DOT: No FMCSA employees to be furloughed if federal government shuts down
WASHINGTON — None of the 1,156 employees of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be furloughed if the federal government shuts down at midnight
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New Oakley Transport safety, service contest will award driver 2020 GMC Sierra pickup
LAKE WALES, FLORIDA — Oakley Transport Inc., an ISO-certified liquid and dry bulk food grade transporter, has instituted an annual appreciation award, labeled Safety’s Super
BLS says 40% of 2017 work injury fatalities involved transportation incidents
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that there were 5,147 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2017, down slightly from
TMAF issues trucking-industry roll call of holiday spirit
WASHINGTON – Santa has his elves to keep his North Pole operation running at full tilt. But everywhere else it takes volunteers to uphold the
QuoteWizard names Columbus, Ohio, as most car accident prone city in U.S.
SEATTLE — With the holiday travel season officially here, QuoteWizard, an online insurance comparison marketplace, Thursday released a new proprietary study on the 25 most
Uber resumes autonomous car testing following suspension for pedestrian fatality
PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved Uber’s request to resume testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area.The approval,
3 more former Pilot Flying J executives sentenced to prison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three more former executives of the largest U.S. fuel retailer have been sentenced to prison in a plot to cheat trucking companies
November U.S. Trailer orders up 101% year-over-year
COLUMBUS, Ind. — U.S. trailer order volume slid sequentially for the second month in a row, but it’s all relative when one considers that more
CFI assumes responsibility for Optimal Freight logistics
JOPLIN, Mo. — CFI, a North American logistics and full-truckload carrier subsidiary of TFI International Inc., will assume responsibility for the Optimal Freight logistics company
Coalition of states to impose regional limits on transportation emissions
BOSTON — A coalition of nine Northeast and mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia have announced an agreement to work to impose regional limits
Initiative to start 150 women-owned transportation businesses reaches halfway point
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Expediter Services and Women In Trucking Association said Wednesday that the collaborative initiative between the two organizations to create 150 women-owned businesses
FMCSA puts Arkansas truck driver out of service
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared Arkansas-licensed truck driver Jeffery Scott Mitchell to be an imminent hazard to public safety and
Should old acquaintance be forgot? Heck no, especially the ones who are still here
Every year about this time, news media of every kind put together end-of-the-year roundups. It’s a good way to reflect, to perhaps gain insight and
The Trucker News Channel Episode #031
In this episode we cover… Trucker team suffers beatdown, Trucking company busted in fraud ring, And Navistar issues recall.
On-highway price of gallon of diesel down another 4 cents
WASHINGTON — The average price per gallon for on-highway diesel dropped another 4 cents for the week ending December 17 to $3.121, according to the Energy
ATA Tonnage Index increases 0.4 percent in November
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4 percent in November to 118.9 from October’s level of
WAA volunteers place 1.8 million veterans’ wreath across U.S.
ARLINGTON, Va. — At 1,640 participating locations nationwide, American citizens in every state placed 1.8 million veterans’ wreaths on the headstones of veterans who made
Werner Enterprises drivers Quinton Ward named top military veteran rookie
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes Program, a former U.S. Army mechanic, instructor and career counselor was selected
FTR Trucking Conditions Index for October dips again month over month
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for October fell to a reading of 3.17, more than a point lower than September, which had seen
Trailer orders hit highest November in history
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research’s preliminary estimate for November 2018 net trailer orders is 43,600 units. Final volume will be available later this month. ACT’s