2010 January
NRDC, Sierra Club seek review of ATA-Long Beach port agreement
An agreement between the American Trucking Associations and the Long Beach Harbor Commission could illegally reverse efforts to improve air quality in communities surrounding the Port of Long Beach, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club.
According ...
Federal biodiesel tax credit expires
The federal tax credit that provided makers of biodiesel $1 for every gallon expired Thursday, Dec. 31. The National Association of Truck Stop Owners last month had urged Senate leaders to quickly extend the tax credit before it expired to ensure an affordable biodiesel supply ...
Trucking shows to feature Health and Wellness Pavillions
Over-the-road truckers have an average life expectancy of less than 60 years – a statistic that’s not surprising given the high rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the driving population.
Truckers need all of the information they can get to help them lead healthier ...
Con-way Truckload drivers reach three-million-mile mark
Con-way Truckload, a full truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., announced that three of its professional drivers have achieved three million miles of driving. The company recognized company driver Ron Dodson of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and owner-operators Jim Freeman of Webb City, Mo., and ...
Sindall Transport takes first place in ATA safety contest
Sindall Transport earned the highest honor in its class of competition in the annual American Trucking Associations’ 2009 Truck Safety Contest.
For achieving a vehicle accident ratio of zero, the motor carrier took First Place in the General Commodities Truckload/Line-Haul/Between 0-10 Million Miles category. The New ...
CVSA issues UCR enforcement moratorium for 2010
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced a moratorium on enforcement of the Unified Carrier Registration effective Jan. 1 for the 2010 registration year. CVSA says the moratorium, which will remain in effect until further notice, does not impact UCR requirements as they relate to ...
Federal employees barred from texting while driving
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday, Dec. 31, marked the effective date of President Obama’s executive order on distracted driving, which will prohibit more than 4 million federal employees from texting behind the wheel while working or while using government vehicles and communications devices. ...
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A long road back
For about three years now, analysts have been predicting that the business climate for trucking would be at least a little better a year later. And for about three years, they generally have been wrong. Freight volume remains soft. Pricing stinks. And there is still ...
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Events
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
- The Great American Trucking Show
- Aug. 22-24
- CCJ Fall Symposium
- Dec. 2-4
