Emil Estafanous

The question that needs to be asked is not how much can we afford to pay drivers, but how much can we afford not to pay drivers. (Photo by Jim Park) On the Road Blog… Read More »The driver shortage is a myth

 UPDATED: 1/20/2012 12:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Existing home sales rose 5% for a third straight increase in December, reaching the highest level since January, the National Association… Read More »Existing Home Sales Rise for Third Month

Electronic logs are touted as a high-tech solution for the two leading violations in the Fatigued Driver BASIC: driver’s record of duty status is not current and a log violation in general form and manner.… Read More »Data Shows Speeding and Log Violations are Main CSA Culprits; Technology Can Help

 UPDATED: 1/19/2012 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   A federal judge rejected a request by Navistar Inc. to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to recall all 2010 trucks… Read More »Judge Dismisses Navistar's SCR Lawsuit

Note: Starting January 30, 2012 and no later than January 30, 2014, all CDL holders must provide information to their SDLA regarding the type of commercial motor vehicle operation they drive in or expect to… Read More »Notice to Drivers and Carriers: Medical Certification requirements become effective on 02/01/2012.

Above: Joule bioreactors at its Texas pilot plant. Startup company Joule Unlimited Technologies announced it received $70 million from undisclosed private and institutional investors, and the company hopes this funding will bring it closer to… Read More »Joule Secures $70 Million For Expansion of Biofuel Demonstration Plant

 UPDATED: 1/18/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Gasoline Edges up 0.9¢ to $3.391 Tweet Print This   Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel rose for a second week following six straight declines, increasing 2.6… Read More »Diesel Rises Again, Gaining 2.6¢ to $3.854

“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Diversification. It’s a tactic trucking companies have been embracing for a while now, as less-than-truckload companies get into truckload, truckload companies get into intermodal or… Read More »Diversification Diligence

 UPDATED: 1/17/2012 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The American Transportation Research Institute has updated its listing of local and state anti-idling laws to include two regulations that have… Read More »ATRI Updates Idling Law List

Omar Cueto The Automotive Parts Remanufacturing Association installed Omar Cueto as its new secretary during the International Big R Show in Las Vegas recently. In 2016, Cueto will become chairman of APRA. Cueto, president of… Read More »APRA Installs New Secretary

 UPDATED: 1/13/2012 9:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The U.S. trade deficit expanded by 10.4% in November as exports declined to a four-month low, the Commerce Department said Friday.… Read More »U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in November

The day after announcing a $775 million jobs plan for Minnesota, Gov. Mark Dayton announced plans to establish the Commissioner’s Transportation Finance Advisory Group, a task force that will be responsible for recommending new ways… Read More »Minnesota Governor Addresses Infrastructure Problems With New Task Force