4/10/2012 1:15:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs The number of trucks that crossed into the United States from Mexico and Canada rose 1.7% last year from… Read More »Mexican Border Crossings Rose 2.6% Last Year, DOT Says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a request for a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling it says would hurt the EEOC’s ability to pursue class-action discrimination lawsuits for more than 100 women… Read More »EEOC Seeks Rehearing for Trucker Harassment Case
4/9/2012 11:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Three oil companies have agreed to settle lawsuits related to “hot fuelâ€� — gasoline and diesel that is not adjusted by volume… Read More »Three Oil Companies Settle in 'Hot Fuel' Suit
A Schneider 53-foot van weighs about 14,000 pounds empty. Winds of more than 100 mph lifted the trailers off the ground when tornados touched down in Dallas last week. Trailer Talk blog by by Tom… Read More »14,000-pound trailer's an easy toss for a twister with 100-plus-mph winds
4/6/2012 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Truck owners are allowed to tint the windshields and side windows of a truck’s cab, which could protect drivers from harmful sunlight,… Read More »Trucks May Have Tinted Windows, Group Says
GreenRoad‘s Fleet Leaders Survey shows that 57% of fleet leaders have “connected fleets” using Web-based fleet-management solutions. Twenty-eight percent of fleet leaders are actively using smartphones for fleet management today, and 8% are using iPads… Read More »Survey Suggests 'Connected Fleet' is Becoming the Norm
4/6/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Transportation Sector Employment Shows Improvement Tweet Print This The U.S. unemployment declined to 8.2% in March — the lowest in three years — but trucking jobs fell… Read More »Unemployment Rate Drops to Three-Year Low 8.2%; Trucking Jobs Decline
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During a ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of Schnieder National‘s military recruitment program, the company announced plans to hire 650 current and former military members across the country in 2012. “Our military personnel-and those coming… Read More »Schneider Plans to Hire 650 Military Members in 2012
4/6/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Baja Express Transportes, Tijuana, Mexico, has been granted authority to operate throughout the United States, the third carrier to get authority under… Read More »FMCSA Approves Another Mexican Carrier for U.S. Operation
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 06-12 Friday, April 6, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: 202-366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Heartland Charters Tours,… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Orders Heartland Charters & Tours, Inc. to Shut Down
A study by Instructional Technologies Inc., provider of Pro-Tread online safety training, showed that Pro-Tread clients’ CSA BASIC scores averaged 30 point less than average industry CSA scores. The study also showed a positive correlation… Read More »Pro-Tread Says Clients Average 30 Points Lower in CSA BASIC Scores