The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday, Aug. 31, announced that an independent evaluation of the agency’s Compliance Safety Accountability program’s operational model test confirm that CSA substantially improves the agency’s enforcement and compliance model. FMCSA says the results of the University of Michigan Transportation ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week said it has received numerous inquiries regarding companies using aggressive marketing tactics to sell both supervisor training and products, such as logbooks, to carriers. While drivers are required to keep a record of their duty status and ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday, Aug. 31, made $5 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the Vermont Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods from Hurricane Irene. “The Obama administration stands by Vermont as it ...

Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to install radio frequency identification technology at all of its locations nationwide beginning in the fourth quarter of this year. When combined with a RFID tag in the cab of the truck, this technology will enable fuel transactions without a ...

Vigillo, creators of Daylight, the CSA Platform for Transportation, announced the release of Carrier Select, the first product in its Shipper/Broker Suite. The latest offering is designed to allow freight brokers, shippers and insurance providers to use real-time data to analyze motor carrier performance and ...

Results published Wednesday, Aug. 31, by the Canadian General Freight Index indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased again in June, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The CGFI Total Freight Costs Index rose by 1 percent in June when compared to ...

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners this week gave the go-ahead to a $240 million 20-year lease renewal with Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. The new lease, which contains several environmental initiatives, would keep Toyota at its Pier B facilities until the end of 2028. ...

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. announced the appointment of Ross Parr as vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary; and Jim Raynor as vice president of equipment and maintenance. Parr joins the Old Dominion legal team with 13 years of experience at several East Coast ...

Longistics – a North Carolina-based full-service provider of global logistics solutions that specializes in cold-chain logistical support and problem-solving services for a broad range of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of high-value high-security products – announced the appointment of Andy Marchiano as president, responsible for leading ...

Kerry Logistics is continuing its expansion in Vietnam, opening a new logistics center in Hanoi, Vietnam. The 10,000-square-meter facility will focus on providing a broad range of logistics services for the electronics and hi-tech, fashion and garments, food and beverage, and industrial sectors. The Kerry (Hung ...