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. Trucking News
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Senate Republicans block transportation jobs plan
November 4, 2011
All 47 Senate Republicans, one Democrat and one independent voted against the bill that addressed construction workers.
I-10 bridge opens in Louisiana
September 9, 2011
The $803 million Twin Span Bridges project marks a significant national milestone in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region.
Sleep apnea meeting for transportation set
June 22, 2011
2011 Sleep Apnea & Multi-Modal Transportation Conference will be Nov. 8-9 at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center.
Utility plant back in action after Va. tornado
May 16, 2011
You'll no doubt recall the Petro Stopping Centers location in Glade Spring, Va., that was hit by a tornado during the big outbreak back in late April. (Find information about ...
Analyst says trucking “inefficient”
April 25, 2011
Investment analysts, with their outsiders’ viewpoint, often have some good insight into our industry. Other insights aren’t quite so astute.
The Business Insider website, with its recent “Trucking running on fumes” ...
Truckster app ‘by and for drivers’
April 19, 2011
From the Maine Morning Sentinel newspaper comes news of the former hauler, 42-year-old Leigh Gagnon, who created and launched in 2009 the Truckster app for the iPhone and Android phones. ...
‘Something new every day’: Meeting Phil and Diane Madsen
April 14, 2011
Phil and Diane Madsen haul expedited in this 2006 Volvo with 132-inch ARI sleeper and 16-foot box. Over the past several years, I've called on the pair several different times ...
A “corporate mouthpiece” responds
March 25, 2011
A few readers have taken me to task for my March editorial. I had argued that the proposed mandate for electronic onboard recorders could eventually put pressure to raise pay.
What’s proposed, what’s next
March 23, 2011
Onboard recorders could be required for all carriers that now do traditional logging. These stories will get you caught up with the developments.
A few extra horses power rig through snow
March 10, 2011
Sometimes, the best solutions to problems are the simplest. Or that's one way of looking at the vid below, posted to YouTube by user roush61799 on Feb. 21 and purporting to ...

