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
| A Mexican carrier was found to violate U.S. leasing laws pertaining to Mexican carriers, said William Quade of the Federal Motor CarrierSafetyAdministration’s ...
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. U.S. Department of Transportation
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Amendment defeats heavier trucks
February 1, 2012
A bipartisan amendment to require a study of the impact of heavier truck weight limits was approved.
The Apnea Hurdle
February 1, 2012
Coming regulations would force reckoning with a condition common to truckers. And that’s not all that could make passing the medical exam even harder.
Trade with Canada, Mexico rose in Nov.
January 31, 2012
U.S.-Canada trade rose 12.2 percent to $44.3 billion, and U.S.-Mexico trade gained 13.3 percent to $32.4 billion.
DOT awards research grants
January 17, 2012
Agency dispensed $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers to advance transportation research and education programs.
Freight index up in November
January 11, 2012
Freight TSI rose 0.1 percent in November from October and 4.8 percent from a year earlier.
DOT to provide $1.6B for road, bridge repairs
January 9, 2012
Money will be available to states and territories to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters.
NAFTA trade rises in October
January 5, 2012
U.S.-Canada trade increased 14.1 percent year-over-year to $46.4 billion, while U.S.-Mexico gained 9.1 percent to $32.6 billion.
Gem City Tire adds new center
January 3, 2012
Gem City Tire has opened a 30,000-square-foot full-service truck tire center in Sharonville, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. The sixth such center for Gem City Tire, the Sharonville facility ...
Be ready for second year of CSA
December 22, 2011
CSA's first year might have seemed benign to you, but it’s still warming up. Be prepared for a closer acquaintance in 2012.
DOT awards $511M in transportation grants
December 15, 2011
Roughly 48 percent of the funding will go to road and bridge projects.

