UPDATED: 9/30/2011 10:05:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area rose in September, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday. The group’s business barometer increased… Read More »Chicago Manufacturing Activity Rises
Inland Truck Parts will open a new location in Evansville, Wyo., Oct. 17, providing truck parts and remanufacturing services. It will be managed by area residents Marshal Smouse and Greg Woodin, who between them have… Read More »Inland Truck Parts to Open Store Near Casper, Wyoming
UPDATED: 9/30/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Navistar International Corp. said it plans to sign a lease agreement that would give the company a third plant in Alabama.… Read More »Navistar to Open Third Plant in Alabama
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 31-11 Friday, September 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Over $5 Million in Grants to Kansas to Improve Truck and Bus Safety
A new report finds that even with the development of alternative fuels, diesel is still a major driving factor in the U.S. economy and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. “Diesel Powers… Read More »New Economic Report Finds Diesel Industry Provides $480 Billion In Value, 1.25 Million Jobs
UPDATED: 9/29/2011 11:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson said Tuesday it has acquired produce provider Timco Worldwide. Terms were not disclosed. Timco provides retail and… Read More »C.H. Robinson Acquires Produce Company
Accuride Corp. has sold its subsidiary Fabco Automotive Corp. to Fabco Holdings, a new company formed and capitalized by Wynnchurch Capital in partnership with Stone River Capital Partners. Located in Livermore, Calif., Fabco produces a… Read More »Accuride Selling Fabco Automotive Subsidiary
UPDATED: 9/28/2011 11:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Oil fell more than $1 Wednesday to near $83 a barrel following a Department of Energy report that showed supplies rose… Read More »Oil Falls to Near $83 a Barrel Following Supply Report
By Elisa Durand, ARI For fleet managers, the challenge of managing profitability with sustainability can be a high-wire act. The demand to go green and cut costs is more intense than ever. Fleet managers across… Read More »Three Steps to Fleet Sustainability
UPDATED: 9/27/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and three other congressmen have sent a letter to… Read More »Mica Letter Cites 'Concern' on Proposed Hours-of-Service Rule Changes
“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Federal and state inspectors are not finding a lot of “roadability” problems with container chassis, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s chief safety officer, Jack… Read More »'Roadability' defects found in 17% of intermodal chassis inspected
UPDATED: 9/26/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Rules in Favor of ATA’s Position Tweet Print This Port of Los Angeles A federal appeals court Monday rejected a plan by the Port… Read More »Appeals Court Rejects L.A. Port's Ban on Independent Truckers