21 Mar Texas Bombing Suspect Is Dead ROUND ROCK, Texas — The suspect in the recent deadly bombings in Austin and at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio blew himself up March 21 as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. Read more...
21 Mar Road to Zero Group Announces Eight Safety Grants The Road to Zero Coalition on March 20 awarded grants to eight organizations that use innovative approaches to making roadways safer. Read more...
21 Mar Uber Freight Introduces Discount Program for Fuel, Parts, Trucks Uber Freight has introduced a discount program that provides savings on fuel, parts and even new and used truck purchases to carriers using its load-matching mobile app. Read more...
21 Mar FMCSA’s Martinez Touts Voluntary Safety Culture to Supplement Government’s Role WASHINGTON — Regardless of how many drivers they oversee, trucking companies must helm a culture shift toward safety to reduce roadway fatalities, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Ray Martinez. Read more...
20 Mar Sen. Chuck Schumer: Infrastructure a Priority for Senate Democrats Advancing legislation this year that would repair the country’s infrastructure and modernize freight corridors is a priority Senate Democrats share, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said March 20. Read more...
20 Mar Tax Benefits, Package Volume Boost FedEx in 3Q FedEx Corp. reported results for its fiscal third quarter ending Feb. 28, with net income of $2.1 billion, or $7.59 earnings per share, compared with $562 million, or $2.07 a share, in the same period in 2017. Read more...
20 Mar Revised ELD Guidance: FMCSA Allows AOBRDs to Be Installed on Fleet Expansion Trucks The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued revised guidance permitting motor carriers that were using automatic onboard recording device software prior to the effective date of the electronic logging device mandate to add trucks to their fleet without having to update those new trucks to electronic logging device software until mid-December 2019. Read more...
20 Mar Michigan Governor Calls for Federal Gas Tax Hike to Fix State’s Ravaged Roads It’s time to raise the federal gas tax to help fix Michigan’s ravaged roads, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said March 20. Read more...
20 Mar FedEx Office to Open in 500 Walmart Stores Across US in Next Two Years You can get everything from food and clothing to tools and toys at Walmart. Now, add packing and shipping to that list. Read more...
20 Mar Tonnage Robust as Demand for Trucks Grows Truck tonnage in February was up nearly 6% compared with February 2017, according to American Trucking Associations’ monthly for-hire truck tonnage index. Tonnage is up 7.1% year-to-date, compared with the same two months in 2017. Read more...