A California court awarded $11.5 million to a woman who was injured by a piece of iron that flew off a flatbed in Sept., 2010. The truck was operating for Selma-CA., -based Lion Raisins and was on highway 99. The flatbed was carrying empty wooden bins held in place by cables. At one point, the

During tough economic times with high unemployment, Americans should be jumping at any chance to work, but trucking companies are struggling to hire drivers. There are as many as 200,000 job openings nationwide for long haul truckers, according to David Heller, director of safety and policy for the Truckload Carriers Association. The U.S. Bureau of

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to be able to weight crashes in the Safety Management System (SMS) differently depending on a motor carrier’s role in those crashes, but a recent analysis that assessed the feasibility of using Police Accident Reports — called PARs for short — has led the agency to the conclusion

State police have issued 14 safety violations to the New Jersey trucking company responsible for the tractor-trailer involved in a July 2 truck crash in Norristown. Norristown Chief of Police Russell Bono said state police conducted a safety check on the tractor-trailer, owned by T&D Trucking Disposal Logistics, based out of Turnersville, N.J., shortly after

Jost International has expanded its distribution in Canada through an arrangement with Trans Canada Sales (TCSA). TCSA will represent Jost throughout Canada in an effort to increase customer support at fleets and dealers and strength the distribution network for Jost products, the company announced. “TCSA has been chosen by Jost as our Canadian representative because

The volatility of diesel, desire to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and pressure to improve the environmental footprint have made natural gas an increasingly desirable alternative to diesel fuel for the trucking industry. Intense interest in this topic will make the kick off panel discussion at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference – CNG/LNG:

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry was unchanged in May from April after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index released Wednesday, July 11. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that May’s level of freight

Interstate Distributor Co. has announced a new pay package for over-the-road regional drivers. The new “My Pay” package provides drivers a competitive base rate per mile and the ability to add an additional 3 cents per mile quarterly. “Since joining Interstate in February, I have heard from our driving associates that they wanted to be