Arkansas Trucking Association

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House to require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to remove from public view the carrier rankings and scores produced in the agency’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program from public view.

Truck Stop Health Care, a physician team that aims to bring health services to truckers where they work, is planning to make DOT physicals for CDL drivers available at truckstops across the U.S.

CDL drivers are required to have a DOT physical every two years, and allowing them to be examined at truckstops is more convenient and will save drivers time, says Truck Stop Health Care.

The Dept. of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of content to consider an increase in the minimum insurance requirement for motor carriers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) also is considering extending financial responsibility requirements to private motor carriers.

A $22 million trucking project begins with a $1.2 million grant for the city of Hope, one of seven cities to receive grants from the Economic Development Administration. The development was planned by executives of Fikes Truck Line.

American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves took part in the “Ice Bucket Challenge,” a campaign to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for the nerve disease ALS.

Arkansas sent nine drivers representing five different carriers to compete at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Pittsburgh, Aug. 12-16.

Katie Thomason has been named the corporate services coordinator of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Thomason has worked with the association since May 2013 as the Executive Assistant.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, launched the 2014 Top Industry Issues Survey. 

Maverick recently hosted the opening of their newly expanded training center with more than 13,000 additional square feet. The $4 million center now has multiple adjustable classrooms and five new training bays, enough to train 210 drivers at any time.

Results of a study ordered by the Arkansas Highway Commission show tolls could pay for extra lanes on Interstate 40 between North Little Rock and West Memphis.

Navistar is launching “Diamond Renewed,” a new used truck refurbishment program, for International units equipped with the company’s MaxxForce exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engines that are 2010 model or newer.

Top trucking safety administrator Anne Ferro stepped down Aug. 25 from her post as chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) after five years in the position.