CTRMC hosts March 14 Safety Summit
Cargo Tank Risk Management Committee (CTRMC) The Cargo Tank Risk Management Committee will host the Sixteenth Safety Summit in Canton OH on March 14. The meeting is open to anyone interested in cargo…
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More Females Taking the Wheel & Driving Big Rigs
Confronting a severe shortage of drivers, U.S. companies have begun turning to a little-tapped labor pool: women. The U.S. trucking industry faces an immediate shortfall of 48,000 drivers, according t…
Somerset names VP
Somerset Steel has promoted Donald Walker to vice president of operations. He will be responsible for overseeing estimating, project management, engineering, and scheduling. Donnie Walker, VP, Somerse…
Lawmakers Reviewing New Mandates on Truck Guards
A bipartisan measure to mandate truck guard rails on truck trailers that prevent cars from sliding under, killing or injuring passengers, is making its way through Congress. The Stop Under-rides Act o…
Toxins Remain In Treated Waste, Study Shows
New research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) details that even after the storage and-or treatment of leachate — liquid waste that moves through or drains from a landfill — it can still contai…
New Study Shows Milk Tanker Trucks Hauling Lots of Bacteria
Fresh, or raw, milk transported from farms to dairy processing facilities in milk tanker trucks contains a diverse mix of microbes in milk, which varies from season to season, according to researchers…
Caution Required When Operating Vacuum Truck
When operating any type of heavy duty equipment, safety should always be a top priority, especially when the equipment being used is a massive extracting machine such as a vacuum truck. These vehicles…
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…
