Trucking regulators do not always use the maximum fines on trucking companies found with serious safety violations, according to the Government Accountability Office, Bloomberg reported.
September 17, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
ATA Talks with Chinese Trucking Delegation
American Trucking Associations welcomed a delegation of Chinese trucking officials to its headquarters in Arlington, Va., Monday, where the two talked about international trucking issues in the two countries.
January 15, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Buying Geologic Enables Xata to Sell to For-Hire Carriers
Xata Corp.’s acquisition of fellow fleet technology provider GeoLogic Solutions gives the company its first real foothold for marketing information technology systems to for-hire trucking fleets, an executive with the Eden Prairie, Minn., firm said.
January 14, 2008Business, Fuel, Safety, Government, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Panel to Back Fuel Tax Hike
The commission charged with examining the future of the national transportation system is set to recommend a significant increase in federal fuel taxes to Congress, according to wire service reports and other sources.
January 14, 2008Business, Fuel, Autonomous
Daimler Truck Group Launches Clean Truck Initiative
Daimler Truck Group, the commercial vehicle arm of Germany’s Daimler AG, on Monday announced a new clean commercial vehicles initiative, under which the company will manufacture more hybrid electric trucks and test the effectiveness of biofuels.
November 13, 2007Business, Safety, Autonomous
GAO Faults FMCSA on Trucking Fines
Business, Fuel, Autonomous
Oil Closes Above $80 for First Time
Crude oil futures rose to a third record in three days Thursday, closing the trading day at more than $80 a barrel for the first time ever, Bloomberg reported.
September 13, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Canada Studies Engine Governors
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments are jointly studying the idea of requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks, the Associated Press reported. The governors would prevent the truck from exceeding about 65 mph.
September 10, 2007Business, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
Roadway’s Lewis Is Named 2007 NTDC Grand Champion
MINNEAPOLIS — Alphonso Lewis, a city driver for Roadway Express in Montgomery, Ala., was named grand champion at the National Truck Driving Championships, the first African American to earn the honor.
September 3, 2007Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
ATA Files Hours-of-Service Petition
American Trucking Associations submitted a petition Friday asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to retain the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers.
August 31, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
NAFTA Trade Gains 5.2%; Truck Trade Dips
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 3.9% higher in June than a year earlier, though truck trade declined, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
August 30, 2007