In The News

• Ferro nominated to head FMCSA

  By Jami Jones, Senior Editor, Land Line
  Posted Jun 5th 2009 3:50AM

  The head of the Maryland Motor Truck Association is the Obama administration’s pick to head the Federal Motor ...

• Factory orders rise for second time in 3 months

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:15AM

  WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories rose 0.7 percent in April, the second increase in three months and furth...

• Illinois lawmakers OK boost to idling fines, fail to end truck fee

  By Keith Goble, state legislative editor
  Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:11AM

  Two bills that truckers who drive in Illinois have been tracking for the past few months have met different fates at ...

• Driver Distraction Related to Truck Crashes

  By Diana Britton, Managing Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:06AM

  Driver distraction, from cell phone use to dispatching devices, was involved in 100 percent of commercial vehicles cr...

• Court upholds drug testing rule

  By Jill Dunn
  Posted Jun 4th 2009 4:05AM

  A federal appeals court upheld a 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation rule requiring direct observation of transpor...