Updated: 12/7/2010 3:45:00 PM Paccar Inc. said Tuesday it has declared a special cash dividend of 30 cents per share. It is the truck maker’s first special dividend since December 2008, Bloomberg reported. The dividend… Read More »Paccar Declares Special Dividend
Vigillo’s Roadside Resume driver scorecard will present CSA driver scores to enable truck drivers to see how they are rated under the FMCSA’s new system of measuring, regulating and enforcing safe driving and operating practices.… Read More »Roadside Resume Now Available from Vigillo
Updated: 11/19/2010 11:00:00 AM Truck production in North America could climb more than 50% next year due to an aging U.S. truck fleet, Bloomberg reported. Fleet owners could hike production as much as much as… Read More »Aging U.S. Truck Fleet Could Lead to Production Boost Next Year
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 18-10 Monday, December 6, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-366-2309 FMCSA Appoints New Members to Medical… Read More »FMCSA Appoints New Members to Medical Review Board
Two brothers are alive today because of the actions of Antonio Cooper, a professional truck driver with the Oklahoma City operating center of Greatwide Logistics Services, Dallas. The Truckload Carriers Association named Cooper its latest… Read More »Professional Truck Driver Saves Lives of Two Brothers
Updated: 11/19/2010 11:30:00 AM The outgoing chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has urged Congress to approve a one-year extension of current highway legislation so the new Congress that convenes in January will… Read More »Oberstar Urges One-Year Extension of Highway Legislation
Preserve Section 1031 exchanges The IRS has recently announced that it will be scrutinizing “Section 1031 exchanges” of real estate to ensure that such exchanges comply with all the tax law requirements in this area.… Read More »Real Estate
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Testing on regular runs showed Duplainville Transport which aerodynamic improvers to use on its 53-by-102 van trailers, and experience shows substantial fuel economy gains with a quick payback on the… Read More »Graphic Success: This Fleet's Testing Helped it Choose Aero Devices
Updated: 11/19/2010 2:00:00 PM UPS Inc. said Friday it will sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm. UPS Logistics Technologies, Baltimore, creates transportation routing and fleet management software. It… Read More »UPS to Sell Logistics Tech Business
By Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group Please wait a second before being upset at this headline. Before this article goes any further, politics don’t sway my view on higher taxes, which will increase diesel fuel prices… Read More »Why Diesel Fuel Prices Need Increased Taxes
SAVE THE DATE: FMCSA TO HOST FORUM AT TRB 90TH ANNUAL MEETING The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) is hosting a forum titled FMCSA’s Analysis, Research, and… Read More »FMCSA to Host Forum at TRB 90th Annual Meeting
Wabash dry van trailers were the top brand in new registrations tracked by Polk. “Trailer Talk” guest blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor New commercial trailer registrations for the first nine months of the year were… Read More »Tracking Trailer Trends