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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed fines up to $2,750 for truckers who use a handheld cell phone while driving, as well as the possible suspension or revocation of a commercial license for repeated offenses.

Fueled by growth in dry vans, net trailer orders in the United States reached a two-year high in November of 21,314 units, ACT Research reported.

Philadelphia has knocked New York City from the top spot on the American Tort Reform Association’s list of the worst places to be a defendant in a lawsuit.

California environmental regulators have approved amendments aimed at easing the financial burden facing truckers in order to comply with the state’s greenhouse gas emissions regulations.

The speed limit for all vehicles traveling on the Ohio Turnpike will rise to 70 mph from 65 mph on April 1, a change that the state’s trucking industry opposes.

The new year for trucking companies picks up right where 2010 left off, with optimism about an improving economy but also plenty of unknowns about which to worry.

Truck tonnage hauled increased in November for the 12th month in a row, rising 3.9% above the corresponding month of 2009, according to American Trucking Associations.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed new hours-of-service rule would cut driving hours, a move that trucking industry leaders said was politically motivated, adding cost and complexity while jeopardizing safety advances made in recent years.

The Obama administration’s proposed rewrite of the federal hours-of-service rule for drivers is a misguided failure that seems certain to make the nation’s roadways less safe than they are today.