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FMCSA Shuts Two Alabama Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered two affiliated Alabama trucking companies to stop operating, declaring the carriers “imminent hazards to public safety.â€

May 17, 2012

Mass. Bans Daytime Hazmat Trips Through Boston

Trucks carrying hazardous materials will be banned from traveling through Boston during most of the daytime under a policy approved by Massachusetts state officials last week, the Boston Globe reported.

May 15, 2012

FMCSA Five-Year Plan May Target Shippers, Brokers

Over the next five years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to significantly reduce truck-related crash fatality rates by developing new credentialing and driver safety fitness standards, expanding its regulatory reach to include shippers and other industry players and creating new programs aimed at weeding out high-risk motor carriers.

May 15, 2012

Industry Seeks Relief from FMCSA Policy in Crashes When Truckers Are Not at Fault

Royce Brooks, an experienced tank truck driver, was hauling gasoline to Lockhart, Texas, south of Austin, when a BMW driver blew through a stop sign and a flashing red light.

May 14, 2012

FMCSA Shuts Down Ga. Private Carrier

Federal regulators have ordered Georgia-based logging company Judson Mobley Logging to stop operating its trucks, declaring it an “imminent hazard to public safety.â€

May 8, 2012

Trucking Failures Decline

Truck fleet failures continued to decline early this year, despite high diesel prices that stubbornly remained above $4 per gallon, according to a new report.

May 7, 2012

Roadrunner’s First-Quarter Profit Grows

Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ first-quarter profit climbed to $7.9 million, or 25 cents a share, from $4.4 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

May 4, 2012

FMCSA Hears from Drivers, Carriers on EOBR Issue

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Several dozen truck drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement officers gave federal regulators a candid array of opinions on whether a planned electronic logging device mandate would be properly used as a safety device and fleet productivity tool.

May 1, 2012

Plug-In Power Added at Midwest Truck Stops

Truck stop electrification vendor Shorepower Technologies said its plug-in power service is now available at three new locations in Nebraska and Iowa.

April 30, 2012

TransForce Earnings, Revenue Improve

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter profit improved, boosted by acquisitions.

April 27, 2012