February 2012 News Archive

Volvo Trucks and Michelin recently announced they will sponsor the fourth annual $25,000 Volvo Trucks Safety Award, which will celebrate truck driving safety measures used by North American fleets.

A trucking company is Georgia recently announced it plans to train its 1,000 drivers on environmental sustainability and carbon emission practices.

A recently proposed Amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 might jeopardize thousands of jobs at businesses that line the nation's highways, including truck stops.

According to The Associated Press, an Ohio House of Representatives committee recently passed legislation that would increase the speed limit for cars and trucks on the state's Interstate highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour.

YRC Worldwide is planning to move 120 jobs by the end of the year from its facility in Akron, Ohio, to Overland Park, Kansas, which is opening up more opportunities for truckers in the area who have the necessary CDL training.

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe of Maine, a Republican, and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, a Democrat, recently introduced a bill that would speed up the process for veterans to receive the proper CDL training to become a truck driver.

FAB Express recently announced it has selected VeriWise Dry Van management system, which the company believes can improve fleet management for its 1,000 cargo trailers, using GPS-based tracking technology.

According to Salisbury, Maryland, CBS affiliate WBOC, the Maryland Department of Transportation plans to make safety adjustments to State Route 404 in Caroline County by widening its lanes.

The American Trucking Associations recently filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia due to concerns with new hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers.

Kentucky recently announced it will begin to deploy PrePass truck technology over the next 28 months, which is expected to save trucking companies in Kentucky more than $25 million in operational costs, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.