Updated: 12/17/2010 1:00:00 PM Rule Would Set Stiff Penalties on Drivers, Carriers The Department of Transportation Friday proposed banning interstate truck and bus drivers from… Read More »DOT Proposes Ban on Truckers' Hand-Held Phones
Icom North America has attained U.S. EPA approval for its liquid injection propane bi-fuel systems for Ford 6.8-liter engines used in Econoline vans. Icom, a… Read More »Icom North America Wins EPA Approval for Bi-Fuel Propane Engines
Updated: 12/17/2010 2:00:00 PM Ryder System said it will acquire The Scully Companies, a California-based provider of contract carriage and related services. Ryder and Scully… Read More »Ryder to Buy Scully Cos.
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 21-10 Friday, December 17, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »U.S. DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone Use for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
Networkfleet’s new online State Mileage Reports will simplify fuel tax reporting required by commercial fleets. Fleet managers can now log on to Networkfleet’s online fleet… Read More »Networkfleet Simplifies Fuel Tax Reporting
Updated: 12/15/2010 2:00:00 PM Canadian trucking firm TransForce Inc. will buy logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. for $248 million, Bloomberg reported. TransForce will acquire… Read More »TransForce to Buy Dynamex for $248 Mln.
Carrier Logistics Inc. now offers its customers Cheetah Express from Cheetah Software Systems, Inc. Cheetah Express offers menu-driven, automated wireless transfer of information between drivers… Read More »Carrier Logistics Inc. Offers Cheetah's Wireless Mobile Communication Service
Updated: 12/15/2010 4:30:00 PM Rich Moskowitz, vice president and regulatory affairs counsel at American Trucking Associations, has been named chairman of the Consumer Energy Alliance.… Read More »ATA's Moskowitz Named Chairman of Energy Group
Severe winter conditions shut down Ontario’s Highway 402, forcing the closure of the Blue Water Bridge to trucks at Port Huron, Mich. – Sarnia, Ont.… Read More »Blue Water Bridge Closed to Truck Traffic, Ambassador Bridge Remains Open
Updated: 12/14/2010 10:30:00 AM The World Trade Organization rejected China’s complaint that U.S. tariffs on Chinese car and light-truck tires violate global trade rules, Bloomberg… Read More »WTO Backs U.S. on Chinese Tire Tariffs
Demand for both heavy-duty (Class 8) vehicles and commercial trailers will drive significant production gains for North American OEMs in the next two years, says… Read More »ACT: Transportation Trends Producing Stronger Demand for Trucks
Updated: 12/13/2010 2:30:00 PM A federal appeals court has denied a request by several industry groups to delay full implementation of the Federal Motor Carrier… Read More »Court Denies Suit Seeking to Delay CSA Implementation