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iTech: Managing a Fistful of Trucks

By Bruce Lilly, Contributing Writer

This story appears in the August/September 2013 issue of iTECH, published in the Oct.

January 1, 2012

Knight Says USA Truck Shows 鈥楲imited Improvement鈥

Knight Transportation Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that takeover target USA Truck Inc.鈥檚 鈥渞ecent financial results demonstrate only limited improvement and that its recent share price surge is unsupported by either industry or company specific fundamentals.鈥

November 4, 2013

Truck Drivers Halt Work at Port of Oakland

Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

October 22, 2013

OOIDA Challenges New York Decal Fee

New York state鈥檚 registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are 鈥渦nconstitutional highway taxes,鈥 the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the state鈥檚 supreme court last week.

October 15, 2013

Takeover Target USA Truck Sues Knight

USA Truck Inc. has sued Knight Transportation, which is trying to acquire USA Truck, for breach of contract, claiming that Knight breached a confidentiality agreement between the two companies.

October 11, 2013

FMCSA Commits to Rulemaking on Sleep Apnea, Will Not Issue Guidance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not issue regulatory guidance to recommend that certain truck drivers be screened and treated for sleep apnea, and instead go through the formal rulemaking process.

September 19, 2013

Wheels Group Buys Broker BBL Worldwide

Canadian logistics company Wheels Group Inc. said it has acquired BBL Worldwide, another Canadian company that specializes in cross-border truck brokerage.

September 19, 2013

Feds Scrap 2007 Truck Driver Training Proposal

The Federal Motor Carrier聽Safety聽Administration scrapped its proposed rule on entry-level truck driver training standards Sept. 18, saying it would start over on the mandate.

September 18, 2013

Calif. Lawmakers Approve Low-Emission, Alt-Fuel Truck Incentive Bills

California legislators have approved a pair of bills that would provide funding to help fleets purchase low-emission trucks and encourage the development and use of alternative-fuel trucks.

September 17, 2013

House Committee to Consider Sleep Apnea Bill

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider a bill Sept. 19 that would prevent the federal government from issuing regulatory guidance recommending that truck drivers be screened and treated for sleep apnea.

September 16, 2013