FedEx Freight driver Troy Swenson won the Sleeper class championship at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh. He hasn’t been back to the Steel City since — but that’s about to change.
June 7, 2019Business, Safety
Message of Safety Hits ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Leading Up to Illinois Truck Driving Championships
FedEx Freight drivers Ritch Fundell and Miguel Corral are back and ready to repeat in the Illinois Truck Driving Championships on June 7-8. The event's primary safety focus will be on emphasizing adherence to Scott's Law, named after a Chicago firefighter who was struck and killed by a motorist while assisting at a roadside crash scene in 2000. Overall FedEx Freight claimed five division championships in 2018. UPS took home two first-place finishes, and XPO Logistics and YRC Freight earned one apiece.
June 7, 2019Government, Safety
FMCSA Delays Public Release of HOS Proposed Rule
The long-anticipated Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service proposed rule has been delayed from its original release date of June 7.
June 6, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Vermont Truck Driving Championships
Photos of the winners from the Vermont Truck Driving Championships June 1 in Pembroke, N.H. (Vermont Truck & Bus Association)
June 6, 2019Business, Safety
2019 New Hampshire Truck Driving Championships
Photos of the winners from the New Hampshire Truck Driving Championships June 1 in Pembroke. (New Hampshire Motor Transport Association)
June 6, 2019Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Officials Monitor Damage as Floods Continue to Devastate Transportation Systems and Farms
Federal officials continue to monitor central states that have been rocked by severe storms, which have damaged infrastructure and saturated swaths of farmland.
June 6, 2019Business, Safety
FedEx Drivers Dominate at Vermont and New Hampshire Truck Driving Championships
The petite states of Vermont and New Hampshire successfully hosted 56 drivers at the combined State Truck Driving Championships in Pembroke, N.H., June 1. Vermont had 18 competitors and New Hampshire had 38.
June 6, 2019Business, Safety
2019 South Dakota Truck Driving Championships
Grand Champion, class winners and other awards from the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships held May 18 in Sioux Falls.
June 5, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Nevada Truck Driving Championships
Video snippets from the 2019 Nevada Truck Driving Championships, held June 1, 2019, in Reno, Nev.
June 5, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Federal Regulators Report Progress on Railroads’ PTC Implementation
The country’s rail operators continue to show progress with the implementation of automatic braking technology that Congress mandated in an effort to enhance safety, federal regulators announced recently.
June 5, 2019