Truckload carriers not ready
for CSA 2010, survey finds

Results from Transport Capital Partners’ (TCP) recent Business Expectations Survey of truckload carriers in the United States show that only half of the carriers were prepared for CSA 2010...

Higher federal hazmat registration fee now in effect

Despite widespread industry opposition, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has approved a hefty hike in the hazardous materials registration fees for 2010. The March 30 Federal Register carried the final rule...

New tanker rollover training video debuts at NTTC safety seminar

Distribution is about to begin for a new tank truck rollover training video that was developed through a joint effort by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and National Tank Truck Carriers ...

FMCSA delay start of new CSA 2010 program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has delayed the start date of the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) program until November, said William Quade, FMCSA associate administrator for program delivery and enforcement. The program was to have launched in June...

Class 8 vehicle production
continues to strengthen

Fundamentals continue to improve in the trucking industry, setting the stage for significant demand for new equipment in 2011, according to ACT Research Co...

IANA announces speakers
for sessions at seminar

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has announced its slate of speakers for the educational sessions during its 2010 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar...

Roadranger Academy
offers training modules

The Roadranger organization is offering computer-based training modules through the group’s Roadranger Academy to commercial vehicle service providers who want to increase their knowledge of drivetrain and hybrid systems. Easily accessed 24 hours a day at www.Roadrangeracademy.com, the modules allow users to work at whatever pace they desire...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
for second week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide rose for the second straight week and the seventh time in eight weeks, increasing 5.4 cents to $3.069 per gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Report assesses methods
for reducing medium-,
heavy-duty truck emissions

The National Research Council and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. This congressionally mandated report assesses and recommends different approaches to (for) improving fuel economy, increasing efficiency, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases from medium- and heavy-duty trucks...

ATA supports commercial
driver texting ban proposal

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for his ongoing dedication to combating distracted driving. ATA strongly supports the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposal of a permanent rule to prohibit text messaging on handheld devices by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers...

Price of diesel fuel surges
7.6 cents, passes $3 mark

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 7.6 cents to $3.015 a gallon—the first time in 17 months it has topped the $3 mark, according to US Department of Energy information...

OSHA getting more aggressive under Obama

Under the Obama Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement officials are taking a much more aggressive stance toward industry and business, Marcel Debruge, Burr & Forman LLP, told attendees at the National Tank Truck Carriers Tank Cleaning & Environmental Council annual seminar that was held April 5 and 6 in Nashville TN...

Eight top cleaning aggravations for wash racks, fleets

Making sure that a tank trailer is cleaned in the most effective and safest manner requires a serious effort by both the wash rack operation and the fleet that owns the trailer. The process is made more difficult by a variety of aggravating factors...

Price of diesel fuel declines
for first time in six weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in six weeks, dipping 0.7 cents to $2.939 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Oregon trucker's bravery,
calmness in fiery accident
make him Highway Hero

The 27th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero is an Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including one driver who was trapped in his burning vehicle...

ATA joins coalition call
for federal regulation
of derivatives market

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined more than 75 other industry and consumer groups to advocate federal regulation of the commodity futures market. In 2008, excessive speculation in commodities pushed crude oil...

Carriers still slow to buy
new equipment: TCP survey

Results from Transport Capital Partners' (TCP) recent Business Expectations Survey of truckload carriers in the United States show continuing caution in buying new equipment as replacement cycles...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
slips 0.5% in February

The American Trucking Associations advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5% in February 2010 following a revised 1.9% increase in January...

ATA speakers urge federal
agency to note how current
HOS rules have aided safety

Representatives of affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) the latest safety figures help show the effectiveness ...

Opposition grows against Teamster-backed
campaign to alter transportation law

A California congressman has joined national leadership groups in opposition to a campaign by the Teamsters union and allied politicians to change longstanding federal transportation law...

Congress should do more
to support natural gas
as fuel: NGVAmerica chief

Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more US jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently...

OL&T, Momentive enter outsourcing agreement

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has entered into a five-year logistics management outsourcing agreement with Momentive Performance Materials Inc...

Oklahoma Trucking Association, OSMC announce safety winners

The Oklahoma Trucking Association (OTA) and Oklahoma Safety Management Council (OSMC) announced their winners for the 2009 Fleet Safety Awards in Oklahoma City recently...

Share the Road attends West Virginia highway safety program rollout

Share the Road was in West Virginia recently, serving as the rally point for a coalition of safety partners seeking to make highways safer in the state. The Share the Road tractor-trailer served as a symbol of raising awareness of the need for passenger occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles to operate safely with one another...

AAR president criticizes
Chlorine Institute advocacy
of PTC systems as flawed

The Chlorine Institute has called on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to re-examine its rule on the cost and benefits of implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. The Chlorine Institute contends that the FRA analysis of the benefits of PTC was flawed and that these systems result in business benefits to the railroads...