The new Commercial Truck TPMS System with Hook Go features will measure and record tire pressures and internal temperatures. This system is installed inside the wheel/tire cavity in the drop center of the wheel. This… Read More »Esco Enters Commercial TPMS Market
UPDATED: 12/12/2011 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Protesters from the Occupy movement marched on West Coast ports including in Oakland and Long Beach, Calif., Monday, in an effort… Read More »Protesters March on West Coast Ports
Preliminary 2010 fatality and injury data shows that highway deaths fell to 32,885 for the year, the lowest level since 1949. The data also revealed that truck-related fatalities increased by nearly nine percent to 3,675.… Read More »Highway Fatalities Drop, Truck-related Deaths Rise
UPDATED: 12/8/2011 12:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This U.S. highway deaths fell to the lowest level in 2010 since 1949, but truck-related fatalities rose for the first time since… Read More »Highway Fatalities Fall to Record Low; Truck-Related Deaths Rise
By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Don’t expect trailer-on-flatcar to go away anytime soon, but expect it to increasingly be via 53-foot trailers. In FTR’s “State of Freight” webinar Thursday, senior consultant Larry Gross noted… Read More »TOFC still going strong
UPDATED: 12/9/2011 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 1.6% in October, shrinking to its lowest level of the year, the Commerce Department said… Read More »U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in October
The trucking industry helps honor the nation’s fallen heroes. All That’s Trucking Blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Tomorrow, Dec. 10, is Wreaths Across America Day, and the trucking industry is an integral part… Read More »Wreaths Across America
UPDATED: 12/9/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The Senate Commerce Committee has set Dec. 14 to hear three bills introduced this week as part of the two-year transportation… Read More »Senate Panel to Hear Transportation Bills
Jost International has introduced two new lightweight landing gear products designed to reduce trailer weight without compromising strength. Each is built with the standard Jost internal gearbox, which protects the gearing from abuse and moisture… Read More »Two New Landing Gear Products from Jost
UPDATED: 12/8/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This C.H. Robinson Worldwide announced late Thursday that its board has declared an increase to its regular quarterly cash dividend. The logistics company… Read More »C.H. Robinson Boosts Quarterly Dividend
By TruckingInfo Staff The Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee this week wrapped up work on recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on technical details of the pending electronic onboard recorder requirement. Details of… Read More »Advisory Committee Wraps Up Work on EOBR Recommendations
UPDATED: 12/7/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Investor Carl Icahn told CNBC that a potential merger between Navistar International Corp. and Oshkosh Corp. would “be a good mergerâ€�… Read More »Icahn Sees Positives in Potential Navistar-Oshkosh Merger