The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 7.2% in February to 144, a record high. This follows a 0.3% dip in January (revised from an originally reported 1.4% decline). The index in February is up 8.6% compared to February 2015..... 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is holding two public listening sessions in order to solicit information from transportation industry stakeholders on the potential benefits and feasibility of voluntary compliance in promoting safety beyond FMCSA standard regulations – Section 5222 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation – FAST Act..... 

Volvo Trucks North America has issued a safety recall for vehicles equipped with a greaseable two-piece steering shaft manufactured by Willi Elbe, and the company is directing owners of the vehicles to take them out of service. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), issuing its own Urgent Inspection Bulletin, calls this a “critical safety defect that could severely affect the safe operation of these vehicles due to a faulty two-piece steering shaft....