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FMCSA shuts down 26 bus operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, May 31, announced the largest single safety crackdown in the agency’s history – the shutdown of 26 bus operations, declaring them imminent hazards to public safety. Additionally, FMCSA ordered 10 individual bus company owners, managers and employees to cease all passenger transportation operations, which includes selling bus […]
May 31, 2012
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Kenworth T680 enters production
Kenworth Truck Co. on Thursday, May 31, announced that its new aerodynamic T680 tractor has begun production at the company’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. “The Kenworth T680 has received a very positive response from fleets and truck operators,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth general manager and Paccar vice president. “Customers are drawn to the T680’s […]
May 31, 2012
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Hundreds qualified for Yokohama Tire’s SmartSolution program
Yokohama Tire Corp. announced that its new SmartSolution Certified Dealer Program introduced in March already has several hundred service providers as qualified members. By the end of the year, the number is expected to be more than a thousand individual locations across the country, says Rick Phillips, Yokohama’s director of commercial sales. “The SmartSolution Certified […]
May 31, 2012
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Canadian shipping costs see first decrease in over a year
Results published on Wednesday, May 30, by the Canadian General Freight Index indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 1.7 percent in March when compared with February results. While this is the first decrease the index has seen since February 2011, year-over-year costs are still up 8.1 percent. The Base Rate […]
May 30, 2012
Business
DOT: Drivers like ‘vehicle-to-vehicle’ communications technology
An overwhelming majority of drivers who have experienced technology that allows vehicles to communicate with each other have a highly favorable opinion of its safety benefits, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Together, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovation Technology Administration have been working with the […]
May 30, 2012
Business
DOT updates Emergency Response Guidebook
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the 2012 version of its Emergency Response Guidebook, providing first responders with an newly revised go-to manual to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes. PHMSA will distribute more than two million copies of the guidebook to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Freightliner debuts Cascadia Evolution tractor
The next step in Daimler Trucks North America’s continuing quest for more fuel-efficient trucks appeared at a press conference on Wednesday, May 30, on the eve of Freightliner’s annual dealer meeting in Washington, D.C. The 2014 Cascadia Evolution is designed to be what its model name implies: a sophisticated and well-designed step forward in terms […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Vigillo rolls out CSA Intervention Manager
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 release of its new Intervention Management Solution, the Vigillo Intervention Manager. The Web-based application represents the eighth and newest product in the Vigillo Daylight Suite designed to give carriers, […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Where’s our transportation strategy?
We all know the U.S. government has a serious problem with managing its debt, but almost everyone and especially truckers can agree on one thing: highways are worth paying for, even if it means paying more. That’s why it is hard to fathom why almost 1,000 days have lapsed since the United States Congress passed […]
May 30, 2012
Business
FedEx Express establishing North Pacific Regional Hub
FedEx Express has announced its decision to establish a new FedEx North Pacific Regional Hub at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. The 24-hour NPAC regional hub will serve as a consolidation point for shipments from northern Asia to the United States and operate as an international gateway for western Japan customers. The agreement with […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Thomas & Betts recognizes Con-way Truckload
Con-way Truckload announced it has been named 2011 Truckload Carrier of the Year by Thomas & Betts, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of components used to manage the connection, distribution, transmission and reliability of electrical power in industrial, construction and utility applications. The award was presented to Con-way Truckload at T&B headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Mahle Clevite updates Cummins catalog
Mahle Clevite announced it has introduced a new Cummins catalog including more than 230 new part numbers and expanded market coverage. The catalog – with instructions and technical information supported in English, Spanish and French – is available for PDF download on www.mahle-aftermarket.com and also in the heavy-duty section of Launchpad (a portal of eCatalogs. […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Horton Holding receives Paw of Approval Award
Horton Holding Inc. has been honored with the Paw of Approval Award for extraordinary accomplishments in CO2 reductions. Given annually to a local Minnesota business, the 2012 award was presented at the Be Cool event hosted by Polar Bears International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to polar bear conservation, and by the Como Zoo and its […]
May 30, 2012
Business
PHH Arval wins two awards from Diebold
PHH Arval has received two supplier awards from Diebold Inc., a provider of self-service security systems and services. This is the third year in a row that PHH Arval has won a supplier award from Diebold. The awards, which were announced at Diebold’s annual Global Supplier Summit, were: • Most Innovative Supplier award, an honor […]
May 30, 2012
Business
The future of trucking: Following the leader?
I’m a self-admitted and unabashed tech junkie. Every morning before work I peruse any number of gadget-related Websites to stay abreast of emerging consumer-electronics technology and hardware. Once in a while, my personal and work interests intersect, as they did this morning. Imagine a “train” of vehicles traveling down the Interstate, but instead of drivers […]
May 30, 2012
Business
NAFTA surface trade hit record high in March
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 6.2 percent higher in March than in March 2011, totaling $85.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. March was the highest month for NATFA trade value since […]
May 29, 2012
Business
Average diesel price falls 5.9 cents to $3.897
The national average diesel dropped 5.9 cents to $3.987 a gallon during the week ended May 28. That’s 5.1 cents below the same week last year.
May 29, 2012
Business
Diesel particulate pollution down 50% over two decades, CARB says
The California Air Resources Board last week heard the research findings from six experts describing the potent and near-term contribution to climate change posed by black carbon, methane and hydrofluorocarbons. The scientists also explained that reducing emissions of these short-lived global warming compounds would be a highly effective strategy to mitigate the impacts of climate […]
May 29, 2012
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