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Trucking groups wants U.S. Supreme Court to review L.A. port ruling

Trucking organizations have filed briefs supporting the American Trucking Associations’ request that the U.S. Supreme Court review a court’s ruling regarding Port of Los Angeles trucking concession requirements. The court has not indicated if it will grant the association’s Dec. 22 request to hear the case. Last month, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, National Industrial […]

February 24, 2012

CARB seeks to extend trailer compliance deadline

The California Air Resources Board is pursuing an emergency rulemaking to fix an oversight that would prevent fleets with 21 or more trailers from electing to use the board’s phased-in compliance schedule. CARB’s 2009 Tractor-Trailer Greenhouse Gas regulation included new rules for 53-foot or longer dry van or reefer trailers that are model year 2010 […]

February 24, 2012

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Dupré Logistics earns safety recognition from Chevron Phillips Chemical

Dupré Logistics announced that it will receive the Contractor Safety Excellence Award from Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. at the CPChem Contractor Safety Forum on May 31. The award – to be presented to Dupré by Peter Cella, Chevron Phillips Chemical president and chief executive officer – recognizes contractor companies that have achieved outstanding safety performance […]

February 24, 2012

TMC honors industry veterans

The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations honored nearly a dozen industry veterans for their contributions to the council and the heavy-duty industry during a luncheon at its spring meeting in Tampa, Fla. David Foster of Southeastern Freight Lines was honored with the Peggy Fisher Leadership Award for his work with the […]

February 24, 2012

TCA committed to healthier trucking industry

The Truckload Carriers Association predicts that healthier days will come soon to the trucking industry, due in part to the organization’s ongoing efforts to improve the health and wellness of truck drivers and all trucking industry staff. “For the past year, we’ve been increasing our emphasis on health in an effort to educate our members […]

February 24, 2012

UPS adds 1,235 safe drivers to Circle of Honor

UPS announced the induction of 1,235 drivers into its Circle of Honor, raising to 5,842 the number of drivers who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more. The number of new inductees is the largest for any single year in the company’s history and includes 31 new members from Canada and Germany. […]

February 24, 2012

Jacobs awarded another variable valve actuation patent

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a supplier of heavy-duty engine retarding and valve actuation solutions, announced that it was awarded another patent based on its continuing development efforts for variable valve actuation. The company’s patent for “Self Adjusting Valve Catch with Valve Seating Control” joins more than 150 other VVA-related patents from as far back as the […]

February 24, 2012

Bendix taps Swales to direct fleet sales

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has named Todd Swales as its director of fleet sales. In this newly created position, Swales will oversee the company’s relationships with its fleet customers, from introducing them to new Bendix products and modifications to anticipating their needs and identifying new business opportunities. “By creating the director of fleet sales position, […]

February 24, 2012

Fontaine Trailer names Chambers regional sales representative

Fontaine Trailer Co., a provider of platform trailers, has named Blake Chambers as regional sales representative for parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Previously, he was responsible for sales at both a regional and national level at another trailer manufacturing company. “Chambers is a seasoned trailer professional with more than 18 years […]

February 24, 2012

Firestone Industrial Products announces leadership changes

Firestone Industrial Procucts, a manufacturer of air springs for heavy-duty vehicles, announced organizational changes to its global leadership structure. Effective March 1, Piotr Bogaczyński will assume the role of managing director of FSIP Europe. Bogaczyński began his tenure with the tire operations of Bridgestone Poland but transitioned to FSIP to help launch the company’s manufacturing […]

February 24, 2012

Kenworth names 2012 Parts Council members

Kenworth Truck Co. has named its 2012 Kenworth Parts Council members. The council consists of leading parts managers from Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada. The council’s goal is to further enhance the quality and value of service to Kenworth customers. Kenworth Parts Council members are: Chairwoman – Jo Frost, Edmonton Kenworth, Edmonton, […]

February 24, 2012

RigDig Truck History Reports finalist for award

Truck information service RigDig’s Truck History Reports was one of six finalists for the top technical achievement of 2011 awarded by the Truck Writers of North America. The award was presented for the Volvo XE13 powertrain package at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition last week. RigDig partners with the […]

February 24, 2012

North Carolina joins interstate toll program

The Federal Highway Administration has named North Carolina as the last of three states to participate in a program with authority to charge tolls on interstates. North Carolina joins Virginia and Missouri as states with federal approval to pursue interstate tolling. North Carolina and Virginia will devise plans for tolling I-95, while Missouri is considering […]

February 23, 2012

FMCSA denies OOIDA’s accusation of EOBR violation

In answer to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s lawsuit, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied violating a court’s order regarding electronic onboard recorders. On Feb. 17, the agency filed its response in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. OOIDA’s Jan. 19 motion had asked the court to direct FMCSA to “cease […]

February 23, 2012

EOBR session to be held in Louisville, Ky.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a listening session on electronic onboard recorders and driver harassment in March in Louisville, Ky. The EOBR is scheduled for Friday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. or as long as comments are to be made, an FMCSA spokesperson said. The […]

February 23, 2012

Universal Truckload posts higher 4Q, full-year profit

Universal Truckload Services Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 23, announced for the 13-week period ended Dec. 31, operating revenues increased 11.8 percent, or $18.5 million, to $174.6 million from $156.1 million for the 13 weeks ended Dec. 31, 2010. The company’s operating ratio improved 20 basis points to 96.5 percent from 96.7 percent. Income from operations […]

February 23, 2012

Swift Transportation signs with Internet Truckstop, RMIS

Swift Transportation announced that it has signed with Internet-based freight matching service Internet Truckstop and Registry Monitoring Insurance Service to implement Carrier Registration Service Plus, a tool designed to allow companies to reduce the time it takes to qualify new carriers and onboard them into their transportation management systems. RMIS says CRS Plus will provide […]

February 23, 2012

CCJ honors 2012 Innovator of the Year

At the CCJ Innovators Summit held Feb. 8-10 in Duck Key, Fla., the Innovator of the Year Award was presented to American Central Transport of Liberty, Mo. The award recognizes trucking operations that have demonstrated true innovation in trucking management. ACT, a truckload carrier serving major shippers throughout the eastern half of the United States, […]

February 23, 2012

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