In response to results from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's distracted driving studies, on Friday, August 27, the U.S. Department of Transportation submitted a final rulemaking to the White House that would ban text messaging while operating a commercial vehicle. In March, DOT drafted a ...

The national retail price of on-highway diesel dipped 1.9 cents to $2.938 per gallon during the week ending Monday, Aug. 30. The price of diesel, which dropped for the third consecutive week, is 26.4 cents higher than the same week last year, according to the ...

The Pennsylvania State Police placed 198 trucks out of service during a one-day enforcement effort that focused on commercial vehicles traveling on rural roads and non-interstate highways, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today. The Commonwealth Rural Roads and State Highways detail, or C.R.A.S.H., was conducted Wednesday, Aug. 25, by state police ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has fined Tampa, Fla.-based Moving Van Lines, Inc., $281,000 for violating multiple federal regulations including holding consumers’ property hostage and requiring moving fees in excess of the original binding contractual agreement. An investigation of consumer complaints against the moving company ...

There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) registered in the U.S. during the first two quarters of 2010, according to Polk, a provider of data-driven solutions for the commercial vehicle industry. Polk says this number sets a new record for used commercial vehicle ...

Transportation and trucking companies increasingly are relying on third-party logistics providers to grow their businesses, according to Evans Distribution Systems, a full-service 3PL of warehousing, transportation and value-added solutions. “Seventy-seven percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies are using 3PLs for logistics and supply chain functions, and ...

Hornady Transportation announced Friday, Aug. 27, that the company has purchased 30 new Kenworth T660 tractors scheduled to start rolling this month. Renzy Hill, supervisor of maintenance for the Monroeville, Ala.-based carrier, says the purchase of the rigs indicates Hornady’s status as a financially solid ...

This year, the Port of Long Beach marked a major Clean Trucks Program milestone by banning thousands of older more polluting trucks and replacing them mostly with the white rigs that now service the port. In recent months, newer, cleaner diesel and liquefied natural gas ...

Vigillo, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, announced the availability of its new CSA Benchmark Scorecards. The new Benchmark Scorecards, provided at no additional cost, allow fleets to compare the ...

Comdata Corporation received the Supplier Excellence Award for Excellence in Collaboration from Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) for its customer-focused approach in listening and delivering solutions that meet its business needs. Over the years, Comdata has collaborated with CCE on a wide range of issues. Comdata’s single-card solution ...