Fatigue Studies Flawed, Groups Tell FMCSA
Trucker and shipper organizations unanimously told federal regulators last week that four new driver-fatigue studies introduced into the public record last month are flawed and do not support changes called for in a proposed federal hours-of-service rule.
June 13, 2011Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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ATA, OOIDA Ask U.S. to Study Crashes to Improve Safety Standards for Truck Cabs
Motivated by concerns over driver safety, American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association united in asking the federal government to research the idea of national standards to improve a driver’s chances of surviving an accident in a Class 7 or 8 truck cab.
June 13, 2011PenserSC, ICS Logistics Sign Transportation Contract
Third-party logistics firms PenserSC and ICS Logistics said they have agreed to a trucking and transportation services contract.
June 10, 2011May Intermodal Traffic Rises 7.5%
Intermodal traffic in May rose 7.5% in May from a year ago, the 18th straight year-over-year gain, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 10, 2011Opinion: Across the Great ELD Divide
Large and small carriers increasingly find themselves on opposite sides of a widening gulf when the topic is electronic logging devices — particularly when the issue is whether or not ELDs should be required by government mandate.
June 10, 2011ATA, OOIDA Call on NHTSA to Examine Truck Crashworthiness Standards
American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have together written to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking the agency to begin researching how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit professional truck drivers.
June 9, 2011TTNews.com to Be Closed Monday for Memorial Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, May 31, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
May 27, 2011Capacity Tight, Demand Strong as Summer Looms, Experts Say
Freight capacity remains generally tight and demand strong ahead of the summer shipping season, ac-ording to several carrier executives and analysts.
May 23, 2011Freight Results Still Mixed, Executive Says
Although the U.S. economy continues to improve, there remains a spottiness within the freight-hauling sector, a logistics executive said.
May 23, 2011Wickham Receives Earl Dove Award; ATA Cites Vision, Leadership of ATRI
American Trucking Associations paid tribute on May 15 to longtime trucking executive Michael Wickham with its highest award.
May 23, 2011