By TruckingInfo Staff Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., introduced a bill that would require the Department of Transportation to study industry detention practices and establish a maximum number of hours that drivers may be detained without… Read More »DeFazio Bill Would Mandate Pay for Excessive Detention Time
Updated: 2/18/2011 9:30:00 AM TravelCenters of America said Friday its fourth-quarter loss declined from a year ago. The truck stop chain lost $30 million, or $1.71 per share, compared with a loss of $44.6… Read More »TravelCenters' 4Q Loss Narrows
Lion Technology Inc. will be hosting a two-day Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management Workshop in Los Angeles on March 10-11 and in Oakland on March 14-15. Training is required annually for all hazardous waste facility personnel. This… Read More »Lion Technology Hosting HAZMAT Management Workshops in Los Angeles, Oakland
Updated: 2/17/2011 10:20:00 AM Daimler AG will begin selling a new brand of trucks in India next year, challenging former partner Tata Motors Ltd. as economic growth and new highways spur demand in that country,… Read More »Daimler Plans Indian Truck Brand
England Logistics, Inc. has acquired TMS Technologies, LLC, in Alma, Michigan. Through this acquisition, England Logistics has acquired a variety of logistics related technologies and tools including a web-based transportation management and supply chain visibility… Read More »England Logistics Acquires TMS Technologies
Updated: 2/16/2011 3:00:00 PM Agency Releases Instructions on How to Access Live Webcast Editor’s Note: This is a re-posted reminder about the FMCSA’s listening session on its hours-of-service rule, which will be held this Thursday,… Read More »HOS 'Listening Session' Set for Thursday; FMCSA Extends Comment Period to March 4
Thank you for your interest in the Hours-of-Service (HOS) Listening Session. Please help FMCSA to estimate participation in this Listening Session by answering the statement below. FMCSA hopes to serve you better with the information… Read More »Learn More About the Hours-of-Service Listening Session, Webcast, and Online Comment & Question Forum Scheduled on February 17, 2011
ALK Technologies has unveiled CoPilot Live 9, the company’s next generation GPS navigation platform for smartphones and tablet devices. The next generation GPS navigation apps for smartphones and tablets from ALK Technologies features an interactive… Read More »CoPilot Live 9 Comes to Mobile Navigation Platforms
Updated: 2/14/2011 4:45:00 PM Forward Air Corp. said late Monday its fourth-quarter net income almost doubled, to $11.8 million, or 41 cents per share, from $6.3 million, or 22 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose… Read More »Forward Air's 4Q Income Almost Doubles
“Frac” tanks pause in Ohio en route from Delaware to Colorado. Manufacturer’s specs say they hold up to 21,000 gallons and are used at construction sites to store water and at oil and gas wells… Read More »'What Are Those Things?' Liquid Storage Tanks, That's What
Updated: 2/14/2011 8:10:00 AM President Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget Monday that includes funding for a $50 billion “infrastructure bankâ€� aimed at triggering private investment for some projects, Bloomberg reported. The administration’s plan would… Read More »Obama Delivers $3.7 Trillion Budget to Congress
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.3 percent in January, giving up some, but retaining much of December’s exceptional 1.8 percent sequential gain. On a year-over-year basis, the PCI increased 3.4 percent in January,… Read More »January Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index Posts 14th Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Growth