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News Briefs - Feb. 24

Mullen's Profits Rise on Stronger Demand • NHTSA Says Volvo, Mack Recalls Trucks • Volvo to Add Second Work Shift at Virginia Plant • USF Logistics Expands Deal With Kroger

February 24, 2004

Question for Readers: How Will 'Hard Enforcement' of New Driver Hours-of-Service Rules Affect You?

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.When the new driver hours-of-service regulations were implemented, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requested a 60-day "soft enforcement" period that will expire at the beginning of March.

February 23, 2004

Editorial: Keeping an Eye on Recovery

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ast week’s news on the trucking-supply sector and the general economy suggests that recovery is still very much on track, but that the track may be uneven at times.

February 23, 2004

TMW Sees Heavy Use of Tracking System

TMW Systems’ founder and president, Tom Weisz, said he expected 50% to 75% of his customers over the next couple of years to adopt a new service that helps identify and track key performance indicators for trucking companies.

February 23, 2004

iTECH: No Scribbling Allowed

Six years ago, Werner Enterprises outfitted 6,800 trucks with software that recorded driving data in real-time as a way of testing how well capturing driver hours electronically might work in the truckload business.

February 23, 2004

Technology Briefs - Feb. 17 - Feb. 23

NHTSA Extends Dual-Fuel Credit • Experts Seek Ways to Increase Computer Security • German Satellite Truck Toll Program Stalls

February 23, 2004

Study Finds Number of Traffic Bottlenecks Increasing

There were 233 major traffic bottlenecks in 2002, compared with 167 in 1997, according to a study released by Cambridge Systematics Inc. on Thursday.

February 20, 2004

EPA Head Agrees to Participate in Diesel Engine Summit II

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt has agreed to participate in the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit II next month.

February 20, 2004

Distribution, LTL Group Seeks Guidance on Future

Two months after the Distribution and LTL Carriers Association’s president resigned to practice law, the group said it was beginning discussions with several organizations about its future management and direction.

February 20, 2004