Con-way Freight to test CNG-powered vehicles
DC Velocity, January 26, 2012
Con-way Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) arm of trucking and logistics giant Con-way Inc., will launch a pilot program in the spring to operate two vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), according to one of the parent company's top executives...[More]
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Court orders FMCSA to respond to OOIDA on EOBR motion
The Trucker, January 26, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ordered the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to respond by Feb. 6 to a motion filed this month by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association that asks the court to order the agency to cease and desist promoting the voluntary use of electronic on-board recorders to track Hours of Service compliance...[More]
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Invention seeks to stop snow flying from atop truck trailers
CT Post, January 26, 2012
After searching nationwide for a method to keep hazardous snow and ice from flying from the tops of truckers' rigs, Connecticut Motor Transport Association head Michael Riley thinks he's found the solution...in Beacon Falls...[More]
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OEMs ponder new math for truck pricing
Fleet Owner, January 23, 2012
There’s a new “math equation,” so to speak, for truck pricing being deployed by OEMs as a way to provide a cost advantage for both themselves and their customers – one that seeks higher sticker prices in return for lower operating costs over the vehicle’s initial ownership period...[More]
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E&MU: High-Tech Tracking Keeps Parts Shelves Stocked and Ready
Transport Topics, January 23, 2012
To keep their customers’ equipment up and running, truck dealers are increasingly relying on complex algorithms and predictive modeling to maintain inventory levels that will ensure they have the parts truckers need right when they need them, according to dealers and manufacturers...[More]
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CSA BASIC Fact Sheets Available on the Web
Truckinginfo, January 18, 2012
The Compliance, Safety, Accountability(CSA) program released a new Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) fact sheet series on its website...[More]
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $77 Million in Transportation Research and Education Grants
RITA Press Release, January 17, 2012
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing our nation...[More]
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From the dock to the driver’s seat
Fleet Owner, January 17, 2012
Faced with an ever-growing shortage of truck drivers, fleets are engaging in a variety of efforts to find and keep willing hands to hold a big rig’s steering wheel for a career...[More]
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Plans for Southern California Truck-Only Freeway In the Works
Truckinginfo, January 17, 2012
A flood of freight predicted to clog freeways in Southern California has spurred regional transportation officials to plan a truck-only east-west freeway between two major interstates, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise...[More]
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6 myths that are driving up fleet costs
Fleet Owner, January 13, 2012
During a webinar hosted by GE Capital Fleet Services (GECFS) yesterday, several experts debunked a set of six hoary yet still-persistent myths about truck fleet decision-making...[More]
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Schneider Will Put Collision Safety Systems on Its New Trucks
Transport Topics, January 13, 2012
Meritor WABCO said major truckload carrier Schneider National has ordered more than 2,500 units of its OnGuard Collision
Safety System as standard equipment for new Class 8 trucks it plans to purchase in 2012...[More]
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DTNA pursuing ‘vehicle integration’ path
Fleet Owner, January 12, 2012
The U.S. trucking industry is quite familiar with the concept of “vertical integration,” a strategy whereby truck makers seek to offer a range of proprietary components in their vehicles – from axles to transmissions and engines – in order to capture
more of the customer’s dollars...[More]
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Truck parking added at rest areas in Florida
Land Line, January 11, 2012
In the past few years, the solution for many states struggling with budget woes was to close rest areas and eliminate the
critical truck parking they provide...[More]
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WIT, Navistar, sponsor 2nd annual most influential woman of the year award
The Trucker, January 10, 2012
Historically, the trucking industry existed as a male-dominated environment, however, more women are now enjoying rewarding careers as drivers, managers and executives...[More]
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Freight Operations 2011
TRB E-Newsletter, January 10, 2012
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2238 consists of 11 papers that
explore evaluating pricing strategies for storage in import container terminals, reducing train turn times, policy and
logistical efficiency in a regional context,...[More]
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iTECH: Smart Roads May Be Reality by 2020
Transport Topics, January 9, 2012
Two federal agencies that regularly deal with trucks have outlined ambitious plans that could make the nation’s highways
nearly as busy with electronic communications as they are with vehicles, and doing so before the end of this decade...[More]
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CVSA: Improving safety will rely on culture change
Fleet Owner, January 9, 2012
An ongoing “culture change” among drivers of all types of vehicles is helping drive improvements in highway safety, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), but it’s a change in outlook that must continue to be nurtured in order to take permanent root...[More]
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Carriers Await Final Rule on EOBRs
Transport Topics, January 9, 2012
Now that a ban on handheld phone use by truckers has taken effect, attention has shifted to a possible final rule on
electronic onboard recorders...[More]
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Accuride’s aluminum truck wheel capacity up
Fleet Owner, January 6, 2012
As part of a $35 million investment, Accuride Corp. announced that it increased aluminum truck wheel production in 2011
through a combination of acquisitions, technology investments, and transfers of aluminum wheel machining lines within its
operations...[More]
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.5%; Trucking Adds 5,100 Jobs
Transport Topics, January 6, 2012
The unemployment rate dropped in December to 8.5%, the lowest in almost three years, while the economy added 200,000 jobs,
including 5,100 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday...[More]
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HOS Revision Presents Plethora of Enforcement Problems, Safety Officials Say
Transport Topics, January 5, 2012
The U.S. government’s new hours-of-service rule for truck drivers presents a host of problems for those tasked with enforcing it, said Stephen Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance...[More]
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Wyoming one of 3 states using new commercial driver system
Wyoming Tribune, January 4, 2012
Several states could lose millions of federal highway dollars for failing to adopt new safety requirements for commercial
truck drivers, but Wyoming is ahead of the pack on this issue...[More]
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Cell Phone Restrictions Now in Effect
Truckinginfo, January 3, 2012
Interstate truck and bus drivers are prohibited from using handheld cell phones while driving as of today, Jan. 3, under a final rule posted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...[More]
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Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies
TRB E-Newsletter, January 3, 2012
TRB’s Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 20: Potential Safety Benefits of Motor Carrier Operational Efficiencies addresses risk avoidance strategies and highlights their use and perceived safety effects...[More]
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