In The News

• Eyes on the road: senators detail text-message bill

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Aug 3rd 2009 4:14AM

  U.S. senators seeking to ban text messaging and e-mailing while driving say their bill would apply to personal vehicle...

• Gainey income questioned

  By Land Line
  Posted Aug 3rd 2009 4:11AM

  The head of Gainey Transportation Services in Grand Rapids, MI, collected millions in salary and dividends as his com...

• Congress eyes trucking technology

  By Jill Dunn - eTrucker.com
  Posted Aug 3rd 2009 4:07AM

  Trucking groups have praised legislation that would allow a maximum tax credit of $3,000 for buying idling reduction ...

• Two-Year Lead Time for New Brake Standard

  By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jul 31st 2009 5:31AM

  Truck manufacturers have two years to prepare for tough new braking standards on air-braked heavy-duty tractors. St...

• Stimulus funds bypassing unsafe bridges

  By Brett J. Blackledge and Matt Apuzzo - The Associated Press
  Posted Jul 31st 2009 5:26AM

  WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for ...