Magazine / Industry News
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Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge Announce 2017 Best Fleets to Drive For
ALEXANDRIA, Va. and MARKHAM, Ont… The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge are pleased to announce the 2017 Best Fleets to Drive For. These 20 for-hire trucking companies from across North America are being recognized for providin... -
USA Truck Launches Military Transition Apprenticeship Training Program
VAN BUREN, AR… USA Truck, Inc. is expanding its outreach efforts to U.S. military veterans by launching their Military Transition Apprenticeship Training Program in cooperation with the U.S. Veterans Administration and the Department of Labor. “O... -
USDOT Receives FASTLANE Grant Applications Totaling More Than $7 Billion for Transportation Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON… U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau has received 195 eligible applications requesting more than $7 billion dollars in Fostering Advancements in Shippin... -
Vehicle Standards Are Energy Efficiency At Its Best – And Too Valuable To Roll Back
The Trump administration is reportedly launching a rollback of vehicle efficiency standards that greatly benefit the US economy. These standards save consumers money, create jobs, help reduce US reliance on foreign oil, and lower carbon emissions. Th... -
Volunteers Needed for Statewide Pennsylvania Cleanup, Beautification Effort
Harrisburg, PA … The Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania that begins March 1 and runs through May... -
Volvo Trucks Expands VHD Model Capabilities through New I-Shift Transmission Enhancements
Volvo Trucks North America introduced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 new safety and performance features for the Volvo I-Shift, I-Shift for Severe Duty, and I-Shift with Crawler Gears automated manual transmissions. Auto neutral provides a key jobsite safet... -
World Premiere: Orlaco Makes Front And Kerb Mirrors Redundant
BARNEVELD, THE NETHERLANDS… Truck manufacturers no longer have to equip their trucks with mirrors. Orlaco is the first company to receive an RDW approval to deliver a camera/monitor system that replaces both mirrors for class V and VI (front and ... -
Yokohama Tire is Pumped as Exclusive Tire of the Nitro Circus Live US Tour
New strategic alliance with adrenalin-fueled action sport and entertainment organization will spotlight the GEOLANDAR® tire line during its U.S. tour SANTA ANA, CA. – (Mar. 7, 2017) – Yokohama Tire Corporation is joining the Circus…Nitro Circu... -
19 Training Sessions Lined Up For Bendix In-Person Brake School In 2017
ELYRIA, OH… Bendix will offer 19 in-person Bendix® Brake Training School sessions from spring through fall 2017. Offered by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, this year’s training school opens Tuesday, March 21... -
Arthur “Artie” Canzonetti Memorial
Arthur “Artie” Canzonetti succumbed to lung cancer and passed peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on February 2, 2017.Artie was the Plant Manager / Chief Operation Officer at Oil Purification Systems, located in Waterbury, Connecticut.Those w... -
"ATA Announces 2017-2018 Americas Road Team Professional Truck Drivers Named to Industrys Elite Team of Ambassadors"
Arlington, VA… The American Trucking Associations named 20 professional drivers to the 2017-2018 America's Road Team, an elite group of professionals who serve as trucking industry ambassadors."There are 3.5 million safe, professional truck driver... -
ATA Hails Creation of National Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse - Long-Awaited Rule Will Help Industry Keep Drug and Alcohol Users Off the Road
Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations welcomed an announcement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that the agency has created a national clearinghouse for commercial drivers' drug and alcohol test results."ATA and its member... -
"ATA Infrastructure Task Force Meets with Secretary Chao, Congressional Leaders - Trucking Executives Press Case for Building Americas Transportation Network"
Arlington, VA… Members of the American Trucking Associations' Infrastructure Task Force recently traveled to Washington to meet with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and key members of Congress to urge swift action to move forward with a long-t... -
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 6.2% in December Tonnage Index Finished Year 2.5% Higher than 2015
Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 6.2% in December, following a revised 8.4% jump during November. (November's index was revised up slightly from our press release on ... -
Atri Releases Annual List Of Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks - Congestion Chokepoints Hurt Economy, Environment
Arlington, VA… The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America."Trucks move 70% of the nation's goods, so knowing where there are kinks and slowdowns in t... -
Bendix Looks Forward To Seeing Ohio’s Smart Mobility Corridor Drive Safety Improvements
ELYRIA, OH… Big things are coming down the road in Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ home state of Ohio.As the North American leader in the development and manufacture of active safety and braking solutions for commercial vehicles, Bendix is ex... -
Bendix Tech Tips: Advanced Safety Systems And Air Disc Brakes
ELYRIA, OH… Advanced safety systems such as full-stability and collision mitigation technology occupy a growing part of the commercial vehicle landscape: Fleets are adopting them in greater numbers, and electronic stability control (ESC) systems wi... -
Carlisle Events Honors 100 Years of Ford Trucks in 2017 - Ford and Truck Weekend Play Host to Some of Ford’s Finest
CARLISLE, PA… Country music frequently sings about trucks and some very popular athletes and TV personalities have taken turns promoting the benefits of driving and owning a truck. Why? Because trucks help make the country go round. There’s a... -
Could Your Car Be Hacked? Smarter Auto Computers Pose Cybersecurity Concerns
RENO, NV… While the next generation of cars will usher in new embedded computers that offer exciting comfort, performance, safety, economy and infotainment applications, cybersecurity engineers are challenged to retain reliability and defend agains... -
CTA: Fairness and Use of Volumetrics Key in AMPS Penalty System
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling for greater fairness and the use of “volumetrics” in the AMPs (Administrative Monetary Penalties) system used for Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) compliance. Following an extended period of p...