Cab-related products and systems supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. announced that it would close three U.S. facilities in the Midwest beginning in the third quarter of the year in connection with a cost-reduction and restructuring plan it announced in 2015.
August 4, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafety
Opinion: Olympic Glory? We Prefer Glory in Safety
There’s a big, patriotic sporting event coming this summer. Contenders fly the flags of the places and people they represent and proudly wear uniforms to demonstrate their pride and allegiance. Fans, families and the media all fix their eyes on one storyline: “Who will emerge as the finest in their field and take home all the glory?â€
August 8, 2016Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Letters: Mandate Technology, A Modest Proposal
Mandate Technology That Boosts Collision Avoidance
August 8, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
TT Wins National Award From ASBPE
Transport Topics won the bronze prize of the 2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
August 8, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
28 Visually Impaired Truckers Allowed to Drive Nationwide
Twenty-eight drivers with disabilities in one eye have been allowed to drive trucks on interstate highways, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced July 19.
July 25, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Opinion: Transportation Investment in Idaho Pays Off
Idaho’s Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle program, or GARVEE, recently wrapped up, after a decade of investment in the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, the GARVEE program transformed the state’s infrastructure in a way we haven’t seen since the interstate system was built through Idaho in the 1960s.
July 25, 2016EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernment
Editorial: Welcome, Administrator Darling
Scott Darling is officially the fifth administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to have been confirmed by the Senate, which did so July 14 by unanimous consent (see story, p. 5).
July 25, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Alt-Fuel Infrastructure Build-Out Paves Way For Trucks Powered by Natural Gas, DME
Growing corridors of natural-gas fueling stations, together with a scattering of other ways to power heavy-duty trucks, make up an expanding infrastructure providing alternatives to traditional diesel.
July 25, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafety
Talk About a Snack Attack: Cops Say Thief Took $43,000 Truckload of Frito-Lay
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a trailer with $43,000 of Frito-Lay snacks inside.
July 20, 2016BusinessSafety
Theft of Cargo Is Constant Worry for Trucking
Incidents of cargo theft occur all too often across the nation and are a constant worry for trucking.
July 19, 2016