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ATA commends DOT,
LaHood for focus
on driver distraction

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) commends the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for taking action to highlight the dangers of driving distracted, including distractions from writing, sending, or reading text messages while driving....

Meritor WABCO air disc brakes
can meet stopping-distance regs

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has announced that its current lineup of air disc brakes is capable of supporting North American truck operators to meet and exceed the newly released US federal government-mandated...

ArvinMeritor hybrid Class 8
truck gains greater notice

ArvinMeritor In recently hosted President Obama’s White House energy advisor, Carol Browner, at its Troy MI headquarters to discuss the company’s dual-mode hybrid Class 8...

Bendix hails NHTSA’s
stopping-distance ruling

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC applauds the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) final rule requiring a 30% reduction in stopping distance for heavy trucks...

ATA applauds bill offering
incentives to reduce idling

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds Reps Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Kay Granger (R-TX) for their sponsorship of HR 3383...

Oregon launches B2
biodiesel requirement

Oregon’s 2% biodiesel (B2) requirement has gone into effect as of August 5, making it the third state supporting increased reliance on the cleaner-burning, domestically produced fuel....

Kenworth leads the field
in customer satisfaction
for Class 8 truck owners

Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among Class 8 truck owners in the Over the Road, Pickup and Delivery (P&D), and Dealer Service segments, according to the J D Power and Associates 2009 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study....

Motorists rank distracted
driving as biggest threat

Thirty-five percent of drivers said they feel less safe than they did five years ago, according to the second-annual 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Overall, most American motorists report that they feel no safer now than they did five years ago....

Q3 Fleet Sentiment Report
Buying Index remains flat

The Q3 2009 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose just 1% from the adjusted Q2 2009 index to a reading of 89.0....

In search of truckers
behaving heroically
along American roads

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company continues to honor deserving truck drivers with its recognition program for those who perform good deeds along the highways of North America....

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