Industry News

TRANSPORT TOPICS: Trucking Launches New Image Campaign

Trucking officials announced here the beginning of a new, collaborative campaign to enhance the image of the entire industry. Built around the slogan “Trucking Moves America Forward,” they said the initiative will officially be launched in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. “The goal of this movement is simple — to effectively relay the essential nature of the trucking industry to the nation’s economy and the everyday lives of all Americans,” John Conkin, president of the Allied Committee for Transportation.

THE TRUCKER: Obama Quietly Signs Bill Requiring Sleep Disorder Rule Not Guidance

President Barack Obama Tuesday quietly signed into law legislation to ensure any federal standards governing screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders would be through a rulemaking instead of guidance, which has previously been the case.

BLOOMBERG: What’s in Store for the Long Haul Trucking?

VIDEO: Primm Fox discusses markets, investing and business. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television’s “Bottom Line.”

THE TRUCKER: American Central Transport Takes First Place in Truck Safety Category

American Central Transport has taken first place in the General Commodities Truckload/Line-Haul Division/Between 20-50 Million Miles Category in American Trucking Associations national truck safety competition. The carrier received its award during ceremonies at the ATA Safety Management Council’s 2013 Safety and Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition held recently at Sparks, Nevada.

GPS WORLD: “XRS Teams with Samsung, Verizon on Trucking Fleet Package”

XRS Corporation, a mobile trucking intelligence company, has announced that Verizon is the official wireless provider for its new collaboration with Samsung Telecommunications America. The new product — NXT — creates what XRS says is the first integrated mobile device and software package designed specifically for the trucking industry.

KCRG-TV9: Truck Driver Shortage Has Companies Offering Incentives, Schools Fighting Stereotypes

At Kirkwood Community College, trucking experts said retiring baby boomers and new trucking safety regulations in 2010, called CSA, have shrunk the driver pool. It’s created a void that isn’t being filled by young people. “It’s hard to fill those positions that are now gone. The younger generation doesn’t find it very appealing,” said Kirkwood’s Transportation Supervisor Freddie Jones.