Jill DunnBusinessColorado legislators OK incentives for alt fuel trucksColorado lawmakers have approved a measure establishing tax credits incentives for alternative fuel trucks.May 6, 2014BusinessTeamsters pushing for change to Swift’s stock structure that would cut CEO’s voting powerThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants Swift Transportation shareholders to vote in favor of equalizing stockholder voting power.May 6, 2014BusinessNTSB releases timeline report of FedEx, bus crash that killed 10Federal officials have released more timeline information on the California crash between a FedEx truck and bus of high school students that left 10 dead.April 29, 2014BusinessOwner-operators to strike at LA, Savannah portsPort owner-operators in Los Angeles and Savannah, Georgia are protesting to demand employee classification instead of independent contractor status.April 28, 2014BusinessFMCSA eyes electronic records, e-signature optionThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering allowing carriers and drivers the option of using electronic records and signatures to meet regulatory requirements.April 28, 2014BusinessCalifornia mulling zero-emission technology programCalifornia legislators have scheduled an April 30 hearing on legislation to establish a zero- and near-zero emission technology program for certain vehicles and equipment.April 18, 2014BusinessState agency nominees sought for UCR boardThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking four state chief administration officers overseeing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan to serve on the plan’s board.April 17, 2014BusinessTrucking company sentenced for bribing FMCSA inspectorA Massachusetts trucking company owner has received one year’s probation and a $1,000 fine for bribing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspector.April 14, 2014BusinessNTSB investigating California truck crash that killed 10The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision in California between a FedEx truck and a charter bus of high school students that left 10 dead and at least 30 injured.April 14, 2014BusinessSenator calls for audit of FMCSA’s investigationsU.S. Senator Dick Durbin has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General to audit FMCSA’s investigative practices, to ensure carriers flagged for intervention are investigated “in a timely manner.”April 10, 2014Previous PagePage 20 of 32Next PageTop StoriesDriver coaching and scorecardingDrivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outwardTruck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.Test DrivesQuick spin: Pete's electric Model 579Recruiting & retentionTrucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most driversTechnologyTransportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last yearFeatured SponsorDownload the Heavy Duty Maintenance Checklist