Author: Transport Topics

Fifty truck drivers who were considering leaving their carrier decided to stay after using an anonymous smartphone-based system designed to improve communication between staff and management.

Used trucks are a hot commodity, a reflection of the robust demand for capacity that the trucking industry currently enjoys.

Hours-of-service rules are being relaxed in seven states as Subtropical Storm Alberto bears down on the Southeast.

Here’s the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 28, 2018 print edition.

Ray Martinez, the newly installed head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, made the rounds last week, speaking first to trucking executives at American Trucking Associations’ midyear management meeting May 20 and then to lawmakers in the House of Representatives in Washington at a hearing by the Highways and Transit Subcommittee.

Vehicle component manufacturer Stoneridge reported it would move its operations in Suzhou, China, to a new and larger facility about 11 miles east.

Six months after most commercial trucks were required to have a working electronic logging device, Continental Automotive Systems is offering fleets and owner-operators a “do over” if they are unhappy with the ELD they decided upon last year.

Here’s the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 21, 2018 print edition.

McCormick Trucking has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations the company double billed the United States Postal Service for hauling mail, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee announced.

Tracie McCormick Inc., doing business as McCormick Trucking, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations the company double billed the United States Postal Service for hauling mail, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee announced.