All Entries in the "TRUCKERS" Category
New Book on Truck Driver’s Personal Safety
By Sandy Long Street Smarts: A Guide to a Truck Driver’s Personal Safety In trucking, truckers have always had a target on them attracting criminals of various types from robbers to hijackers to murderers; yet personal safety for truck drivers is little addressed at companies and trucking schools. It has been made easier to do [...]
When The Big Rigs Don’t Roll, Trucker’s Anthem CD Released
Dunnellon, FL, – / N2N / – The eye catching title of the CD was created after the hit song, “When the Big Rigs Don’t Roll,” which debuted in April of 2008 during the famous trucking fuel protest convoy to Washington DC. The song has since been played at many other trucking rallies nationwide and [...]
National Truck Driving Championships Winners
- / N2N / – The National Truck Driving Championships & National Step Van Driving Championships were held August 3–7, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. The following is a list of the first, second and third place winners in each category. 3–AXLE 1 Fernandez, Heladio “Lalo” – FedEx Freight – OR 2 Jensen, Jr., Kenneth – [...]
Half of L.A. – Long Beach Port Truckers Make 4 Transactions Daily
LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The latest transaction data from marine terminal operators (MTOs) at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach shows that nearly half of trucks conducted at least four transactions (pickups or deliveries of containers) per day in late July, while almost two-thirds of trucks made three or more transactions per [...]
Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Up 0.2% in June
- / N2N / – The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.2 percent in June from its May level, rising after one monthly decline, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the Freight TSI has risen 4.7 [...]
750 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Semi’s Flatbed Trailer
Tucson, Ariz. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector seized more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents Thursday. The drugs have an estimated value exceeding $1.3 million. A Nogales station Canine Team conducting checkpoint operations on Interstate 19 was alerted to a semi-truck with a flatbed [...]
Folding Intermodal Containers Use Less Storage Space
EDISON, NJ, – / N2N / – Staxxon Technologies, Inc., the developer of a vertical folding solution for empty intermodal containers, began briefing prospective customers, partners and investors on its designs using a functional prototype. By retrofitting a used 20′ dry intermodal container to support vertical folding, Staxxon is demonstrating how its vertical folding design [...]
Free Report Shows Fuel Savings Using Aluminum in Big Rigs
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – Substituting high strength, low weight aluminum for more traditional materials in Class 8 truck and trailers can eliminate 3,300 pounds from the vehicle weight, according to a new report released today by Ricardo Inc. Based on these findings, aluminum could yield annual savings of fuel and emissions in Class [...]
Free Training Video Helps Prevent Tanker Truck Rollovers
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today introduced a new training video that will help make the highways safer for cargo tank drivers and motorists alike. “Cargo tank rollovers are among the most serious types of large truck crashes, often resulting in fatalities and [...]
National Distracted Driving Summit Set for September
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21, 2010, in Washington, DC. To build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary LaHood will convene leading transportation officials, safety advocates, law enforcement, industry [...]
FedEx Announces Higher First Quarter Earnings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – / N2N / – FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) announced that it expects earnings to be in the range of $1.05 to $1.25 per diluted share for the first quarter ending August 31, up 81% to 116% from $0.58 per diluted share a year ago. The company’s previous guidance for the quarter was [...]
Driver Fatigue a Factor in 30% to 40% of Truck Crashes
- / N2N / – In the best of conditions, tractor trailers are dangerous vehicles simply due to their size and weight. The average semi can carry more than 40,000 pounds of cargo, let alone the mass of the truck, fuel and trailer. The average passenger vehicle, on the other hand, weighs only 4,000 pounds [...]
TrafficLand® Adds L.A. & Orange County to Traffic Video Network
FAIRFAX, Va. – / N2N / – TrafficLand®, the largest authorized aggregator of live traffic video in the U.S., announced today it has completed an agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). TrafficLand will install its video network equipment in the Caltrans Los Angeles and Orange [...]
