UPDATED: 9/2/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Heartland Express said Friday that CEO Russell Gerdin, 70, has retired due to health reasons. He is succeed by Michael Gerdin,… Read More »Heartland CEO Russell Gerdin Retires
Navistar’s International MaxxForce engines ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the survey. Heavy-duty truck engine quality has improved from 2010, after technology changes related to emissions standards revisions caused a spike in engine-related problems during… Read More »J.D. Power: Heavy-Duty Engine Quality Has Improved from 2010
UPDATED: 9/2/2011 1:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Weekend Travel Predicted to Decline Tweet Print This With gasoline at its second-highest level for a Labor Day weekend, travel is forecast to be… Read More »Gasoline Price Close to Labor Day Record
We debut a new logo with our September cover. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief LOL. KFC. GHG. 3PL. VMT. HDT. It’s hip to be an acronym in these days of… Read More »What's in a name?
UPDATED: 9/1/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The 2011 Transport Topics 100 listings of the top U.S. and Canadian for-hire and private trucking fleets are now available online.… Read More »Transport Topics 100 Available Online
Welcome to the website of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC). The MCSAC was established by the Secretary of Transportation on September 8, 2006,… Read More »The MCSAC meeting is cancelled for Monday, August 29, 2011 but will resume as scheduled on Tuesday, August 30th at 8:30 a.m.
The Obama Administration is eliminating dozens of burdensome regulations on traffic signs, which cash-strapped state and local governments expect will save them millions of dollars. The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing that communities replace… Read More »DOT Proposes to Eliminate Deadlines for Replacing Traffic Signs
UPDATED: 8/31/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This President Obama urged Congress Wednesday to pass a highway funding bill that includes an extension of the federal gasoline tax, claiming… Read More »Obama Calls for Highway Bill to Fund Transportation, Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) independent evaluation of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program’s Operational Model Test (Op-Model Test) on… Read More »Summary of Findings of the Evaluation of the CSA 2010 Operational Model Test
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief On a LinkedIn transportation discussion group, there’s been a discussion thread where members answer the simple question: “In five words or less, describe what you… Read More »Five words or less
UPDATED: 8/30/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Volvo AB’s North American truck sales rose 51% in July from a year ago to 2,553 units, the company… Read More »Volvo's North American Deliveries Rise 51% in July
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 29-11 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ferro and North Dakota Highway Safety Leaders Announce Over $2 Million in Grants to Boost Commercial Truck and Bus Safety