Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics announced plans to hire about 3,500 associates within its North American operations throughout 2012. Penske says its promising hiring outlook stems from the increasing demand for its services as the transportation sector continues to recover.
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Kenworth Truck Co. customers can now choose between two separate products that aid in complying with the new hand-held cell phone ban in commercial vehicles. Continue Reading

A quarterly survey of fleets conducted by Transport Capital Partners (TCP) indicates that rising health care costs are increasing fiscal pressure on their bottom lines as well as complicating efforts to recruit drivers and independent contractors. Continue Reading

The Women In Trucking association has created a blog in an effort to connect with its nearly 1,800 members. Continue Reading

The for-hire trucking industry added 5,100 new payroll employees in December — the most in one month since March, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Jan. 6, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The gain comes on top of small upward adjustments for October and November. Continue Reading

Concerned for its global customers and truck operators, Shell Chemicals has developed a technology designed to prevent tanker rollovers. The device, the “rollover warning device (RWD),” is available for order now around the world, the company said, following testing in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Continue Reading

The for-hire trucking industry added 3,600 new payroll employees in November, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Dec. 2, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS, however, revised downward its preliminary figures for October by 600 jobs. Continue Reading

Harvard researchers have suggested a simple 10-minute screening tool to help identify drivers who may suffer from obstructive sleep apnea. The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine published the results of a Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health that may hold promise for screening drivers as they renew their licenses. The psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) is administered Continue Reading

The anxieties caused by the FMCSA’s new Compliance Safety Accountability performance measurement tool may point at a more fundamental issue, meaning more training and education about the program and what it means may be needed. A recently released report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that nearly two-thirds of the 4,500 drivers surveyed expressed concern about losing their jobs as a Continue Reading

According to a new report, fleets say they’re already feeling the pinch of a driver shortage. The Q3 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report from CK Commercial Vehicle Research found that 40 percent of fleets are currently affected by a shortage of drivers and another 25 percent say they believe that shortage will limit their company’s future growth. Those fleets with immediate needs for drivers say they aren’t adding capacity as a result, and some Continue Reading