The Transportation Department needs tighter controls on Mexican truck and bus drivers with driving convictions and greater ability to inspect vehicles at the border, DOT’s inspector general’s office said Tuesday, Bloomberg reported.
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PeopleNet Introduces ‘BLU,’ New In-Cab Display Product
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — PeopleNet unveiled an enhanced in-cab driver display product, which the company said would be available commercially at the end of the year.
August 27, 2007
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Diesel and Gasoline Prices Rise
The national average prices of retail diesel and gasoline rose last week, even as crude oil futures fell to an eight-week low after Hurricane Dean passed without any significant disruption to U.S. oil production.
August 27, 2007Menlo Wins $1.6 Billion DOD Contract
The Department of Defense last week awarded its controversial $1.6 billion logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services.
August 27, 2007No EOBR Rule Imminent, FMCSA Official Says
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — Four months after the public comment period for the proposed electronic onboard recorder rule closed, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said those comments were still being reviewed and no final rule was imminent.
August 21, 2007Letters to the Editor: HOS (Cont’d.), CDL Database, Car-Only Lanes
I continue to read and hear about the hours-of-service rules, so I have to voice a concern: The one aspect that has bothered me since the change is that once the clock starts, the 14 hours doesn’t stop.
August 21, 2007Menlo Wins $1.6 Billion DoD Contract
Con-way Inc.’s third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007Menlo Wins $1.6 Bln. DoD Contract
Con-way Inc.’s third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007State Champions to Test Skill and Knowledge
More than 375 professional truck drivers from all 50 states are expected to compete this week in what American Trucking Associations calls the “Super Bowl of Safety†— the National Truck Driving Championships in Minneapolis.
August 20, 2007U.S. Seeks to Boost Enforcement of Laws Restricting Cabotage
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded a grant to educate local and state enforcement officers about truck cabotage rules that forbid foreign carriers from hauling cargo point-to-point within the United States.
August 20, 2007