NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Kevin Tomlinson acknowledges that he and his fellow technicians might share some of the blame for the trucking industry鈥檚 technician shortage.
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Fleet Executives Say Strong Markets Increase Opportunity to Raise Rates
CORAL GABLES, Fla. 鈥 Trucking markets will continue to be solid this year, opening the door for carriers to raise rates at least 4%, fleet executives and analysts said.
February 23, 2015Recruiting, Retention Strategies Must Change to Attract New Drivers, ATRI鈥檚 Brewster Says
Trucking must change its recruiting and retention practices to attract聽 women and younger Americans to the industry and keep them employed there, to counter the trend of aging driver demographics, a top industry researcher said.
February 23, 2015Class 8 Registrations Rise in 2014 to Highest Level in Eight Years
Registrations of new Class 8 trucks rose in 2014 to the highest level in eight years as rising freight demand continued to spur investments in new equipment, IHS Automotive reported.
February 20, 2015TT Archives: TMC
Founded in 1956 as the Maintenance Committee of the Regular Common Carrier Conference, this 1979 edition of Transport Topics marked the beginning of full council status within American Trucking Associations for what is now the Technology & Maintenance Council.
February 23, 2015Ryder to Train Maintenance Workforce on Nat Gas Tech
Ryder System Inc. said it has begun an online natural gas truck training program for its 6,000 North American maintenance employees.
February 20, 2015Sorbon Transport Shut Down by FMCSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed a Colorado-based trucking company out of service, labeling the firm an 鈥渋mminent hazard to public safety,鈥澛爐he agency said Feb. 18.
February 18, 2015ATA鈥檚 Osiecki Outlines Trucking鈥檚 Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associations鈥 Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015Capacity Trucks Introduces Sabre Terminal Tractor at TMC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Capacity Trucks showed a new terminal tractor for warehouse, port and intermodal operations while another terminal tractor maker, Kalmar Ottawa, said its T2 terminal tractor helped the company to its second-best year ever.
February 17, 2015TT Archives: Trucking Deregulation
It鈥檚 been nearly 35 years since the landmark Motor Carrier Act of 1980 was signed into law by President Carter, ushering in a new era of deregulation for the trucking industry.
February 16, 2015