Updated: 12/17/2010 1:00:00 PM Rule Would Set Stiff Penalties on Drivers, Carriers The Department of Transportation Friday proposed banning interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating a commercial motor vehicle,… Read More »DOT Proposes Ban on Truckers' Hand-Held Phones
Icom North America has attained U.S. EPA approval for its liquid injection propane bi-fuel systems for Ford 6.8-liter engines used in Econoline vans. Icom, a developer and manufacturer of liquid injection propane systems for commercial… Read More »Icom North America Wins EPA Approval for Bi-Fuel Propane Engines
Updated: 12/17/2010 2:00:00 PM Ryder System said it will acquire The Scully Companies, a California-based provider of contract carriage and related services. Ryder and Scully will finalize the agreement in late January, it said late… Read More »Ryder to Buy Scully Cos.
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 21-10 Friday, December 17, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 U.S. DOT Proposes Rule to Ban… Read More »U.S. DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone Use for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
Networkfleet’s new online State Mileage Reports will simplify fuel tax reporting required by commercial fleets. Fleet managers can now log on to Networkfleet’s online fleet management system and generate reports showing the number of miles… Read More »Networkfleet Simplifies Fuel Tax Reporting
Updated: 12/15/2010 2:00:00 PM Canadian trucking firm TransForce Inc. will buy logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. for $248 million, Bloomberg reported. TransForce will acquire the company for $25 per share, 4.2% more than Greenbriar… Read More »TransForce to Buy Dynamex for $248 Mln.
Carrier Logistics Inc. now offers its customers Cheetah Express from Cheetah Software Systems, Inc. Cheetah Express offers menu-driven, automated wireless transfer of information between drivers on the road and the central CLI Facts transportation management… Read More »Carrier Logistics Inc. Offers Cheetah's Wireless Mobile Communication Service
Updated: 12/15/2010 4:30:00 PM Rich Moskowitz, vice president and regulatory affairs counsel at American Trucking Associations, has been named chairman of the Consumer Energy Alliance. CEA is an organization that promotes the needs of consumers… Read More »ATA's Moskowitz Named Chairman of Energy Group
Severe winter conditions shut down Ontario’s Highway 402, forcing the closure of the Blue Water Bridge to trucks at Port Huron, Mich. – Sarnia, Ont. (Photo by Jim Park) Truckinginfo Staff As of 3:00 AM… Read More »Blue Water Bridge Closed to Truck Traffic, Ambassador Bridge Remains Open
Updated: 12/14/2010 10:30:00 AM The World Trade Organization rejected China’s complaint that U.S. tariffs on Chinese car and light-truck tires violate global trade rules, Bloomberg reported. President Obama announced the three-year duties on $1.8 billion… Read More »WTO Backs U.S. on Chinese Tire Tariffs
Demand for both heavy-duty (Class 8) vehicles and commercial trailers will drive significant production gains for North American OEMs in the next two years, says ACT Research. ACT sees continued signs of stability and growth… Read More »ACT: Transportation Trends Producing Stronger Demand for Trucks
Updated: 12/13/2010 2:30:00 PM A federal appeals court has denied a request by several industry groups to delay full implementation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s CSA (Compliance Safety and Accountability) monitoring system. The… Read More »Court Denies Suit Seeking to Delay CSA Implementation