Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January
Payroll employment in for-hire trucking is up by 51,500, or 4 percent, from January 2011.02.03.12
| Paccar, Navistar and Volvo have deferred shipments of Class 8 vehicles equipped with the faulty part. 02.03.12
| Two years ago, the American Trucking Associations and others filed suit against the state board’s low carbon fuel standard. 02.03.12
| Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings. 02.01.12
| California Air Resources Board had issued a public letter to Navistar saying the company's emissions credits for the engine will expire Feb. ...
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Paccar, Navistar and Volvo have deferred shipments of Class 8 vehicles equipped with the faulty part.
California backs fuel standard that could raise costs
February 3, 2012
Two years ago, the American Trucking Associations and others filed suit against the state board’s low carbon fuel standard.
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Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January
February 3, 2012
Payroll employment in for-hire trucking is up by 51,500, or 4 percent, from January 2011.
FMCSA adds phone use violations to CSA
February 3, 2012
Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings.
What’s happening with onboard recorders
February 2, 2012
Review an Overdrive webinar to learn more about electronic onboard recorder regulations and how use of the devices is spreading.
Navistar submits MaxxForce 13 for EPA certification
February 1, 2012
California Air Resources Board had issued a public letter to Navistar saying the company's emissions credits for the engine will expire Feb. 29.
Navistar: Part defect leads to production halt
February 1, 2012
Company says it stopped Class 8 truck production in mid-December until the problem can be remedied. Paccar and Volvo trucks also are affected.
Downtime pursuits: More road music from Tennessee
February 1, 2012
Tony Justice moving down the roadFirst up, Allen Smith over at AsktheTrucker.com reports Tony Justice (featured in the blog here and here and last month in Truckers News) will be ...
