By Jim Angel, Safety Security and Compliance Product Manager, PeopleNet Part one of a two-part series. The phrase “generation gap” has evolved from its 1960s origin to describing the differences between Baby Boomers, Generation X… Read More »Managing Generation Gaps for Recruiting and Retaining Drivers

 UPDATED: 8/17/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Seven terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the… Read More »L.A., Long Beach Ports Settle Emissions Lawsuit

Commentary by Evan Lockridge, Contributing Editor UPDATED — It seems these days the only thing Congress can agree on is that they disagree on most everything. Now that the debt ceiling crisis has passed, the… Read More »Abolish the federal fuel tax?

 Updated: 8/16/2011 10:15:00 AM Industrial production jumped 0.9% in July, the largest gain this year, as automobile manufacturing surged, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. The measure of output from factories, mines and utilities followed a… Read More »Industrial Production Jumps 0.9% in July

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation requiring local governments to provide the most up-to-date truck route information for the Illinois Department of Transportation to post online. House Bill 1377, sponsored by Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-Summit)… Read More »Illinois Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Truck Route Info

 Updated: 8/15/2011 12:15:00 PM Third Consecutive Top Prize for a Con-way Driver ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.… Read More »Con-way Freight Driver Named Truck Driving Grand Champion

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company is working on self-inflating tire technology with help from a U.S. government grant. Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology will enable tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need… Read More »Grant Will Help Goodyear Accelerate Work on Innovation That Could Make Tire Pumps Obsolete

 Updated: 8/12/2011 11:30:00 AM By Susan ChandlerExecutive Director Safety Loss Prevention Management Council American Trucking Associations This Opinion piece appears in the Aug. 8 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. On… Read More »Opinion: Driving Accident-Free

Canada’s Environment Minister released a consultation paper on the development of proposed regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. Canada and the United States are taking a common North American approach,… Read More »Canada Working to Address Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles

 Updated: 8/12/2011 3:00:00 PM Express-1 Expedited Solutions, a provider of brokerage and forwarding services, said it has scheduled a Sept. 1 shareholders’ meeting to approve a takeover by Jacobs Private Equity, a firm controlled by… Read More »Express-1 To Be Acquired By Equity Firm

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close Interstate 57 for an expected three days next week. On Tuesday, August 16, Interstate 57 at Mile Marker 1 north- and south-bound will be closed to all traffic,… Read More »Illinois DOT Warns of Three-Day I-57 Closure

 Updated: 8/12/2011 12:00:00 PM Retail sales climbed 0.5% in July, the largest gain in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase followed a revised 0.3% gain in June that was larger than originally… Read More »Retail Sales Rise 0.5% in July