19 Apr Paccar Promotes Preston Feight to CEO Paccar Inc. appointed Preston Feight CEO effective July 1, succeeding Ron Armstrong, the company said in an April 18 news release. Read more...
19 Apr FMCSA Receives HOS Exemption Requests From Fireworks Groups The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received separate exemption requests from Extreme Logistics and the American Pyrotechnics Association regarding certain hours-of-service rules. Read more...
19 Apr Minnesota’s Hands-Free Law Aims to Promote Truck, Car Safety Minnesota’s recent law banning the use of handheld cellphones while driving will improve safety for motorists and truckers alike, according to Minnesota Trucking Association President John Hausladen. Read more...
19 Apr P.A.M. Transportation Reports Record 1Q Earnings Continuing a trend that started in 2017, higher rates from customers in a strong freight market produced record profits for P.A.M. Transportation Services in the first quarter of 2019. Read more...
19 Apr Carlos Ghosn to Be Indicted on New Charges April 22, NHK Says Carlos Ghosn will be indicted on a fresh round of charges April 22 as Japanese prosecutors pursue their case against the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., broadcaster NHK reported April 19. Read more...
19 Apr Anthony Foxx, Andrew Wheeler, Shoshana Lew to Participate in Infrastructure Week 2019 Not to be confused with the occasional White House announcement of an “infrastructure week,” the actual Infrastructure Week is scheduled for May 13-20, with events in Washington and throughout the country. Read more...
19 Apr Louisiana Grand Champion Eric Courville Honed Craft With Navy Service “I am not amazing.” That’s what Eric Courville says, but his competitors in the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships might dispute that. Read more...
19 Apr Training on Collision Avoidance Tech Is Essential, Industry Experts Say Training is a critical step when incorporating collision avoidance technology into fleets, according to representatives from the trucking industry. Read more...
19 Apr Tesla’s Elon Musk, SEC Get More Time to Solve Spat Over Tweets In a joint letter to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan, Tesla Inc.’s top executive and the securities regulator said they haven’t been able to resolve a legal dispute over how Musk posts news about his electric-car company. The judge agreed and gave them until April 25. Read more...
19 Apr Housing Starts Fall in March to Weakest Pace Since 2017 U.S. new-home construction unexpectedly fell in March, decelerating to the slowest pace since May 2017 and suggesting builders remain wary even as lower mortgage rates and steady wage gains offer support to consumers. Read more...