Freightliner muscling into driver wellness with handy in-cab exercise system

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Making the case that driver fitness needs to be viewed as part of the total cost of operation for a trucking fleet because healthy drivers tend to make for happier and more productive employees, Freightliner Trucks today...

Volvo Trucks offering Bose, Sears seats as factory-installed options

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks has announced that the Bose Ride seat suspension system is now available for order as a factory-installed option on its VNM and VNL highway tractors. Officials say Volvo is the first North American truck...

ATA battling would-be Hours-of-Service changes in court today

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments from American Trucking Associations earlier today, regarding changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made to...

Justice will be served, and so will breakfast!

BURLINGTON, Ont. -- The Hamilton-Niagara Falls Fleet Safety Council is presenting a mock trial for the transportation industry for its Annual Spring Seminar this March 28 in Burlington.

New US food safety regs will impact Canadian food haulers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The impending US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will have major implications for Canadian refrigerated trucking companies that haul in or out of the US, as well as Canadian food companies that export product there.

New Reyco Granning suspension designed to withstand abuse

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Reyco Granning has designed a new air-ride trailer suspension that is more resistant to damage from curb impacts.

Translogic seeing benefits from e-logs

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Translogic Express has announced it is automating its hours-of-service, using Shaw Tracking’s GPS fleet tracking product.

Meritor Wabco provides updates on four new systems

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco held a Webinar with journalists in early March, to update the industry on a series of new or improved products aimed at reducing fuel and crash costs for fleet customers.

Brian Kurtz Trucking and Bison Transport take grand prizes in TCA’s National Fleet Safety awards

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Canadian carriers pulled off a clean sweep of the top National Safety Awards presented at The Truckload Carriers Association conference.

TCA clarifies position on drug and alcohol testing, sleep disorders, and on-board technology

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At its Annual Convention currently underway at the Wynn Las Vegas, the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) board of directors has approved several changes to the organization’s official policies on drug and...

When mental health issues arise at work, what should employers do?

As a boss, what do you do if your administrative assistant is clinically depressed? Give yourself a second to think about it. What would you say? And how would you say it, now that reports are piling up and she’s still on...

The risk in making safety a competitive battleground

The advent of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program in the US has had a significant impact not only on how carriers manage their equipment and drivers, but also on how they sell their services.

Electronic logging, sleep apnea screening requirements still on US lawmakers’ radar

SEATTLE, Wash. -- It could be 2015 or 2016 before the US mandates the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track hours-of-service, according to former FMCSA administrator and current principal of TransSafe Consulting, Annette Sandberg.

Start training drivers on new HoS, former FMCSA administrator warns

SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has rejected a request from the American Trucking Associations to postpone implementation of the new US hours-of-service rules.

Is technology the answer to reducing crashes?

The technology revolution is well upon us. Almost daily, risk managers are bombarded with new technology-based products, services, and concepts targeting truck design, improved fuel efficiency, and overall system efficiency.