Updated: 6/17/2011 9:00:00 AM Descartes Systems Group, a supplier of logistics technology, has acquired Telargo Inc. for about C$9.6 million in cash. The target is a privately held Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of software that… Read More »Descartes Systems Buys Telargo for C$9.6 Million
North American Class 8 net orders, while below April’s overheated intake, were still 77 percent about the same month last year, continuing to fuel growth in the industry backlog. Orders for heavy-duty trucks returned to… Read More »Heavy Duty Order Backlog Continues to Grow
Updated: 6/17/2011 9:30:00 AM An investor announced plans this week to take control of Express-1 Expedited Solutions, in order to expand the brokerage and forwarding business. Bradley Jacobs, an investor who previously backed waste… Read More »Express-1 Gets $150 Million Buyout Offer
The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has revised its standards for entry-level drivers and driver training courses. Revisions include ease of use, updated terminology, more flexible standards, and inclusion of advancements in technology. The changes… Read More »PTDI Revises Training Standards
Updated: 6/17/2011 10:30:00 AM Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The preliminary index for June declined to a reading of 71.8, from 74.3 in… Read More »Consumer Confidence Falls in June
“Engine Smarts” by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we’ve discovered another opposed-piston engine, from Achates Power in San Diego. The EcoMotors engine is… Read More »Another company developing fuel-efficient, opposed-piston engine
Updated: 6/17/2011 10:45:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rebounded in May, climbing 0.8% after dropping for the first time in almost a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday. The drop follows… Read More »Leading Indicators Rebound in May
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 22-11 Friday, June 17, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 366-9999 FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee… Read More »FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Members
Updated: 6/15/2011 12:00:00 PM This story appears in the June 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Container lessors spent $4 billion during 2010 to renew the box fleet and are… Read More »International Container Group Forecasts Growth for Two Years
Working under a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission, Michigan State Police motor carrier officers will work specialized truck enforcement team operations until September 30. During these STET operations, motor carrier officers will conduct… Read More »Michigan Upping Truck Enforcement Through End of September
Updated: 6/14/2011 10:45:00 AM Diesel Increase is First in Six Weeks Diesel’s national average rose 1.4 cents to $3.954 a gallon, its first increase in six weeks, while gasoline dropped 6.8 cents to $3.713, the Department… Read More »Diesel Rises 1.4¢ to $3.954; Gas Drops 6.8¢
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 20-11 Saturday, June 11, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 360-2935 or (202) 366-0456 Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers… Read More »Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers in Cargo Compartment Ordered to Cease All Operations Immediately