Applications for the Truck Renting and Leasing Association's annual Driver of the Year contest, sponsored by Goodyear Tire and Rubber, are due Jan. 10. For two decades, TRALA has held the competition to recognize not only excellence in truck driving, but also factors such as years ...

FREE idling regulations guide from Cummins The free 8-page guide, "Idle Talk," gives fleet owners and truck drivers a quick-reference compendium of maximum-allowed idling times in cities and states across the U.S. This guide was created by Cummins, manufacturer of the new Cummins ComfortGuard

A Massachusetts chemical company reportedly has won a nearly $100,000 lawsuit against a Vermont trucking firm and its driver after a jury found the chemical company lost money more than two years ago as the result of an 18-wheel tractor-trailer knocking out a nearby transformer. Land-Air ...

The Washington Department of Licensing has announced that all commercial and employment driving records now contain departmental actions. This means that a disqualification for things like positive DOT tests now will be available to carriers, who no longer will have to ask prospective employees to ...

Lewis Transportation Systems, with employees in seven states, is shutting its doors after 43 years of operation, the company announced Thursday, Dec. 28. Ed Liberda, vice president of sales for the Fargo, N.D.-based hauler, told the Associated Press that the closing was effective immediately and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule that allows certain facilities to use streamlined procedures for certifying oil spill prevention plans. The rule, which also eases other requirements, was published Dec. 26 in the Federal Register. The oil spill rule of 2002 required facilities ...

Trailer Bridge, a provider of integrated trucking and marine freight service to and from all points in the lower 48 states and Puerto Rico, has announced that it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the ...

Audiovox Specialized Applications says its Jensen JHD910 vehicle stereo -- a miniature, weatherproof AM/FM/WB combination -- is suited for all heavy-duty and off-highway applications. The stereo is equipped with an electronic US/Euro AM/FM tuner with programmable station presets that allow the user to listen to ...

Superior Signals says its Safe-T-Alert 2200 Series forward horns are rugged, compact horns suited for emergency and maintenance vehicles, construction equipment, fire and lift trucks, industrial vehicles and utility buses, among others. The horns measure 4 inches wide by 2 inches deep by 3.25 inches, ...

Sept. 22, 2006 marked the end of an era for Doonan Trailer Corp. Wendell Doonan, who started the business in 1973, sold the company's assets to a newly formed entity owned by Michael Gordy, Elgen Reynolds and a third silent partner. In an effort to build ...