Journals By Industry - Truck Drivers

The new year brings a few new laws for employers, including law firms, though the changes are relatively minor compared to past years, according to Christie Totten, an employment law attorney with Davis...

Long-haul truckers driving along Interstate 5 will soon be able to pull off every 200 miles and rest at truck stops where they can shut off their engines and plug into the electric...

In-vehicle infotainment expected to boost revenues by up to $200 per vehicle per year NEW YORK -- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today unveiled an integrated solution for auto and truck manufacturers that will help...

Patent Pending Solution Allows Users to Initiate Business Processes Via Smartphones and Tablet Computers IRVINE, Calif. -- Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of capture enabled business process management (BPM) solutions, today...

The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other cargo modes, rose 0.7% in December from a year earlier. The index, published by a St. Louis-based bank, had slipped 2.9%...

Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the...

Two new chassis pool options are emerging for drayage carriers that have been struggling with equipment issues since ocean lines began in 2009 to back away from providing chassis free-of-charge for moving international...

Several companies recently announced new enhancements to their GPS products. InthincTechnology Solutions Inc. said it released a new version of smartZones, its GPS product for fleet managers. Inthinc, Salt Lake City, said the...

Oklahoma opened one direction of the realigned Interstate 40 through Oklahoma City on Jan. 5, expanding the section to 10 lanes from six on a safer structure than the old elevated highway bunt...

State Treasurer John Kennedy is pushing once again for Interstate 49 South, a long-talked about extension that would supplant the existing U.S. 90 route between Lafayette and New Orleans. The concept gained considerable...

HEADNOTE Economy, Rates Helping Carriers, Report Says Trucking company failures reached the second-lowest level ever during 201 Is fourth quarter, reflecting the industry's improving financial fortunes, according to a new report. A total...

For-hire carriers added 5,100 new jobs last month, making December the fourth consecutive month in which trucking industry job growth has been positive after slumping late in the summer. December's gains represented the...

Chuck Bosselman, chairman of Bosselman Cos. and a leader in the truck stop industry, died Jan. 7 after a batde with cancer. He was 67. Bosselman, a second-generation business owner, expanded the truck...

Slowly but surely, trucking is emerging from recession, and trucking company leaders all over die country are anxiously watching the bottom line, determined not to falter now that the sun is finally coming...

Associations Darrin Flitton, fleet and truck stop manager for Sinclair Oil's Gold Truck Stop network, has been elected Natso's chairman for 2012. Flitton has served 24 years in truck stop, travel plaza and...

The Women In Trucking Association is accepting nominations for the Influential Woman of the Year award. The association, with the support of truck maker Navistar Inc., created the award in 2011 to recognize...

Green Bay Native Credited with Transforming Company, Industry Through Innovative Use of Technology and Commitment to Continuous Improvement of Associates GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Donald (Don) J. Schneider, chairman emeritus and former president...

HOUSTON -- KBR's (NYSE: KBR) appeal in the Fisher convoy case was granted by a unanimous panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled that the state tort claims of...

BOULDER, Colo. -- The global economic recession has taken a huge toll on medium duty (MD) and heavy duty (HD) truck sales in many regions. At the same time, the precipitous rise of...