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President Obama signed a three-month bill into law that extends program authority through October 29 and will keep the highway fund solvent until mid-December. Congress passed the bill one day before the deadline for a cutoff of funds. The Senate approved the short-term bill by vote of 91 to 4. The House passed the same […]

Thomas Glaser was named new chief executive officer and president of USA Truck by the board of directors. Former CEO and director John M. Simone resigned on July 9 to focus on his health after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Glaser, a USA Truck director, served as interim chief operating officer since April, when Simone

While the House and Senate agreed on a three-month bill with one day to spare, the Senate passed a longer term bill that will fund the highway fund for three-years and make changes to highway, transit, railroad and auto safety programs. Among the changes in the legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Deb Fisher (R-Neb.) is

After protests from Arkansas commuters and elected officials, Tennessee Dept. of Transportation cancelled plans for a project on an Interstate 55 interchange in Memphis that would have closed the I-55 Mississippi River bridge for months. Instead, they will conduct more-detailed assessments of the economic and community effects of doing the project at the I-55/E.H. Crump

J.B. Hunt released a white paper directed at shippers and receivers on the full extent of the wasted time drivers spend as a result of inefficient shipping and receiving practices. The paper cites a BB&T study that says out of the 11 daily driving hours, or 660 minutes, allowed by the FMCSA’s Hours of Service

David O’Neal has been named the director of safety services of the Arkansas Trucking Association after the Arkansas Highway Commission awarded the association with funds from the Arkansas Commerical Truck Safety and Education Program (ACTSEP) to promote safety on Arkansas roadways. O’Neal will serve as a liaison with the FMCSA, Arkansas Highway Police, OSHA and

American Trucking Associations announced the promotion of Boyd Stephenson to the position of vice president of supply chain security and operations. “Boyd has demonstrated tremendous knowledge about important security and related issues involving the trucking industry, so I’m pleased to be able to announce his promotion to this expanded role,” said ATA Executive Vice President

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has launched the 2015 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue. “In complex times

Maverick USA, Inc. announced the acquisition of Flanary and Sons Trucking, Inc. (FAST), based in Church Hill, Tenn. Through the purchase, Maverick acquired substantially all of the assets of FAST, including approximately 75 tractors and 175 trailers. FAST, founded in 1984 by Curtis Flanary, is privately held and family owned. The company services the architectural

Samsung released a video showcasing its new “Safety Truck” technology, which links various onboard vehicle cameras and turns the back of a semi-trailer into a large, heads-up display screen. The Safety Truck has a wireless camera attached to the front, connected to a video wall made out of four exterior monitors located on the back