Restart Rule Will Hurt Highway Safety
In a letter sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, former FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg expressed strong support for an amendment to a bill proposed by Sen. Susan Collins...
Idaho Man Files Lawsuit Against AM-PM Trucking; Company Failing To Pay Overtime
An Idaho man working in the North Dakota oil patch told sources that a Minnesota-based trucking company is breaking federal law by failing to pay overtime.
Devon Seeling, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has filed a civil lawsuit...
Reasons Why Trucking Remains a Successful Industry
The trucking industry is a roaring one. We live in a world where online orders are the highest in history. Transportation companies should thank online shoppers for the high demand. Online companies rely on...
Traffic Congestion Cost Trucking Industry $50 Billion A Year
Traffic congestion cost the trucking industry $50 billion a year and without proper infrastructure spending, the cost is expected to be worse.
No relief has been in sight for several years but many have high...
Rail Services In Jeopardy Over Lack Of Service
Poor Rail Services Could Hurt Economy
Rail services are still a vital transport method used all over the country and such services could soon be in jeopardy. Rail services are not as widely used as...
Texas DOT Looking At Solutions For Distracted Drivers
AUSTIN, Texas — Corporate executives, small business owners and state officials Tuesday joined the Texas Department of Transportation at Circuit of The Americas raceway to consider solutions for reducing driver distractions that caused more...
Top Transportation Democrat Nick Rahall Defeated In West Virginia
Nick Rahall Unseated Before Serving 20th Term
Top Transportation Democrat Nick Rahall was yet another Obama supporter that fail victim in Tuesday's election. The widely known incumbent from the 3rd Congressional District in West Virginia...
Canadian Trucking Alliance Objecting USDA Increased Fees
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is raising objections to a U.S. proposal to increase some fees for trucks crossing into the states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to raise fees related to the Animal...
Peterbilt And Paccar Win Awards For Manufacturing Leadership
Peterbilt Motors Co. and its parent company, Paccar Inc., have received four Manufacturing Leadership Awards from Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council, taking top honors in the categories of workplace leadership and engineering and...
Indian Government is set to prepare Separate transport department
The Road Transport and Highways Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari during his conversation with media channels said, “We are working on a proposal to set up a separate transport staff, headed by separate secretary. Soon...