Walmart’s hybrid assist tractors use a traditional diesel drivetrain in conjunction with an electric motor to recover energy normally lost during braking to provide additional torque in high-load situations such as going up hills. To… Read More »Walmart Tests New Truck Prototypes to Increase Efficiency

4/24/2012 6:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a first-quarter profit of $106.5 million, or 65 cents a share, up 9.8%… Read More »C.H. Robinson Reports Higher 1Q Profit

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By Glen Sokolis, Contributor Fleet companies are facing all kinds of new decisions with diesel exhaust fluid, which came into play with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 emissions standards. DEF is used to treat the… Read More »DEF Tips and Tricks

4/23/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced $20 million in grant funding for projects aimed at reducing pollution from diesel vehicles.… Read More »EPA Announces $20 Million for Clean Diesel Grants

Thank you for visiting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration! You will be taken to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/dot/120426/ in approximately 10 seconds. If you do not wish to leave the site, please hit your browser’s back button… Read More »Register Now for Webcast Scheduled on April 26 of Public Listening Session Regarding Electronic On-Board Recorders

By Genevieve Conti, Assistant Editor When Randy Seals, customer advocate for McLeod Software, managed operations for a trucking company years ago, his boss would come in month after month asking the same question: “How are… Read More »9 Ways to Make Your Numbers Count

4/20/2012 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Roadrunner Transportation Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has purchased DE Transport, an asset-light flatbed carrier, for $11.2 million. DE, based in Clearwater,… Read More »Roadrunner Purchases Flatbed Carrier

Proposed recommendations will provide guidance to DOT examiners on sleep apnea, but the panels see this as an interim step toward a comprehensive rule. By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor The Federal Motor Carrier Safety… Read More »FMCSA Proposes Guidance for Sleep Apnea

4/20/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Three more companies have agreed to settle lawsuits related to “hot fuelâ€� — gasoline and diesel that is not adjusted by volume… Read More »More Companies Reach Hot Fuel Settlements

Drivers must check for obvious signs of wheel and fastener damage, but many faults will be hidden, especially over-torquing which will eventually lead to failure. By Rolf Lockwood, Contributing Editor There’s no shortage of information… Read More »How to Prevent Wheel-offs

4/20/2012 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Spent 11 Years Guiding TTPG’s Marketing Efforts Tweet Print This   Rosenthal (c), with ATA’s Graves and former Chairman Barbara Windsor. Paul Rosenthal, associate publisher of… Read More »TT Associate Publisher Paul Rosenthal Dies at 54