Trucking Industry News

After completing a study on future transportation fuels, leaders from the National Petroleum Council will provide an overview of their findings during a public presentation.

The Mid-West Truckers Association will hold its second annual Mid-West Truck and Trailer Show on February 1-2, 2013, in Peoria, Illinois.

The Truckload Carriers Association recently released four webinars for fleet managers who want to learn about the best ways to recruit and hire military personnel with commercial drivers licenses.

After Alyssa Van Meter, a truck driver working for OÂ’Hare Towing, was murdered in her home, drivers in the area came together to honor her memory.

New York State Thruway Authority officials recently announced that they have discarded a controversial plan to impose a 45 percent toll increase on commercial vehicles with more than three axles.

The Diesel Technology Forum recently added the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) as the newest member of the allied group that produces and distributes renewable biodiesel fuel in the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partnered with PepsiCo and Transplace to sponsor a fuel efficiency initiatives survey.

With the number of open truck driving jobs in the United States, industry officials are looking for new ways to make the profession seem more desirable for job seekers.

Since 1996, members of the trucking industry have been grappling with a shortage of truck parking spaces along many of the most popular freight corridors in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently gave $15 million to the City of Chicago to create an incentive program that may convince trucking companies to convert their fleets from diesel gas to electric power.