Interstate Transport and Interstate Dedicated have created the Capacity Task Force team, whose goal is to understand, manage, retain, and grow the companies’ relationships with high-quality drivers. The CTF’s goals are to review industry data… Read More »Interstate Transport and Interstate Dedicated Create Capacity Task Force
Updated: 6/3/2011 12:40:00 PM Economy Adds 54,000 Jobs in May, Below Forecasts The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in May to 9.1%, while the economy added 54,000 jobs to payrolls, the… Read More »Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.1% in May
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –… Read More »Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting open for public from Monday, June 20 through Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
Updated: 6/3/2011 2:30:00 PM Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics said it has purchased Seattle-based Best Way Trucking, effective June 1. Terms were not disclosed. The combined companies will provide services throughout Northern California and the… Read More »GSC Logistics Buys Seattle's Best Way Trucking
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 18-11 Friday, June 3, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.:(202) 366-9999 FMCSA Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Sky… Read More »FMCSA Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Sky Express, Inc. Prohibiting the Illegal Bus Company From Attempting to Sell Bus Tickets to Consumers.
“On the Road” blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor Each year, the Cargo Securement Subcommittee of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance hosts two sessions of the North American Cargo Securement Harmonization Public Forum. The meetings take… Read More »Have an issue with cargo securement enforcement? It pays to participate
Updated: 6/2/2011 11:00:00 AM A 3.5-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 86 in New York state could remain closed for most of the summer due to a slope failure, the New York State Department of Transportation… Read More »Section of I-86 Closed in New York State
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 17-11 Thursday, June 2, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.:(202) 366-9999 With “Teens and Trucks,” the Roadmap this Summer… Read More »With "Teens and Trucks," the Roadmap this Summer is on Safety
By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor “Fuel economy is one of our top priorities,” says Chad England, president of C.R. England. C.R. England employs a number of strategies to help boost fuel economy, which are broadly… Read More »C.R. England Employs Bag of Tricks to Improve Fuel Economy
Updated: 6/1/2011 2:00:00 PM This year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which starts Wednesday, could produce more storms than usual and include three to six major storms, according to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, Bloomberg reported. Forecasts… Read More »Active 2011 Hurricane Season Predicted
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.: (202) 366-9999 STAY OUT OF A TRUCK’S “NO ZONE” AND “NO… Read More »Media Advisory: Teens to Join Roadway Safety Leaders and Families of
Distracted Driving Crash Victims at "Teens & Trucks" Demo
American Trucking Associations predicted a bright future for the trucking industry in its Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022. Following the worst recession in the post-war era, the economy and freight transportation are finally growing again.… Read More »ATA Predicts a Good Decade Ahead for the Trucking Industry