U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html DOT 111-12 Friday, October 5, 2012 Contact: Matthew Chambers… Read More »FMCSA Improves Safety, Cuts Red Tape, Protects Driver Privacy with Pre-Employment Screening Program
TravelCenters of America, operator of TA and Petro Stopping Centers, announced its largest ever donation – $278,207 – to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and… Read More »TravelCenters of America Customers, Employees Donate $278,207 to St. Christopher Fund
10/4/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This This story appears in the Oct. 1 print edition of Transport Topics.… Read More »XPO Logistics Raises Funds, Says Results to Lag Forecasts
By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief What are some of the most common weaknesses of aftermarket parts sales staff, and how can you work to… Read More »Diagnosing Your Aftermarket Sales Force
10/3/2012 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Trimble Navigation Ltd. said it has completed its $335 million acquisition of… Read More »Trimble Completes TMW Acquisition
This week the price at the pump for a gallon of diesel or a gallon of gasoline decreased marginally from last week. Although the average… Read More »Gasoline, Diesel Prices Drop Slightly
10/2/2012 4:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This An American Transportation Research Institute study of 471,000 motor carriers’ Compliance, Safety,… Read More »ATRI Study Looks at CSA Scores, Crash Risk
By Bill Caudill, commercial auto product manager at Progressive Your customers rely on you to deliver, and by keeping your vehicles on the road, your… Read More »Vehicle Insurance Myths, Debunked
Alcoa released the findings of a peer-reviewed life cycle assessment, which concluded that aluminum wheels substantially cut the carbon footprint of commercial vehicles. In North… Read More »Study finds Aluminum Wheels Can Cut Carbon Footprints
The California Air Resources Board has extended the registration deadline for the Small Fleet Compliance Plan to Jan. 1. This extension will provide fleets that… Read More »CARB Extends GHG Regulation Registration Deadline for Small Fleets
By Kate Harlow, Associate Editor U.S. traffic deaths jumped by 9% in the first six months of this year, with a total of 16,290 traffic… Read More »Traffic Deaths up by 9% First Half of Year
On the Road Blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor Anyone who has ever thumped his or her steering wheel in frustration at a green light… Read More »Red light. Green light. Whoops, red light!