6 Tips for Passing A CDL Test
Tips for Passing A CDL Test Because there has been such a shortage of drivers the past 10 years, transporters are beginning to offer higher pay and better benefits. The effort appears to be working, c…
Truck Tonnage Down In December, ATA says
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3.7% in 2017 Final Monthly Report Decreased 5.7% in December ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonna…
H&H Trailers Expanding Iowa Production Space
H&H Trailers is adding 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its facility in Red Oak, Iowa, company officials said. H&H Trailers H&H Trailers is a division of Novae Corp, which acqu…
Amthor International Expanding In Virginia
V Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced recently that Amthor International will expand its tanker-truck manufacturing operation in Pittsylvania County. Amthor International The expansion includes co…
NTTC Picks Tank Truck Driver Champion Finalists
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) has named eight professional tank-truck drivers as Champion Finalists in its selection process for the association’s Professiona…
Attention to Vacuum Pump Drivelines Critical
Vacuum pump driveline failures usually involve lengthy down times and a big service bill. Broken key-ways, gears, drive shaft or couplers can result from a variety of causes. Here are some considerati…
Yeast May Aid In Acidic Liquid Radioactive Waste Removal
About 46,000 nuclear weapons were produced during the Cold War era, leading to tremendous volumes of acidic radioactive liquid waste seeping into the environment. A new study suggests yeast as a poten…
Hazmat Haulers Must Follow EPA Rules
F For transporters who haul caustic agents, here is a reminder of how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines hazardous waste transportation – and the basic rules pertaining to that process.…
Trucking Industry Adopting Change Quickly
Justin Palmer, Mitsubishi Fuso’s new president and chief executive, believes the much-ballyhooed introduction of the Tesla’s prototype all-electric Class 8 tractor misses a key point in the pattern of…
U.S. Reducing Motor Carrier Fees
T The federal government announced last month it is reducing annual fees for commercial carriers required by law to participate in the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR). The Federal Motor Carrie…
U.S. Funding Truck Parking Initiative
W While many are dreading the new electronic logging device (ELD) regulations coming later this year, there is some good news regarding another major issue that has been concerning truck drivers for t…
Federal Judge Clears Waste Shipments
Liquid waste shipments from Canada to the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, S.C., can continue, a federal judge has ruled. Beyond Nuclear U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan signed an 18-page ruling…
