Drivers with sleep apnea have a five times greater risk of a severe crash when they do not adhere to a mandated treatment program, according to a study co-authored by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. In a group of 1,000 truck drivers working for a year, the drivers with obstructive sleep apnea who refused treatment […]
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The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has received bids on the state’s first “virtual weigh station,” an unmanned set of computerized scales and cameras to collect and send a truck’s information to nearby patrol officers. If approved, construction on the weigh station could begin early next year on U.S. 64 near Alma. The money comes
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The Arkansas Trucking Association with Arkansas Road Team developed a safety-focused video as part of the Arkansas Share the Road program, a highway safety campaign to educate all highway users. According to the FMCSA, the more educated drivers are about how to share the road safely, the fewer injuries and fatalities will be caused by crashes
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Curtis Cummings, advisor for maintenance support at FedEx Freight in Harrison, Ark. received the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council’s highest honor — the Silver Spark Plug —at the 2016 TMC Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition on March 1. Cummings was honored alongside four other safety professionals from around the country. “Each year,
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New TV Ad Spreads Positive Message about Trucking and Truck Drivers The Arkansas Trucking Association launched an ad campaign this week that aims to tell the story of trucking in Arkansas—the story of over 80,000 Arkansans employed in the industry, of which 38,000 are drivers. The commercial began airing Feb. 15 on television networks across
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The Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA) applauds Governor Asa Hutchinson and his announcement to secure much needed additional funding to meet the state’s infrastructure needs. The trucking industry has a vested interest in the maintenance, safety and capacity of Arkansas’ highways. Yesterday Governor Hutchinson announced a plan to increase highway funding by $750 million over the
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the findings of its 2015 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. This annual research documents and analyzes trucking costs from 2008 through 2014 providing motor carriers with a high level benchmarking tool, and government agencies with a baseline for future transportation infrastructure improvement analyses. The
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The Department of Transportation published a final rule on driver coercion that will fine carriers, brokers, shippers and others for pressuring truck drivers to operate outside of federal safety regulations. The rule goes into effect Jan. 29 and enacts fines up to $16,000 for any carrier, broker, shipper, receiver or anyone else in the supply
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Walmart applied to for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon in using drones to fill and deliver online orders. The world’s largest retailer by revenue has been conducting indoor tests of small unmanned aircraft systems – the term regulators
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Werner Enterprises President and Chief Operating Officer Derek J. Leathers has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Leathers has worked in the transportation and logistics industry for more than 20 years. Throughout his tenure at Werner, he has held integral roles in many facets of the organization. “We
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