Trucking insurance provider Canal Insurance Co. is partnering with Lytx Inc. to offer its customers video-based driver safety programs at preferred pricing, the firms announced in a joint statement.
April 17, 2015Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Federal Regulators Seek Additional Volunteers for Restart Study
Federal regulators are seeking additional volunteer truck drivers for a 34-hour restart study due to a shortage of drivers from various industry segments.
April 21, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Driver-Training Panel Reaches Midway Point With Many Critical Issues Still Unresolved
Though halfway through its scheduled meetings to standardize training regulations for entry-level truck drivers, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory panel still is identifying issues for discussion despite its May 29 deadline. Â Â
April 20, 2015Business, Government, Autonomous
Canal Insurance Partners with Lytx to Offer DriveCam
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
ATA President Bill Graves Joins Senators in Calling for Long-Term, Fully Funded Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves pressed the Obama administration and Congress to quickly agree on and approve a well-funded, long-term highway bill.
April 15, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Cass Freight Index Shows Decline in March Shipping Activity
The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, declined in March and expenditures also dipped, Cass Information Systems said.
April 15, 2015Business, Government, Autonomous
Ambassador Bridge Traffic Restored After Vehicle Fire
Cross-border traffic on the Ambassaor Bridge has been restored to normal after a fire caused by a pickup truck hauling a trailer into Canada from the U.S. side, bridge officials said.  Â
April 14, 2015Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Boy Scouts Earn Trucking Merit Badges at MATS
A group of Boy Scouts attending the Mid-America Trucking Show got an education — and merit badges — on the trucking industry.
April 13, 2015Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Fischer: FMCSA Overhaul to Be Introduced in Spring
Programs and initiatives at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration strongly criticized by the trucking industry would be greatly changed under legislation Sen. Debra Fischer (R-Neb.) is expected to introduce this spring.
April 13, 2015Business, Autonomous
Trucking Sheds 6,800 Jobs in March; First Decline in Almost Two Years
The trucking industry shed 6,800 jobs in March, marking the first decline in almost two years, the Labor Department reported.
April 13, 2015Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
FMCSA Shuts Down Carrier for Safety Violations that Include HOS Failure
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that the carrier owned by Carnell Pompey, doing business as Mortise Trucking Co. in Darlington, South Carolina, has been shut down as an imminent hazard to public safety.
April 9, 2015