David HollisAuthor infoBusinessDart military veteran wins 2015 Trucking’s Top Rookie awardFrederick Weatherspoon, a 51-year-old company driver for Dartco and veteran of three branches of the U.S. military, Aug. 28 was named the winner of the fifth annual Mike O’Connell Memorial Trucking’s Top Rookie Award. Weatherspoon, who served in the Marines, Air National Guard and Army, accepted the award from Linda Longton, Randall Reilly’s senior vice […]August 29, 2015BusinessTrucking companies’ suit against NY Thruway’s ‘excessive’ tolls gets green lightA lawsuit by trucking interests claiming the New York State Thruway Authority charges excessive tolls has new life after a federal appeals court reinstated their claims Tuesday, Aug. 4.August 6, 2015BusinessConservative group offers ‘trucker-friendly’ toll plan, ATA says plan anti-truckA new study by a libertarian think tank/foundation advances the idea of what it calls “truck-friendly tolls” to pay for repairing and expanding the nation’s aging interstate highway system, but a leading trucking organization says the concept discriminates against truckers and calls tolls inefficient.July 23, 2015BusinessShippers group again calls for increases to truck size and weight limitsA national organization representing shippers is once again calling on Congress to approve larger, heavier trucks on U.S. highways.July 7, 2015BusinessFMCSA reform sought in Senate bill, would require comprehensive review of trucking regsSen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) last week filed a bill aimed at reforming the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration including making its rule-making process more open to industry stakeholders and Congress and more transparent to the public.June 29, 2015BusinessGeorgia investing $10M in ramping up truck enforcementGeorgia’s governor plans to crack down on accidents involving commercial vehicles on I-16, I-85 and I-95 by spending $10 million to hire 60 new enforcement officers.June 15, 2015BusinessSenator wants Congress to reform FMCSA, says agency has botched regulatory responsibilitiesSaying it has ignored Congress, the Government Accountability Office and members of the trucking industry, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) Wednesday leveled some harsh criticism at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and called for reforming the agency.March 6, 2015Previous PagePage 2 of 2Top StoriesRegulationsEPA announces new strict emissions rule for heavy trucksThe new rules are somewhat more strict that those proposed last year, but EPA is giving fleets more time to prepare.Economic trendsBaltimore bridge collapse a 'logistical hassle,' long-term effects unlikelyEconomic trendsEquipment, auto haulers may feel strain from Baltimore bridge collapseTechnologyBaltimore bridge collapse puts low-clearance tech in focusFeatured SponsorReport: The 2024 State of Heavy-Duty Repair