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What should you know about truck injectors?
Since the introduction of the fuel injection system, the truck industry has been able to have the following advantages: reduce truck emissions, improve fuel mileage, and produce more reliable engines. Initially, the...
Trucking Fatalities Increase 4th Year In A Row; What Can Be Done To Reverse...
Fatalities In Large-Truck Crashes Increase Again
Trucking fatalities in large-truck crashes increased for the 4th consecutive year in a roll according to the Department of Transportation.While other safety measures have been made and we've seen...
Trucking Industry Failing To Replace Aging Truck Drivers
Over 78 Percent Of Drivers Are 35 Or Older
Should the trucking industry be concerned about the aging workforce in a report released about the American Trucking Association? You bet they should. In the last...
Department Of Transportation Urges Truck Drivers To Sleep
Truck Drivers Happy With More Production, More Money
With the 34 hour restart rollback complete, the Department of Transportation is urging truck drivers to get sleep.Numerous truck drivers and trucking organizations applauded congress for including...
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...
U.S. Manufacturing Output In November Up 1.1 Percent
Manufacturing Output Climbed 4.8 Percent Year To Year
U.S. manufacturing output in November finally surpassed its pre-recession peak, as auto production continues to thrive late in the year. The Federal Reserve said Monday that factory production...
More Freight And Rate Hikes Could Be Ahead For Trucking Executives
More Freight, Higher Rates Concern Trucking Management
After a winter season that the trucking industry now far remembers, the trucking economy is stronger then ever. Trucking executives are encouraged by a stronger economy that continues...
Government Shutdown Avoided With $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill; 34 Hour Restart Included
With time running short and another government shutdown on the horizon, Democrats and Republicans finally came to an agreement to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill that did include the 34 hour restart suspension....
Truck Driver Escapes Fatal Crash On Route 78
Truck Driver Escapes Fatal Crash; One Dead, One In Critical Condition
A driver of a truck involved in a collision on I-78 in New Jersey near New York City Saturday escapes his flaming truck by...
Former Arrow Trucking CEO Arrested In Dallas
Former Arrow Trucking CEO Facing Multiple Charges
In a plea deal released this week, Arrow Trucking's former Chief Financial Officer admitted to owing $15 million to the company's bank and $9.5 million dollars in taxes. He...