FMCSA group eyes sleep apnea regs
One recommendation would require all drivers with a body mass index measurement of 35 or higher to be tested for sleep apnea.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. 02.07.12
| The state is seeking to get approval for tolling under a pilot program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. MATS
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Outside the truck: Ultrarunner to tame the ice roads
April 4, 2011
Starting Wednesday, reports the Toronto Sun, ultrarunner Alicja Barahona will attempt a 240-mile round-trip haul between Inuvik, north of the Arctic Circle, and Tuktoyaktuk on the shore of the Arctic Ocean ...
Owner-operator Jerry Kissinger named to new Shell ‘Million-Mile’ club
April 1, 2011
His is a familiar face -- to me, anyway. At MATS this week, Jerry Kissinger was named to Shell Rotella's new Million Mile Haul of Fame, introduced to honor drivers ...
Blood drive joins health walk among driver-led initiatives at MATS
March 30, 2011
"Give so that others may live" runs the tagline for the Friday blood drive (11 a.m. to 4 p.m., booth #91470 outdoors) to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show ...
Latest distraction: Hauler takes on-highway health to new heights
March 25, 2011
Some truck drivers in Germany are on a health kick perhaps more extreme than that of their U.S. counterparts. Near the western city of Munster, the website of Germany's English-language ...
‘Deadliest Catch’ star to sign autographs at Louisville trucking show
March 16, 2011
The "Deadliest Catch" TV show on the Discovery Channel, chronicling the lives of fishers on Alaskan King Crab boats, might seem as far removed from the world of long-haul trucking ...
Beating the Dutch — women truckers fire at Guinness World Record
March 19, 2010
I'd bet you didn't know it, but the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female truck drivers was set by an all-woman truck convoy held in 2004 in ...
Driver-led health walk at MATS; video interview with O/O Dick McCorkle
March 11, 2010
At the "It's a Teams Life" blog home of expediters Bob and Linda Caffee, you'll find all manner of good information about the business of trucking, from the singular point ...
Hours listening session set for Mid-America
March 2, 2010
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold the session March 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Louisville.
MATS
February 11, 2010
The 2010 Mid-America Trucking Show, held in Louisville, Ky., March 25-27, will kick off this year's NAST truck show schedule.
