Federal Railroad Administration officials in recent months have stepped up efforts to reduce what they say are preventable fatalities and injuries from train collisions with trucks and cars at U.S. highway rail-grade crossings.
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Opinion: Drivers Wanted, But What Do They Want?
The people who constitute the trucking industry are among the best examples of the American work ethic — they come to work every day focused on being a driver for the North American economy. Meeting them has been one of the great joys I’ve experienced while traveling across the United States.
April 4, 2016PrePass Expands Toll Bypass Program
PrePass' weigh station bypass technology is being expanded to become available to fleets of all sizes.
April 1, 2016OOIDA Files Documents with Appeals Court to Support Request for Review of ELD Rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has told an appeals court that a federal mandate requiring electronic logging devices on commercial vehicles “does not advance safety, is arbitrary and capricious and violates Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.â€
April 1, 2016Missouri Senate Gives Initial Nod to Fuel-Tax Increase
Missouri’s Senate gave preliminary approval on March 30 to a fuel-tax hike of 5.9 cents per gallon on both diesel and gasoline. The first-round voice vote still must have a final reading in the Senate before moving on to the House, where Transportation Committee Chairman Glen Kolkmeyer is its leading proponent.
March 31, 2016FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.
March 31, 2016Companies Reimagine Delivery Vehicles
Several companies are testing a wide range of innovative delivery ideas to gain an edge in growing logistics and transportation space.
April 5, 2016Introducing Top Sector Pages
Visit our new sector pages for top brokerage firms, warehousing firms, dedicated contract carriers, ocean freight forwarders and airfreight forwarders.Â
April 4, 2016An Insider's Look at the Hustle and Bustle of Amazon
Amazon.com conjures up many images in the minds of consumers, shippers and investors. But what makes it all tick are the worker bees who can number in excess of 300,000 during the peak of the Christmas shopping season. I should know, because I was once one of them.
April 4, 2016Lockheed Wins $480 Million Order for 12 Freight-Hauling Airships
Lockheed Martin Corp. won an order for as many as 12 airships worth $480 million as lower crude receipts spur cost-conscious oil and gas companies to consider aircraft able to carry workers and cargo to remote locations without the need for hefty investment in runways and roads.
March 30, 2016