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Bendix hails Operation Safe Driver program
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its support for the efforts of Operation Safe Driver, which takes place this year Oct. 14-20. Launched in 2007 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Operation Safe Driver aims to ...
Monthly freight index down 0.6% in August, year-to-year up 0.9%
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6 percent in August from July, declining after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation ...
FTR Shippers Conditions Index reflects tightening capacity
FTR Associates on Thursday, Oct. 11, said its Shippers Conditions Index for August fell to a reading of -6.8, reflecting a slowly tightening capacity environment for carriers and shippers. Shipping costs, along with the ability ...
C.R. England offers Texas Regional service
C.R. England announced it now offers Texas Regional service, which will add about 75 new driving jobs and provide a network designed to meet the demands of larger volumes that move into and out of ...
Old Dominion celebrates Indianapolis service center expansion
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, completed the expansion of its Indianapolis Service Center with a daylong celebration that included a rolling museum highlighting the company’s 78-year history.
Old Dominion said its Indianapolis ...
Compliance, Safety, Accountability – Where do we go from here?
This panel held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas, May 29-30, will cover the current state of CSA and possible future improvements. Panelists include: Mark Savage, 2013 president, Commercial Vehicle Safety,
Bryan Price, senior transportation specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and a carrier representative who will be announced later.
Register by April 26th and take advantage of our early bird rate of $245. Registration includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.
NationaLease announces 2012 Leadership Circle Award Winners
NationaLease’s 2012 recipients of its Leadership Circle Awards recently were presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the full-service truck leasing network held in September in Baltimore. This year, 36 members were cited for their ...
Idealease recognizes 60 locations
Idealease Inc. has awarded 60 Idealease locations in North America with the Idealgold award for 2012. The award program was established 14 years ago to honor Idealease locations that achieve the highest levels of performance ...
Epes Transport System driver named TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association has named Epes Transport System driver Marvin Garvey of Hampstead, N.C., as a Highway Angel for the compassion he showed to a stranded motorist. On Aug. 19, in the late morning, ...
ATA takes stand on sleep disorder regs, elects Card chairman
The board of directors of the American Trucking Associations on Wednesday, Oct. 10, urged that any future government decisions on sleep disorder screening for commercial drivers be made following a regular science-based process. The new ...
FedEx to cut costs at Express, Services segments
FedEx Corp. late Tuesday, Oct. 9, announced programs targeting annual profitability improvement of $1.7 billion during the next three years, with a significant portion of the benefits achieved by fiscal 2015. The company said the ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh
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- May 29-30
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