Matt Cole (CCJ)Matt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessTruck manufacturers recalling nearly 11,000 trucks in Fontaine recallAll major North American truck manufacturers have issued recalls for certain trucks equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which were recalled by Fontaine in September.October 29, 2015Business12.3 percent of trucks inspected placed out-of-service during Brake Safety WeekThe results are in from this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Brake Safety Week held Sept. 6-12, and inspectors placed 2,321 of the 18,817 vehicles inspected out-of-service during the week for brake violations – a 12.3 percent out-of-service rate.October 29, 2015BusinessCummins recalling more than 3,000 natural gas enginesCummins is recalling certain Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engines sold exclusively for use in Navistar and Mack trucks.October 28, 2015BusinessU.S. diesel average back below $2.50Diesel prices dropped another 3.3 cents during the week ending Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.October 26, 2015BusinessFleet ordered to pay Muslim truckers $240k after firing them for refusing to haul alcoholA federal court has awarded two Somali-American Muslim truck drivers $240,000 after they were fired for refusing to transport alcohol, saying it violates their religious beliefs. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit on behalf of the truckers.October 26, 2015BusinessCourt hands driver 9-month prison sentence for threatening FMCSAA Nebraska truck driver has been sentenced after being charged in March and pleading guilty in August to threatening an FMCSA employee.October 26, 2015BusinessCargo theft value sees dramatic drop in third quarterCargo thieves in the United States and Canada stole more than $22.5 million in cargo in the third quarter 2015, according to CargoNet’s preliminary quarterly report. That’s down from the $25 million from the second quarter and well below the $45.8 million stolen in the same quarter last year.October 23, 2015BusinessC.R. England military vet driver delivers POW exhibit in UtahA military-themed C.R. England truck and trailer, driven by a military veteran, delivered a POW exhibit this week to the Fort Douglas Military Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.October 23, 2015BusinessATA survey finds respondents have favorable view of trucking industryAccording to a recent survey commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, 60 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the trucking industry.October 22, 2015BusinessTeamsters join chorus of opposition to proposition to allow 33-foot doublesThe Teamsters Union voiced its opposition Wednesday, Oct. 21, to increasing the allowed length of tractor-trailers, saying simply that bigger trucks would make U.S. highways less safe.October 21, 2015Previous PagePage 85 of 100Next PageTop StoriesBusinessTwo rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freightCN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.Equipment controlsInternational kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleetsTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminalsBusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
