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.
Sun Capital Unit Buys Mark IV Industries
Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners said Wednesday that one of its affiliates completed the acquisition of Mark IV Industries, a manufacturer of automotive and heavy-duty transportation technologies.
January 2, 2008Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Editorial: End the Game
It’s more than time for the ping-pong game that has enveloped the years-long drive to revamp the work rules for America’s truck drivers to be over.
January 2, 2008ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts in December
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index contracted in December, ISM said Wednesday.
January 2, 2008DOT Seeks Input on Congestion Technology
The U.S. Department of Transportation asked private companies and governments to provide information on commercially available technologies that could be used to reduce congestion and improve the safety of the transportation system.
January 2, 2008TTNews.com to Close for New Year’s Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed through Friday for the New Year’s holiday. Please check back on Monday, Jan. 5, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
December 31, 2007Final EOBR Rule Will Include Larger Mandate than Original Proposal, FMCSA’s Hill Says
WASHINGTON — John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency’s final electronic onboard-recorders rule would include a larger mandate than the original proposal.
December 31, 2007iTECH: Value of IT Managers Rises at Midsize Fleets
Recent innovations in information technology, such as the ability to harness the power of software applications over the Internet, are changing when and why trucking companies need on-site IT managers.
Truck Tonnage Gains 3.3%
Truck tonnage in November jumped 3.3% from a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
December 28, 2007Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail carload and intermodal traffic fell for the third week of December compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
December 27, 2007Mexican Trucks Program to Continue, FMCSA Says
Mexican trucks may continue to operate widely in the United States, under the Bush administration’s interpretation of a new transportation spending law, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
December 27, 2007