Magazine / Industry News
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MTO Study: Speed Limiters Drastically Improve Truck Highway Safety
Speed-related, at-fault collisions involving large commercial vehicles fell by a whopping 73 percent after mandatory speed limiter legislation took effect in Ontario, according to a recent study by the Ontario Ministry of Transpiration. The drop in ... -
New Driverfacts White Paper Helps Carriers Decipher Crucial Driver Data For Retention Strategies
Anaheim, CA… Driver recruitment and retention are hot topics in the trucking industry and for good reason. Companies spend thousands of dollars and an endless number of hours hiring and training drivers while struggling to keep up with annual turno... -
New Federal Guidance Concerning Agricultural Operations and Electronic Logging Devices
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration just released some guidance related to agricultural operations and ELD (Electronic Logging Device) use. The hours of service regulations contained in 49 CFR 395.1(k), provide exemptions for agricultural... -
New MICHELIN Compromise-Free Regional Drive-Position Truck Tire Offers Mileage, Scrub Resistance and Traction
GREENVILLE, SC… Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a division of Michelin North America, Inc., has introduced the MICHELIN® X® MultiTM D, a regional drive-position tire, for use in less-than-truckload, pick-up and delivery, food and beverage and othe... -
Now Announcing: TCA Profitability Program
ALEXANDRIA, VA… On July 1, 2017, the Truckload Carriers Association launched its "TCA Profitability Program (TPP)," a three-tiered system powered by the inGaugeTM online platform. It's designed to provide truckload carriers with functional composit... -
Schneider Celebrates the Accomplishments of Its Elite Drivers
GREEN BAY, WI… Schneider, a premier trucking, intermodal and logistics provider, is honoring its most elite drivers with awards that highlight career driving milestones. This spring, Schneider hosted 14 award banquets to celebrate the remarkable ac... -
Schneider Receives Military Friendly® Gold Award From Victory Media
GREEN BAY, WI… Schneider, a long-time supporter of current and former military personnel, has been awarded Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly® Gold Award. The award recognizes companies and colleges that have set the standard for demonstrati... -
Thousands of PA Turnpike Motorists Could Be Stranded If they Fail to Pay Overdue Toll Violations and Invoices
HARRISBURG, PA… The PA Turnpike Commission (PTC) is warning 10,611 PA Turnpike motorists with overdue toll violations and invoices that they could risk having their motor-vehicle registrations suspended if they don’t make good on their debt. The... -
Touch-a-Truck Event Draws More Than 2,000 Attendees While Raising More Than $6,300 for Veterans
ALBANY, NY… More than 2,000 children, parents and other members of the community attended the Touch-a-Truck Event at Crossgates Mall on Saturday, May 20, 2017, getting up close to more than 20 large commercial and emergency vehicles while also rai... -
Truckers Are Defending Champs in Fight Against Prostate Cancer
For the second consecutive year, truckers led the battle against prostate cancer by raising the most money of any organization in Canada during Prostate Cancer Canada’s increasingly popular here). CTA would like to extend a special thanks to carri... -
Truckworld Opens New Travel Center
North Jackson, OH… Truckworld, a landmark for Professional Truck Drivers for many years, has opened a new Travel Center. The original Truckworld is still serving drivers at their I-80 Exit 234 location and the new I-76 Bailey Road Truckworld Trave... -
Aqua-Hot Debuts Install Kit For Work Ready Line
Aqua-Hot Heating Systems, market leader in truck and off-highway hydronic heating solutions, introduces an Installation Kit for its WORK READY™ line. Now, fleet owners can have their own service technicians install these innovative vehicle system h... -
At Mawson and Mawson, It Pays To Be Safe!
At Mawson and Mawson, we respect and appreciate the safe, quality service that our professional drivers provide. We realize how important it is to keep our CSA scores low and to stay compliant with Federal regulations. When our drivers do their pre-... -
Bendix Composting Initiative Drives Increased Waste Diversion
ELYRIA, OH… Since May 2016, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has diverted more than 200 pounds of compostable waste each week, as the company closes in on its overall goal of becoming 100 percent landfill-free by 2020. In a program at Bendix�... -
Bridgestone Issues Tire Safety Tips For Summer Driving Season
NASHVILLE, TN… With the busy summer driving season in full swing, Complete Auto Care, Hibdon Tires Plus and ... -
Carrier Donations Help Feeding South Florida
BOYNTON BEACH, FL… Supporting Feeding South Florida’s goal of providing food and services to nearly 800,000 residents each year, Carrier is pleased to announce the donation of five air conditioning split systems and a refrigerated trailer for tem... -
Consumers Sue General Motors for Allegedly Installing Multiple Emissions-Cheating Defeat Devices in Over 705,000 Duramax Diesel Trucks
DETROIT, MI… Consumers are HYPERLINK "http://www.hbsslaw.com/automotive-practice-area/general-motors-duramax-emissions"suing General Motors for allegedly rigging the emissions controls in Duramax diesel trucks in order to pass emissions tests, whil... -
CTA Call to Action: Let Government Know You Want Fix to Recurrent Border Blackouts
Since January 1, 2017, there have been about 30 outages of CBSA’s EDI/portal systems due to an antiquated computer system. Despite CBSA’s best efforts to mitigate these incidents, the system crashes keep happening with no easily-attainable soluti... -
Cummins Announces Compatibility With Select Renewable Diesel Fuels For B6.7 And L9 Engines
COLUMBUS, IN… Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5, B6.7 and L9 engine platforms are compatible with paraffinic renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification. Both On-Highway and Off-Highway versions of the B6.7 and L9 platforms and all... -
Driverless Trucks: New Report Maps Out Global Action On Driver Jobs And Legal Issues
Governments must consider ways to manage the transition to driverless trucks in order to avoid potential social disruption from job losses, says a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) with three partner organisations. Self-...