LNG offers options for truckers pressed by fuel costs
Posted on 03/13/2012 by Admin
Truckers across the country have been feeling the squeeze of rising fuel costs over the past few months, with oil prices seemingly moving up higher every day.
Trucking costs heading up along with fuel prices
Posted on 03/13/2012 by Admin
Fuel prices continue to rise around the country, pushing up costs for every sector, but the trucking industry is at least starting to get some much needed attention from legislators.
Teamsters battling FMCSA over Mexican trucker program one more time
Posted on 03/12/2012 by Admin
Two weeks after the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration kicked off a campaign to increase participation in a pilot program that would ease cross-border trips for Mexican carriers, the Teamsters Union has come back against the program once again.
Transportation bill takes a big step forward
Posted on 03/08/2012 by Admin
After weeks of wrangling over every detail of the proposal, along with a few other things just for kicks, the Senate has finally made some progress on the new transportation bill.
Two trucking companies honored for safety
Posted on 03/07/2012 by Admin
Following driver compliance and CSA standards is essential to ensure trucking safety, and such factors were likely accounted for when the grand prize winners were announced at the recent National Fleet Safety Awards.
Safety groups attack HOS rules for entirely different reasons
Posted on 03/06/2012 by Admin
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has already received some flak over its new Hours of Service rules from the trucking industry, but it looks like the agency is bound to take fire from all sides on the issue.
Lee TranServices Announces New Sales Team
Posted on 03/06/2012 by Admin
LEE TRANSERVICES ANNOUNCES NEW SALES TEAM
February 2, 2012 (Lufkin, Texas) – Lee TranServices, the leading company in providing comprehensive and substantial compliance and risk management support for trucking companies, recently announced the addition of two new sales team members to the Lee Trans staff to accommodate the significant growth the company has seen during the past two years.
Audra Detjen joins Lee TranServices as regional sales manager. She is a 2000 graduate of the University of Kentucky and currently holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with a specialization in organizational and interpersonal communications. During college, Detjen interned for Ashland Inc. and Senator Jim Bunning. She also has a diverse background in sales working for Safety-Kleen and The Parking Spot. Detjen will be in charge of new business development on the East Coast.
Also joining Lee TranServices as regional sales manager is Julie Harper. Harper, who has eight years of diverse sales and marketing experience, will be in charge of new business development in Texas and the West Coast. Prior to coming to Lee TranServices, Harper served as a community relations specialist for a dental company in Atlanta, GA. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from West Texas A&M University.
Celadon taking heat for hiring practices
Posted on 03/05/2012 by Admin
Sometimes even a company’s best efforts to keep up with DOT compliance guidelines just is not enough.
New Jersey looking to turn independent truckers into employees
Posted on 03/02/2012 by Admin
The New Jersey state legislature has introduced two bills, one in each house, that would reclassify many truckers as employees rather than independent contractors.
DOT asks automakers to help avoid distractions
Posted on 03/01/2012 by Admin
Preventing accidents in the trucking industry is largely the responsibility of drivers and carriers themselves, but the Department of Transportation is hoping that auto manufacturers could play a part as well.
