Humans are wired to spend nighttime hours sleeping. Napping isn’t a substitute for sleep, but it can increase alertness and reduce the risk of falling asleep spontaneously. “On the Road” blog by Jim Park, Equipment… Read More »Maybe the DOT pay for naps

 Updated: 5/3/2011 4:00:00 PM Seat belt use among drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles rose to 78% last year, from 74% in 2009, the fourth straight annual increase, according to a new Federal Motor… Read More »Drivers' Seat Belt Use Rising, FMCSA Says

Isuzu’s NPR gasoline powered cab and chassis in crew-cab configuration Following a two-year hiatus, gasoline-powered N-Series trucks are once again available from Isuzu. Full production of NPR and NPQ models got underway May 3 at… Read More »Isuzu Begins Full Production of N-Series Gasoline Trucks

 Updated: 5/4/2011 9:15:00 AM Oil fell for a third day, to near $110 a barrel, on signs U.S. supplies may have improved last week, Bloomberg reported. Crude futures fell close to $1 after dropping $2.47… Read More »Oil Falls for Third Day to Near $110 a Barrel

By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief At a time when industry analysts are predicting the worst driver shortage trucking has ever seen, thanks in large part due to the unprecedented shifting regulatory environment, some of… Read More »Innovators talk about regulations, technology and drivers

 Updated: 5/3/2011 8:30:00 AM Gasoline Jumps 8.4¢ to $3.963 a Gallon Diesel resumed its rise after a one-week respite, gaining 2.6 cents to $4.124 a gallon, the highest price since August 2008, while gasoline jumped 8.4… Read More »Diesel Resumes Rise, Gaining 2.6¢ to $4.124

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 11-11 Monday, May 2, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.: (202) 366-9999 or (202) 306-4580 New FMCSA Survey Shows… Read More »New FMCSA Survey Shows Increase in Safety Belt Use Among Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers

Investing in lightweight equipment like this aluminum-and-steel landing gear from Jost could be for naught in some situations. (Photo by Tom Berg) “Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Many truckers seek lightweight equipment… Read More »Sometimes people keep lightweight equipment from paying off

 Updated: 4/28/2011 8:50:00 AM Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit dropped from a year ago as sales of some military vehicles declined. Net income fell to $67.9 million, or 74… Read More »Oshkosh's 2Q Income Declines

The American Trucking Associations and the Canadian Trucking Alliance called on the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to abandon proposed wetline regulations. Wetlines are metal tubes that run along the underbelly of tank… Read More »ATA, CTA Call to on Government to Abandon Proposed Tanker Wetline Regulation

 Updated: 4/28/2011 10:00:00 AM The world’s two largest oil companies Thursday reported multi-billion-dollar first-quarter profits, up from a year ago, on higher crude oil prices. Exxon Mobil Corp.’s net income was $10.56 billion, or $2.14 per share,… Read More »Exxon, Shell Post Huge 1Q Profits on High Oil Prices

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html DOT 53-11 Friday, April 29, 2011 U.S. DOT Appoints Van Steenburg Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer of the… Read More »U.S. DOT Appoints Jack Van Steenburg as Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration