30 Oct Motion Picture Association Seeks Five-Year Exemption from ELD Mandate The Motion Picture Association of America has requested a five-year exemption from electronic logging device requirements for all commercial motor vehicle drivers providing transportation to or from a theatrical or television motion picture production site. Read more...
30 Oct GHG Phase 2 Rule for Trailers Put on Hold A federal appeals court has temporarily halted implementation of a provision in the 2016 Phase 2 heavy trucks greenhouse gas emissions reduction rule that for the first time would have regulated trailers beginning Jan. 1. Read more...
30 Oct US Consumer Spending Surged 1% in September WASHINGTON — Consumers boosted their spending by 1% in September, the biggest monthly gain in eight years. The surge was led by strong sales of autos and other durable goods. Read more...
29 Oct Opinion: ‘Incredible Opportunity’ Exists for Trucking When I was a young man, I could not have predicted that I’d spend my career in the trucking industry, let alone become chairman of American Trucking Associations. Read more...
29 Oct Opinion: The 2017 Capacity Crisis: Past Lessons, Current Advice Jeff Tucker, CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, reviews lessons learned and offers current advice relative to the capacity crunch of 2017. Read more...
27 Oct FedEx ‘Brain Coach’ Scott Mugno Nominated for OSHA Post Scott Mugno, the behind-the-scenes coach credited with much of the success of FedEx drivers at the National Truck Driving Championships and for FedEx’s safety record overall, has been nominated to be the next Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Read more...
27 Oct Kubota Tractor to Build Two 1 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Centers in Kansas Kubota Tractor Corp. signed a letter of intent to purchase 203 acres in Edgerton, Kan., to build two 1-million-square-foot distribution centers. Read more...
27 Oct Spartan Motors Wins USPS Contract for More Than 2,000 Trucks Spartan Motors Inc. announced its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services business unit has won a $214 million contract from the United States Postal Service for more than 2,000 cargo-body fleet vehicles. Read more...
27 Oct Accuride Reorganizes Business Units to Support Expansion Accuride Corp. announced it has realigned its organizational structure and made key appointments among its executive leadership team to support the company’s continued expansion as a supplier of wheels and wheel end solutions to the global commercial vehicle industry. Read more...
27 Oct The 2017 Capacity Crisis: Past Lessons, Current Advice Jeff Tucker, CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, reviews lessons learned and offers current advice relative to the capacity crunch of 2017. Read more...