WASHINGTON — Concerns over the ongoing plight to park trucks safely is prompting a group of national and regional stakeholders to plan ways to improve parking availability, given a new Department of Transportation survey that found dire shortages in metropolitan areas.
August 31, 2015Trucking Industry Safety News
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
Parking Shortage Worsens
Volvo Shows Adaptive Loading System; Fleets Cite Safety, Fuel Benefits in Tests
HEYBURN, Idaho — Volvo Trucks rolled out a drivetrain system that management hopes will give the company a larger presence among liquid and bulk haulers, regional distribution carriers and trucking companies often dealing with loads that diminish over time or with empty backhauls.
, August 31, 2015PeopleNet to Roll Out New Platform, Adding Android Devices, Driver Apps
PHOENIX — PeopleNet will launch the next evolution of its fleet-management platform next month, incorporating its latest mobile technology and adding Android-based devices to its product line, the company said here at its annual user conference.
, August 31, 2015TT Archives: Hurricane Katrina
Beyond the human death toll of nearly 2,000 people, high winds and flooding from Hurricane Katrina severely damaged roads and rail lines and would disrupt transportation across a wide swath of the U.S. Gulf Coast, as reflected in this Sept. 5, 2005 edition of Transport Topics.
August 30, 2015Commercial Vehicle Inspectors to Conduct Brake Checks Sept. 6-12
Commercial vehicle Inspectors beginning Sept. 6 will be out in force to conduct brake system inspections on trucks and buses throughout North America.
August 28, 2015ATA Critical of Organized Labor's Claims About Hair Testing for Drug Use
In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on “false notions and outdated science.â€
August 25, 2015The Top 100 List: 2015 Private Carriers Rankings
Here is the 2015 Transport Topics Top 100 list of private carriers. Companies are ranked by tractors. Data are provided directly by companies or by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
August 24, 2015Groups Press House Leaders to Reject Hair Testing Provision
Several transportation groups and key unions are calling on transportation leaders in the House to reject a provision in a multiyear highway bill that would allow the use of hair testing for commercial drivers.
August 20, 2015Jet Express' Kevin Burch Leads Coalition Opposing Marijuana Legalization in Ohio
Ohioans will be voting in November on whether to legalize marijuana in their state, and several coalitions are rallying to oppose the amendment, including representatives from trucking.
August 18, 2015Fueled by Low Pump Prices, Motorists to Drive More in August, Survey Says
Roughly one in three U.S. motorists expect to drive more in August as low gasoline prices help fuel optimism for the broader economy, a new retail survey released on Aug. 11 shows.
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