Earlier this year, President Obama called for a government-wide review of regulations in order to identify those that needed to be changed or removed because they were unnecessary, out-of-date, excessively burdensome or overly costly. The… Read More »DOT Simplifies Stop Sign Regs
5/11/2012 9:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This XPO Logistics reported a first-quarter loss and announced its first acquisition, saying it will buy brokerage firm Continental Freight Services for $3.4… Read More »XPO Logistics Reports 1Q Loss, Buys Brokerage Firm
The American Transportation Research Institute has produced a database of locations with the highest frequency of large truck rollovers using more than 50,000 crash records from a nine-year period (from 2001-2009). The database, part of… Read More »New Research Identifies Large Truck Rollover Locations
5/11/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Consumer confidence rose to a four-year high this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The… Read More »Consumer Confidence Climbs to Four-Year High
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html <!–FMCSA 11-12–> Friday, May 11, 2012 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Unveils Bus Safety Consumer Checklist… Read More »FMCSA Unveils Bus Safety Consumer Checklist in Five Asian-Pacific Islander Languages
Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor An ambitious and dedicated French Canadian fleet owner has taken a detour with a miniature tractor-trailer that is making the rounds on YouTube. He’s Jacques Auger, who… Read More »Little rig belies owner's big heart toward children
5/11/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The American Transportation Research Institute last week released findings from the first phase of its three-part research effort aimed at mitigating large… Read More »ATRI Studies Large Truck Rollover Locations
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html <!–FMCSA 10-12–> Friday, May 11, 2012 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Unveils Multilingual Bus Safety Consumer… Read More »FMCSA Unveils Multilingual Bus Safety Consumer Checklist That Enables Foreign-Speaking Travelers to Select Safe Bus Companies
By David Beaudry, Contributor With recent reports showing that the nation’s transportation costs were up 10% over the previous year, it’s no wonder U.S. businesses continue to look for every avenue of cost-savings possible. And… Read More »Logistics Consulting: Convert Inefficiencies to Bottom Line Savings
5/10/2012 4:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This XPO Logistics announced its first acquisition, saying it will buy brokerage firm Continental Freight Services for $3.4 million. Buchanan, Mich.-based XPO also… Read More »XPO Logistics Reports 1Q Loss; Buys Brokerage Firm
The freight market continued to grow in April at the slow pace we have experienced for most of the recovery, with North American freight volumes rising 1.9% from March to April, according to the Cass… Read More »Freight Volumes Show Slow But Continued Growth
5/9/2012 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Larry Smith/Trans Pixs Diesel fuel will average $4.06 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering a previous forecast. DOE also… Read More »DOE Lowers Price Forecasts for Diesel, Gasoline, Crude Oil