Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 22,915 in December, a 7 percent increase over a strong November, according to ACT Research Co. ACT also reported that December factory shipments were up 12 percent from… Read More »Trailer Orders Continue to Climb
Updated: 1/24/2011 2:00:00 PM Qualcomm Inc. said it has released its CSA Safety Performance Service to help carriers manage performance related to the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability regulations’ new safety-measurement system. The software correlates hours-of-service… Read More »Qualcomm Releases CSA Software
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. The latest improvement put the index at its highest level since… Read More »ATA Tonnage Index Jumps 2.2 Percent
Updated: 1/24/2011 4:40:00 PM CSX Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 42% on higher shipments from auto manufacturers and other industrial shippers. Net income was $430 million, or $1.14 per share, up from $303… Read More »CSX's 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Jump on Higher Volume
Onboard electronic recorders to track driver logs are among the technology and techniques that could be used for an Alternative Compliance program. By Truckinginfo.com Staff A trucking industry research group has put together a concept… Read More »ATRI Suggests Alternative Approach to Safety Compliance
Updated: 1/24/2011 10:00:00 AM Union Still Plans Canadian Pacific Strike Feb. 8. Canadian National Railway Co. reached a contract deal with the Canadian Auto Workers union Monday and the union dropped its threat to strike… Read More »Canadian Rail Workers Drop CN Strike Threat
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor American Trucking Associations is gearing up a multi-front campaign to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to change the hours of service rules. Last week ATA President… Read More »ATA Mounts Assault on HOS Proposal
At an event marking the one-year anniversary of FocusDriven, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for victims of distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to putting an end to… Read More »LaHood Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Distracted Driving
If the recession had you thinking congestion was getting better, think again. (Photo courtesy Michelin.) After two years of slight declines in overall traffic congestion – attributable to the economic downturn and high fuel prices… Read More »Economic Recovery Bringing Renewed Congestion Growth
Updated: 1/10/2011 3:00:00 PM TravelCenters of America said that it will install diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at fuel islands of 50 of its truck stops during 2011. DEF is the fluid composed of urea and… Read More »DEF Dispensers to Be Installed at 50 TravelCenters Truck Stops
ABF Freight System is taking its challenge to competitor YRC’s deal with the Teamsters union to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In November, ABF Freight System filed suit against rival YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters… Read More »ABF Appeals YRC-Teamsters Decision
Updated: 1/11/2011 8:00:00 AM By Aryn PittawayStep-Van Driver FedEx Express This Opinion piece appears in the Jan. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. I have been a courier for FedEx… Read More »Opinion: Enlarging the 'Circle of Safety'