Enforcers in the annual week-long inspection spree held in September placed 2,162 trucks — 16.2 percent of the vehicles inspected — out of service, according to numbers released Jan. 5 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
Enforcers in the annual week-long inspection spree held in September placed 2,162 trucks — 16.2 percent of the vehicles inspected — out of service, according to numbers released Jan. 5 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
Kenworth Truck Company celebrated its historic one millionth truck produced in the company’s 91 years during a special ceremony before Christmas at Kenworth’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Penske Logistics filed Jan. 6 a petition asking the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a decision made by a federal appeals’ court earlier this year, in which it was ruled that carriers must grant truck drivers in California paid meal and rest breaks.
Class 8 orders in December topped 40,000 for the third consecutive month, according to preliminary numbers released this week, pushing 2014’s total Class 8 order number to its highest since 2004 and its second highest on the books. Â
2015 should be an active year for federal legislation and regulations.  A highway funding bill is a top legislative priority and with the legislative gridlock of the past two years broken by the Fall election, hopefully a permanent funding bill will be produced.  As always, expect the bill to be used as a vehicle for addressing […]
The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General released a report Dec. 29 with two key conclusions about the 2011-2014 cross-border pilot program with Mexico: FMCSA’s work on the program complied with Congressional requirements, but the program had so few Mexican carrier participants that the data produced is insufficient.
Is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s work to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance required for carriers warranted?
 Ryder System today announced that it has partnered with telephone interpretation service, Language Select, to provide seamless communications in over 200 different languages for its pre-owned vehicle customers. Customers simply call 1-800-USED-TRK (1-800-873-3875) and Ryder will bring a Language Select interpreter on the line. Customer’s vehicle needs will then be clearly translated to a Ryder sales […]
The price of diesel has collapsed in recent months, putting it at its lowest price in more than four years and with expectations for the price to remain low throughout 2015.