Driver-Training Panel Reaches Midway Point With Many Critical Issues Still Unresolved
Though halfway through its scheduled meetings to standardize training regulations for entry-level truck drivers, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel still is identifying issues for discussion despite its May 29 deadline.
April 20, 2015Shift Toward Density-Based Pricing Depends on Shippers, LTL Execs Say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Wider use of density-based pricing in the less-than-truckload industry will depend on shippers’ willingness to gradually adapt their habits and technology, industry officials said.
April 20, 2015ATA Upset Feds Withholding Hair-Testing Deliberations
American Trucking Associations said the federal government has failed to comply with a freedom of information request for transcripts of deliberations about the use of hair testing to detect drug use in truck drivers.
April 20, 2015Experts Say Capacity Is More in Balance
ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking supply and demand has been more balanced so far in the second quarter than a year earlier, but rates are continuing to rise because shippers have changed their freight-buying strategy, industry experts said.
April 20, 2015GE to Sell Financial Units, Plans to Exit Trucking
General Electric Co. said it will sell most of its GE Capital assets in the next two years, effectively securing the company’s exit from the trucking industry.
April 20, 2015Celadon Names Executives to New Appointments
Celadon Group Inc. announced several promotions within to its senior management team. The changes are effective immediately.
April 17, 2015Lower Speed Limits Part of Safety Proposal for Oil Trains
Trains carrying crude oil will be restricted to a 40 mph speed limit in populated areas such as New York under an order by the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to a series of derailments.
April 17, 2015ATA Honored with Special Merit Award From SmartWay
American Trucking Associations has been named one of seven national SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award winners by the Environmental Protection Agency and one of only three to merit special recognition.
April 17, 2015Tiger Cool Express Says New Investment Will Support Its Container-Fleet Expansion
Tiger Cool Express, a temperature-controlled intermodal carrier, said Wood Creek Capital Management has purchased an ownership interest in the company to support the “rapid” expansion of its refrigerated container fleet.
April 17, 2015Ford, Telogis Expanding Telematics Partnership to Europe
Ford Motor Co. and technology supplier Telogis said they have expanded their commercial-vehicle telematics partnership to the United Kingdom, with other European markets to follow this summer.
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