Electronic Mandate Rule Publication
The Electronic Mandate Rule publication is believed to be set for September 30th, 2015. We've seen a whirlwind of trucking regulatory activity in the...
Medical Trainers Giving Apnea Test To Truck Drivers Called Out By U.S. Lawmakers
Apnea Test Being Pushed On Truck Drivers?
U.S. representatives are calling out medical trainers for giving apnea test to truck drivers. A handful of U.S....
ATA Has New Vice President And Chief of Legislative Affairs
ATA Announces New VP And CLA
The ATA announced last month that the company will have a new VP and CLA. The American Trucking Associations...
OOIDA; FMCSA Electronic-Log Mandate Will Have Negative Impact
In official comments to federal regulators, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says a proposed mandate for electronic logging devices on all trucks would have...
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...
Amazon Building Their Semi-Truck Fleet Signals Bigger Changes Ahead
Amazon's Recent Truck & Trailer Purchases Number In Thousands
Amazon.com is implementing a game changing strategy, using a delivery truck fleet for shipping orders to...
Port Metro Vancouver Strike
More then 1,250 container truck drivers have been on strike for nearly a month in Port Metro Vancouver. Although the non-union and unionized truck...
UPS Falls Short On Holiday Shipping-Shares Down In 4th Qtr
The United Parcel Service reported that preliminary fourth-quarter earnings forced them to hire more temporary workers during the holiday rush. UPS planned for the spike in shipping...
Prison Bus Crashes Into Semi Truck In Arizona; Inmates Help Injured
The scene on one Arizona highway looked like that of a Hollywood stunt as a prison bus crashes into a semi truck hauling chemicals....
Trucking Adds 1,500 Jobs In May-Growth Slower
Industry Growth Slower Than Expected
The trucking industry did grow in May, just not up to expert expectations according to our sources. Trucking accounted for...
