EOBR debated over driver harassment
The harassment issue may be the key consideration for the FMCSA, which aims to devise a rule that mandates electronic logging devices.02.08.12
| FMCSA ordered U & D Service to immediately shut down after discovering the company was using drivers who did not possess valid ...
02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. for-hire trucking
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LogBook
January 1, 2012
Apnea proposals could disqualify drivers, cell phone ban begins, Senate bill would mandate EOBRs, third Mexican carrier completes audit and more industry news items are featured.
Trucking adds 2,600 jobs
October 7, 2011
Compared with September 2010, September trucking employment was up by 42,200.
Trucking adds 4,400 jobs
July 8, 2011
Revised numbers show a 3,000-job increase in May and 4,400 positions added in June.
TCA names 20 top fleets
February 11, 2011
Company drivers and owner operators were asked to nominate carriers that operate 10 trucks or more.
LogBook
September 1, 2010
Freight plan bill favors rail, bill would increase truck weight, a milestone truck is delivered, carrier safety rataings are available and much more industry news items are featured.
Freight index rose in March
May 13, 2010
The March Freight TSI gained 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight index since July 2008.
LogBook
May 4, 2010
Back on the Road winner get a Volvo, a Highway hero is named, the FMCSA proposes texting ban, the FMCSA posts carrier safety data and more current issues are featured.
DOT freight index unchanged
February 18, 2010
Though freight TSI declined 4.1 percent during 2009, the index increased 2.9 percent over the last seven months of the year.
