree will be cut Oct. 27 and then begin its 4,400-mile journey from Seward, Alaska, to Washington, D.C., courtesy of Kenworth Truck Co.

Two closely watched reports on trucking jobs last week delivered a mixed picture of fleet staffing trends, with progress on turnover rates but a worsening driver shortage.