CCJ Innovators profiles carriers and fleets that have found innovative ways to overcome trucking’s challenges. If you know a carrier that has displayed innovation, contact CCJ Chief Editor Jason ...
There's much work ahead if the idea of automating pre-trip inspections of trailers is to become reality. That was the feeling during a session on the subject at the fall meeting of the Technology & ...
This story appears in the March 13 print edition of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to Transport Topics. Regular tractor and trailer washes are helping fleets stave off problems during ...
Of all of the regulations DOT is considering revising under the regulatory review, the no-defect report rule will save small businesses the most money, Trottenberg said. For additional coverage, see ...
Goodyear CTSC Truck Care Centers are offering free Department of Transportation (DOT) inspections to help keep fleets on the road, delivering essential products during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Since January 27 of 1998, rear underride guards (aka “ICC bumpers”) on most types of semitrailers have been designed and built to absorb the force of a car slamming into it. They are properly called ...
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigation at Meeder Equipment Company Inc./Ransome Manufacturing in Fresno, California, found that 186 DOT-specification cargo tank motor vehicles had ...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing to require rear impact guards on the back of trailers. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published in the Federal Register Dec.