HENDERSON, Nev. — Daimler’s Western Star unit launched a new highway tractor offering improved fuel efficiency while maintaining the brand’s classic styling.
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Truckers Face Lengthy Detours After Floods Close Stretch of I-15
Nearly 50 miles of Interstate 15, a critical western freight artery, was closed last week after floods severely damaged the highway north of Las Vegas, forcing thousands of truckers to take costly detours from Southern California to Montana.
September 15, 2014DOT, Treasury Praise Public-Private Deals to Help Fund Large Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told federal and state officials who met with Wall Street financiers at the Treasury Department on Sept. 9 to look for ways to access private financing for large-scale transportation projects.
September 15, 2014TMC to Host 10th Annual SuperTech, Discuss Maintenance Issues at Meeting
The nation’s top truck technicians will put their skills to the test at the SuperTech 2014 competition during the Technology & Maintenance Council’s fall meeting Sept. 22-25 in Orlando, Florida.
September 15, 2014Hub Group Announces Plan to Classify Calif. Drayage Drivers as Employees
Hub Group Inc. said it has decided to voluntarily categorize drayage drivers in California as employees, taking a different stance from other fleets around the country that continue to insist that intermodal truckers are contractors.
September 15, 2014Truck Transportation Deaths Drop 8% in 2013
Deaths in the truck transportation industry declined 8% to 461 in 2013, according to a preliminary report on fatal occupational injuries by the U.S. Department of Labor.
September 11, 2014Movers Seek Hours-of-Service Exemption
The American Moving & Storage Association has applied for an exemption for its 3,700 member companies from federal regulations preventing motor carriers from driving following the 14th hour after coming on duty.
September 10, 2014FMCSA Extends Electronic Off-Site Audit Testing
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending through December its operational testing in several states comparing off-site new electronic motor carrier entrant audits to the traditional new entrant safety audits conducted at the motor carriers’ place of business.
September 10, 2014Lawmakers Tout TIGER Grants for Infrastructure Projects
Several members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are boasting about grants that the Department of Transportation has awarded to projects in their districts ahead of an official announcement by the department.
September 10, 2014DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 3.2% in July
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.2% in July from the same month last year, DOT announced on Sept. 10.
September 10, 2014