22 Aug FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Recommendations for Sleep Apnea Rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's top medical advisers on Aug. 22 began a two-day review of obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment issues to offer their final recommendations for apnea regulatory requirements. Read more...
22 Aug In New York, Natural Gas Growing Slowly as Alternative Fuel for Trucks Running a truck with natural gas instead of diesel cuts down on cost, noise and exhaust emissions. But those benefits come with a big caveat: There are only a few dozen places in New York state that the public can fuel up with natural gas. Read more...
22 Aug With Funding in Place, Construction to Start on Kansas Transload Facility The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Aug. 8 that it will provide $4.5 million in funding for construction of the Garden City transload facility. Read more...
22 Aug Celadon Upgrades FleetWire Mobile App Truckload carrier Celadon Group announced it has added several new features to its FleetWire mobile app to offer a better experience to its drivers. Read more...
22 Aug Port of Virginia on Track for Increased Double-Stack Rail Service There's light at the end of the tunnel - the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., specifically. Read more...
22 Aug Truckstop.com, CargoNet Partner to Fight Cargo Theft Loadboard operator Truckstop.com has partnered with Verisk Analytics' CargoNet business to help combat cargo theft. Read more...
22 Aug FourKites Tracking Now Available With Oracle FourKites said its load-tracking platform is now available for shippers and third-party logistics providers using Oracle's transportation management system. Read more...
19 Aug Federal Court Rules Against OHL Over Union Case The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a decision from the National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 19 that found Ozburn-Hessey Logistics violated the law when it sent a warning to one employee and terminated another who were supporters of unionizing. Read more...
19 Aug Volvo Trucks North America to Make New Factory-Fill Oil Available in October Volvo Trucks North America said beginning in October it will offer a new factory fill engine oil, VDS-4.5, for its D11, D13 and D16 engines that exceeds the new API specification CK-4. Read more...
19 Aug Vancouver Port Traffic Falls as Canadian Economy Struggles Traffic through Canada's biggest port fell during the first half of the year, hit by weak industrial activity at home and slackening demand for commodities in Asia, another sign of trouble for the nation's sputtering economy. Read more...