The accord signed last week between Iran and six other countries designed to curtail the former’s nuclear programme involves the lifting of certain restrictions on the trade of vehicles and automotive parts, which could be of particular advantage to carmakers with previous links to the country, including Renault, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Kia Motors. The […]
Drivers are a fleet’s primary Facebook audience. More than 96 percent of company drivers have a Facebook account, according to Randall-Reilly Market Intelligence. For many carriers, Facebook has become the go-to resource for drivers looking to change careers.
Karen Worcester will never forget the words of a mother in section 60 of the Arlington National Cemetery. She very meticulous laid a wreath on a headstone and before standing up paused to run her fingertips across her son’s name engraved in white marble.
Multiple industry stakeholders, representing trucking fleets, owner-operators and brokers, testified before Congress Nov. 21 detailing how the recent hours-of-service rule changes have hurt their businesses and their overall quality of life.
An important deadline is just around the corner for CDL drivers and their motor carriers. As of Jan. 30, 2014, all CDL holders must have supplied information about the type of driving they do (self-certify) and the status of their medical certificate/card to their state driver’s licensing agency.
Might driverless trucks make more sense than driverless cars? And will the trucking industry be an early adopter? Following up on this week’s House hearing on autonomous vehicles, and ahead of an upcoming series on where the technology is headed in commercial vehicles, Friday Feedback takes a look at reader reaction to an earlier CCJ story about the possibilities.
Administrator Anne Ferro persistently defended her Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service rule Nov. 21 in a House subcommittee hearing, saying she is not open to repealing the regulations. “No, absolutely not,†she said when asked by subcommittee chairman Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) whether she would be open to undoing the rule.
Thursday is a big day for trucking. The last, best hope to rein in regulatory overreach takes root with a hearing before the House Small Business Committee.  Trucking representatives will detail the dreadful operational impacts of the new hours-of-service rule, along with the broader safety and economic consequences. The industry’s top regulator, in turn, will […]
In leading up to the House hearing set for Thursday — when the House’s Small Business Committee will hear testimony on the impacts of the new hours-of-service rules — CCJ had the exclusive opportunity to speak with Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), who’s been backing a delay of the new hours rule since July and is the […]
