Blogs
- 3 days ago
- emissions
California mulling zero-emission technology program
California legislators have scheduled an April 30 hearing on legislation to establish a zero- and near-zero emission technology program for certain vehicles and equipment.
- 3 days ago
- rates
Con-way Freight, ODFL, YRC Freight commit to uShip marketplace
Online freight marketplace uShip announced three top national LTL carriers – Con-way Freight, Old Dominion Freight Line and YRC Freight – have committed to uShip’s shipper-direct LTL spot rate marketplace.
- April 17, 2014
- fmcsa
FMCSA shutdown order tossed in court, fleet allowed to resume work
A Department of Transportation judge has tossed out a shutdown order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, allowing the Illinois-based DND International to resume its operations.
- April 17, 2014
- infrastructure
DOT’s Foxx on road tour: Call Congress, tell them to act on long-term highway bill
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is on the road this week pushing the Obama administration's four-year $302 billion plan and making localities and citizens aware of the Highway Trust Fund's nosedive.
- April 17, 2014
- fmcsa
State agency nominees sought for UCR board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking four state chief administration officers overseeing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan to serve on the plan’s board.
- April 16, 2014
- regulations
Driver coercion rule expected this month, speed limiter and Safety Fitness rules could see action soon
The driver coercion prevention rule bouncing around the regulatory circuit could be published this month, according to a Department of Transportation rulemaking update released this week. The speed limiter mandate rule and the Safety Fitness Determination rule could see action next month.
- April 16, 2014
- infrastructure
Highway fund to go broke Aug. 31; senator calls for bipartisan action
The U.S. Department of Transportation has updated the “ticker” that displays the balance in the Highway Trust Fund, and it now projects the account will run out of money Aug. 31.
- April 16, 2014
- Business
Automated transmissions a selling point for driver recruiting
Fleets struggling to put drivers in the seat are more willing to pay premiums that come with automated transmissions in used trucks, more so than their owner-operator counterparts, according to a report recently released by NADA.
- April 16, 2014
- maintenance
Technician shortage: Fleets, dealers, shops face growing gap for qualified mechanics
Just like the driver shortage plaguing trucking fleets and projected to worsen in the next decade, so too does the industry face a growing need for truck mechanics.
- April 15, 2014
- Business
Cummins nat gas engine recall affects 4,100 Autocars, all major NA truck makers
Another recall related to the Cummins and Cummins-Westport natural gas engines was posted this week, and a list of affected manufacturers shows all major NA OEMs have trucks have been affected.
- April 15, 2014
- purchasing
Freightliner adds fuel tank options to M2 106 Emergency Truck model
Freightliner Trucks today announced that a between-the-rails fuel tank is available as an option for its Freightliner M2 106 vehicles. Ideal for ambulance configurations, the new option places a 40 gallon steel fuel tank between the rails at the end of the frame. This allows emergency ...
- April 15, 2014
- Business
CCJ Career Leadership Award: Jerry Thrift’s legacy, inspiration live on in coworkers, colleagues
It was an ending no one foresaw. Mere weeks after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor, Jerry Thrift – a giant of a man with an outsized passion for learning, mentoring and sharing his love of the science of maintenance – was gone. Thrift’s co-workers ...
Driver coercion rule expected this month, speed limiter and Safety Fitness rules could see action soon 
Automated transmissions a selling point for driver recruiting 
Technician shortage: Fleets, dealers, shops face growing gap for qualified mechanics 
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