ATA Files Issue Statement with Court in HOS Challenge
ARLINGTON, Va., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, American Trucking Associations identified four areas where the Obama administration's recent hours-of-service rule falls short of legal standards for regulatory changes. (Logo: ) In a Statement of Issues filed with the Court, ATA contends that several aspects of the rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are "arbitrary and capricious" and should be overturned. Specifically, ATA questioned changes to the restart provision requiring that it include two consecutive periods between 1 a.m.

National Sleep Foundation Annual Poll Explores Transportation Workers' Sleep
Sleepy Pilots, Train Operators and Drivers WASHINGTON, March 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The people we trust to take us or our loved ones from place to place struggle with sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2012 Sleep in America® poll.

NTEA Work Truck Show 2012 Preps to Break Records in Indianapolis
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Work Truck Show® 2012 is shaping up to be the biggest work truck event in history when it returns to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis next week.

Navistar and Women In Trucking Award the Trucking Industry's "2012 Influential Woman in Trucking"
KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar, Inc. and the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) presented the second annual "Influential Woman in Trucking" award to Joyce Brenny, Owner, Brenny Transportation, Inc.

New 2013 Ram 1500 - Best-in-class Fuel Efficiency, New Technology and New Features Without Sacrificing Capability
NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Best-in-class fuel economy: New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine (Ward's Automotive 10 Best Engines) features 42 percent more horsepower, 13 percent more torque and at least 20 percent better fuel economy when compared to the previous 3.7-liter V-6 powertrain 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 with Fuel Saver Technology and variable-valve timing provides 395 horsepower, 407 lb.-ft.

Vrdolyak Law Group Recovers $2.9 Million for Former Truck Driver in Work Injury Case
CHICAGO, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A 52-year-old former truck driver from Illinois has been awarded $2.9 million in a settlement reached with a nation-wide corporation. In 2003, the victim suffered a severe leg injury while unloading products from his company's truck at a customer's distribution location.

Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide
NEW YORK, March 21, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide Light trucks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Light trucks industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries.