Safety
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
P.A.M. Declares Special Dividend
P.A.M. Transportation Services said its board of directors has approved a special dividend of $1 per share.
March 21, 2012Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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NationaLease President Scoggins Retires
Gene Scoggins, president of the NationaLease truck-leasing organization, is retiring after 37 years in the transportation industry.
March 19, 2012Letters: CSA Scores, Number Play
The item in your Feb. 27 issue titled “CSA Scores Help Shippers Avoid Potential Lawsuits” fell regrettably short of your usual standards for objective, well-informed and fact-based reporting on the trucking industry.
March 19, 2012Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Up 9% in 2010, DOT Data Show
The rate at which fatalities occurred in truck-involved crashes increased 9.4% in 2010 from the previous year’s all-time low, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation mileage data made public last week.
March 12, 2012FMCSA to Set Rules on Detecting, Treating Drivers’ Sleep Disorders
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency will issue strict guidance to medical examiners later this year on how to detect and treat sleep disorders when administering physicals to truck drivers.
Truck Makers Plan Announcements at MATS
Most truck makers said they will make important announcements of new products this year at the Mid-America Trucking Show, including Peterbilt Motors Co.’s introduction of a new model.
March 5, 2012Cummins Engine Market Share Rises in 2011
North American truck makers installed 99,504 Cummins Inc. engines into new 2011 Class 8 trucks, slightly increasing the independent engine maker’s leading market share to 39.1% from 38.5% in 2010, WardsAuto.com reported.
March 5, 2012Bendix Parts Recall Remedied, Navistar Ships Its Backlog
Efforts to overcome the effect of defective brake valves supplied by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems are progressing, with Navistar Inc. reporting that all its trucks delayed for repairs have now been shipped.
March 5, 2012Trimac Reports Stable Profits for 4Q, Year
Canadian bulk hauler Trimac Transportation reported little change in quarterly and annual profits, even though revenue improved for both the fourth quarter and the year.
March 1, 2012TransForce Reports Higher 4Q Earnings
TransForce Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income rose to C$41.7 million, or 41 cents a share, from C$34.8 million, or 36 cents, a year earlier, the Montreal-based trucking and logistics company said Wednesday.
February 29, 2012