Australian Trucking Company Fined $1.3 Million
An Australian trucking company has been fined $1.3 million dollars due to a 2012 accident that killed 3 people. A couple and their son all lost their life over 2.5 years ago and justice...
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...
Investigating Roby Trucking And Pittsburgh Restaurant Crash
Monday left one Pittsburgh restaurant looking like a Hollywood movie set. The only difference, this wasn't a movie set in California, this was what was left after a semi crashed into a Pittsburgh restaurant,...
Truckload Turnover Over 90 Percent For 9th Straight Quarter
Turnover at large truckload carriers was up slightly to 92 percent in the first quarter, holding above 90 percent for the 9th straight quarter, American Trucking Associations reported today.
Over-the-road truckload turnover rates were largely unchanged from the fourth quarter,...
Hurricane Arthur Update-Likely To Reach Category 2 Hurricane
Truck drivers and anyone in the area better take notice that Hurricane Arthur is here. Hurricane Arthur is strengthening over the Atlantic, with forecasters predicting it will become a strong Category 2 as it...
Fleet Safety Council’s Annual Educational Conference Includes Mock Trial
Jodi Burness, president and lead paralegal of Burness Paralegal Services, will be bringing the drama of the courtroom – and the important lessons to be learned from it – to the Fleet Safety Council’s...
Truck Inspection 72 Straight Hours Underway
The annual truck inspection blitz is officially underway all across the country. The nationwide campaign, known as Roadcheck 2015, kicks off 72 straight hours of truck and bus inspections all across the United States....
Trucking Industry Thanks Congress For 34 Hour Restart Suspension
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Hero To Trucking Industry
Several organizations from the trucking industry have thanked Congress for the 34 hour restart suspension. American Trucking Association President and CEO Bill Graves was one that showed...
Caterpillar Facing 12 Lawsuits Over Engines
12 lawsuits have now been filed against Caterpillar Inc. over alleged defects with its C13 and C15 engines. In a new class action complaint filed in federal court in Michigan, defendant Ricky Williams claims he purchased a...
NHTSA Relying On Canada For Safety Issues
Looking To Canada
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it’ll issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking about rear impact/underride guards and other safety strategies for single unit trucks as well as trailers and...