The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Monday it has filed suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding FMCSA’s pre-employment screening program and appeal process.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said Monday it has filed suit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding FMCSA’s pre-employment screening program and appeal process.
UPS Inc. said it expects its $6.3 billion acquisition of TNT Express NV will close in the fourth quarter, from an earlier projected Aug. 31 date, due to more time for review by European regulators.
Peterbilt Motors Co. on July 10 announced it is now producing its new Model 579 truck, launched at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March.
Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
The coolers at the heart of exhaust gas recirculation systems that have been present on diesel truck engines since 2002 have been failing at a worrisome rate, according to several fleet managers.
Federal officials ordered an Alabama-based carrier shut down, saying it is an “imminent hazard to the public,” and a “reincarnation” of a carrier that was shut down in May.
Business inventories rose 0.3% in May, the Commerce Department said Monday.
Technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. said it has agreed to purchase BrightPoint Inc., a provider of logistics services to the wireless industry, for about $840 million, the companies announced in a joint statement July 2.
Retail sales declined 0.5% in June, the Commerce Department said Monday.
Electronic sensors and enforcement are being credited as reducing the number of truck related crashes in Washington State, the Associated Press reported.