10 Apr TSA Requires Enhanced Training for Freight Railroads, Surface Transportation Operators Freight railroads are among the transportation operations tasked with enhancing security training for certain employees as part of a recent mandate by the Transportation Security Administration. Read more...
10 Apr Boss Adds Third Shop Location in Oklahoma Boss Shop Inc. announced it opened a Boss Truck Shop full-service truck repair, maintenance and tire shop location in Ardmore, Okla., at the Flying J Travel Plaza. Read more...
10 Apr Dana Names Ryan Laskey to Lead Business Unit Dana Inc. appointed Ryan Laskey to lead the company’s commercial vehicle drive and motion systems business. Read more...
10 Apr Indiana DOT Will Temporarily Allow Food Trucks at Rest Areas The Indiana Department of Transportation launched a temporary permit program to allow licensed food trucks to operate at highway rest areas in order to serve commercial motor vehicle drivers who are hauling supplies during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
10 Apr Mexico Strikes Deal With US, Paving Way for OPEC Output Cuts Mexico says it has reached an agreement with the United States that will allow it to agree to a deal on production cuts with OPEC, Russia and other countries. Read more...
09 Apr Wall Street Caps Best Week Since 1974 on Fed’s Latest Stunner Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years on April 9 after the Federal Reserve launched its latest titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
09 Apr March Class 8 Sales Near Replacement Levels U.S. Class 8 retail sales in March fell 27.8% compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto .com reported. Read more...
09 Apr Daimler Updates Repair Order Mobile App Daimler Trucks North America launched April 2 the second generation of its app that helps dealers create a repair order. Read more...
09 Apr SoftBank-Backed Nuro Gets OK for Driverless Delivery Tests in California Nuro Inc. has won permission to test driverless, low-speed delivery vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, becoming the second company allowed to operate on public roads without a driver. Read more...
09 Apr Landstar Begins Work on New Orientation Center Landstar System began construction on a new orientation center for its exclusive independent owner-operators in Georgia, the company announced April 7. Read more...