More than three dozen managers and front-office employees at C.R. England Inc. have taken classes to earn a commercial driver license at the request of CEO Chad England, who said he believes the experience of learning to drive big rigs will help the company be more responsive to the needs of drivers.
July 17, 2018GovernmentSafety
Missouri鈥檚 Five-Year Transportation Plan Outlines Bridge and Road Maintenance
Missouri transportation officials have unveiled plans to maintain existing roads and bridges and evaluate the potential for new ones across the state鈥檚 highway system over the next several years.
July 17, 2018GovernmentSafety
FMCSA Outlines New Data Model to Be Tested in September
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials have withdrawn a slate of proposed 鈥渆nhancements鈥 to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program鈥檚 Safety Management System to make way for a small-scale test in September of a new statistical data model intended to better identify high-risk carriers.
July 17, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Waste Management Seeks HOS Exemption From FMCSA
Waste Management Holdings Inc. has submitted a request to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking for a five-year exemption from certain hours-of-service rules.
July 17, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Canadian Trucking Alliance Unveils 10-Point Plan to Improve Compliance, Safety
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has created a 10-point action plan that presents ways in which CTA and provincial trucking associations aim to work with Transport Canada and local government agencies on strengthening compliance with issues such as hours of service and distracted driving.
July 17, 2018BusinessEquipmentSafety
Truck Makers Address Technician Shortage
Mack Trucks announced it is partnering with colleges in Florida, Ohio and Texas to offer the Diesel Advanced Technology Education program beginning in early 2019 to address a shortage of skilled vehicle service technicians.
July 16, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 16: If You Don鈥檛 Build It, They Will Come
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently unveiled legislation that would leave it up to the states to raise the funds needed for infrastructure projects instead of having Congress do the heavy lifting and identify a long-term fix for the federal Highway Trust Fund. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
July 16, 2018BusinessSafetyPerspective
Opinion: Do You Have a 鈥楧river-Centric鈥 Culture?
Truck drivers are often away from a motor carrier鈥檚 physical buildings 鈥 where everyone else is located 鈥 so they don鈥檛 always develop as strong an attachment to the company as other employees do. So if a company doesn鈥檛 regularly reach out to drivers and involve them in its culture, that company runs the risk that drivers may look elsewhere for work, to a carrier that they perceive as better.
July 16, 2018BusinessSafety
Brent Shull Becomes Kentucky's Grand Champion on His Worst Day Competing
Imagine going through one of your worst performances ever in competition, in an event you selected because nobody else wanted it. And, when it鈥檚 all said and done, you leave the field as the big winner.
July 13, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
ARTBA Awards Safety Certification Credentials to 48 Industry Professionals
Over the past few months, some 48 individuals have become credentialed through the American Road and Transportation Builders Association鈥檚 safety certification designed for transportation project professionals.
July 12, 2018