FMCSA released updated FAQs on its new handheld mobile telephone ban to clarify that the use of the push-to-talk function on mobile phones is permitted, under certain limited conditions. Drivers are allowed to use the… Read More »FMCSA Clarifies Push-to-Talk Guidance

 UPDATED: 1/25/2012 4:40:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Knight Transportation reported a third-quarter profit of $17.5 million, or 22 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or… Read More »Knight Transportation's 4Q Income Rises

In recent months, we have received numerous inquiries regarding companies using aggressive marketing tactics to sell supervisor training to employers who may be subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s drug and alcohol testing… Read More »Notice to Carriers: DOT Supervisory Drug and Alcohol Training

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 5.9% over the previous year, the largest annual increase since 1998. Tonnage for December 2011 was 10.5% higher than the previous year. November… Read More »ATA Truck Tonnage Index Posts Largest Annual Gain in 13 Years

 UPDATED: 1/24/2012 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Tim Howerter/Trans Pixs CSX Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit rose 6% as higher rates offset a decline in volume, the freight railroad said.… Read More »CSX Reports Higher 4Q Profit

Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received numerous inquiries regarding third-party inspectors offering “safety certifications.” Please note the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, is… Read More »Notice to Bus and Motorcoach Traveling Public and Passenger Motor Carriers: Third-Party Compliance Reviews and Vehicle Inspections

Severe underride was the result of this 35-mph, 50%-overlap crash test done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (Overlap is what happens when a car hits a trailer with only part of its front… Read More »Are Underride Guards Good Enough?

 UPDATED: 1/23/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Sales of hybrid and battery electric heavy- and medium-duty trucks will nearly double worldwide this year, and more than 100,000 will… Read More »Hybrid Truck Sales Seen Nearly Doubling

Engine Smarts column by Tom Berg, Senior Editor “Tall” gearing and a large engine are giving an expedited freight hauler the high fuel economy he sought, even if most factory engineers won’t approve his spec’ing… Read More »'Tall' gearing and a big engine deliver 12 mpg in a Class 7 truck, expedited-freight hauler claims

 UPDATED: 1/20/2012 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Dan De Los Monterors for TT U.S. intermodal traffic rose 7.4% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the… Read More »Intermodal Traffic Rises 7.4% for Week

Cargo theft rose nearly 9% last year compared to 2010, reaching a record high, according to FreightWatch International — but the average value per theft has fallen. The U.S. Cargo Theft Report shows that theft… Read More »Cargo Theft Reaches Record High in 2011

 UPDATED: 1/20/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News Oil fell under $100 a barrel Friday, the third straight daily decline, on signs that China’s manufacturing was… Read More »Oil Falls Below $100 in Third Straight Decline