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In recent testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Highway and Transit Subcommittee, representatives of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said continued improvement in truck safety will need new strategies to better address the primary causes of highway crashes. “The truck-involved fatality rate has decreased 74 percent since 1975 and in the last decade…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a report on what it says are the benefits of commercial vehicle onboard video systems that record either continuously or as the result of a triggering event, such as a crash, according to a report in Todaystrucking.com. The report also focuses on what this U.S. government agency…

Minnesota truckers and other interests are suing the state of Minnesota seeking to end the state’s requirement that diesel sold at the pump contain 10 percent biodiesel, according to a report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, alleges that the state mandate is in conflict with federal…

Pilot Flying J Health Champion and “Biggest Loser” Pete Thomas is offering truck drivers practical advice on how to achieve health and wellness while on the road. Thomas has inspired thousands of drivers with his personal story of transformative weight loss, according to TMAF, the industry-wide image and education movement. “We’ve listened to professional drivers…

A Virginia-based online startup is gaining traction in the trucking world, according to a recent article in Richmondbizsense.com. ScoopMonkey, a website that lets users rate and review members of the trucking industry, such as drivers, trucking companies and shipping brokers, is finalizing a deal this month to give it a boost of visibility. The company is…

On the 45th anniversary of Earth Day last week, Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the image and education movement representing all areas of the professional truck driving industry, is touting the progress the industry is making toward a more sustainable future, which includes adopting industry recommendations to reduce carbon emissions. “Trucking is greener than ever,…

A report recently released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports will rise eight percent this month over last month as major West Coast ports continue to recover from backlogs associated with a major labor dispute. “Progress is being made but there’s still a lot of…

Alaska’s famed Ice Road, Dalton Highway, that links Alaska cities and the oilfields up north, has been closed to regular traffic due to flooding conditions, according to a report in International Business Times. Recently, Alaska’s Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT & PF) temporarily opened the Dalton to small convoys of about 30 trucks…

A recent decision by the New Jersey Port Authority to ticket truckers clogging up the Turnpike Extension between Newark and Bayonne infuriated truckers, according to a report in the Jersey Journal. The move will “foster dysfunction” and is “beyond absurd,” according to Tom Adamski with the New Jersey Motor Truck Association. Adamski said blaming truckers…

Rebecca Brewster, president of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), is predicting a continuing driver shortage and overall capacity shortage in the trucking industry, according to a report in the Jacksonville Business Journal. Reporter Jensen Werley wrote that Brewster made several key points in a conference call with Stifel Nicolaus analysts regarding the status of…