Hundreds of top truck drivers soon will descend on Pittsburgh for the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships.
August 5, 2019Business, Safety
NTDC Promises Packed Schedule, Tough Course for Top Truckers
Business, Safety
How One State Brought Its Truck Driving Championship Back to Life
Since 2009, when the Ohio Truck Driving Championships returned to the hands of the Ohio Trucking Association, the competition not only has been a success with drivers, it has turned into a self-sustaining event.
August 5, 2019Business, Safety
CVSA Prepares for Annual Inspectors Championship
As the nation’s top truck drivers prepare to convene in Pittsburgh for the National Truck Driving Championships, another group of safety professionals — law enforcement officers — will meet in the same city for its own competition.
August 5, 2019Business, Safety
Demystifying the NTDC Scoring Process
The National Truck Driving Championships involves a considerable amount of fanfare, including a rousing breakfast, a parade of equipment and a celebratory awards ceremony. However, there’s a less flashy (but no less important) aspect of NTDC that receives little attention: the scoring process.
August 5, 2019Business, Safety
2019 North American Inspectors Championship Competitors
Here's the list of inspectors competing at the 2019 North American Inspectors Championship.
August 5, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety
FRA Chief Ronald Batory: PTC Installment Is on Nearly 90% of Required Miles
The implementation of automatic braking systems on the country’s railroads was operational on nearly 90% of route miles required by law, Federal Railroad Administrator Ron Batory told a Senate panel July 31. The status of the implementation marked a 4% increase since the year’s first quarter.
August 2, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
EPA IG Finds Study Critical of Glider Emissions Was Properly Conducted
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General audit has given a 2017 agency study critical of glider truck emissions a clean bill of health.
August 1, 2019Business, Safety
Brace Yourself: The Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Brings New Challenges to Recruiting Drivers
A fundamental shift in how carriers recruit and qualify drivers will occur on January 6, 2020. Safety will improve as drug and/or alcohol violations will be easier to identify, and as drivers who are ineligible to operate commercial motor vehicles are promptly removed from their driving responsibilities as a result. However, this improvement will come with a cost as carriers adapt to new rules.Â
August 1, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety
ATA Trends Report Reveals Industry’s Revenue, Trade Highlights
The trucking industry’s total revenue and cross-border operations experienced significant increases last year, according to the recently released American Trucking Trends report by American Trucking Associations.
August 1, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Trucking Stakeholders Ask Congress to Repeal the 12% Federal Excise Tax on Trucks, Trailers
A group of trucking stakeholders asked Congress to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on the purchase of heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers.
August 1, 2019