Canada’s Environment Minister released a consultation paper on the development of proposed regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. Canada and the United States are taking a common North American approach,… Read More »Canada Working to Address Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles

 Updated: 8/12/2011 3:00:00 PM Express-1 Expedited Solutions, a provider of brokerage and forwarding services, said it has scheduled a Sept. 1 shareholders’ meeting to approve a takeover by Jacobs Private Equity, a firm controlled by… Read More »Express-1 To Be Acquired By Equity Firm

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close Interstate 57 for an expected three days next week. On Tuesday, August 16, Interstate 57 at Mile Marker 1 north- and south-bound will be closed to all traffic,… Read More »Illinois DOT Warns of Three-Day I-57 Closure

 Updated: 8/12/2011 12:00:00 PM Retail sales climbed 0.5% in July, the largest gain in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase followed a revised 0.3% gain in June that was larger than originally… Read More »Retail Sales Rise 0.5% in July

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 2.6% in June from May, after two monthly declines, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index. BTS, a part of… Read More »DOT Freight Index: Shipments Up 2.6% May to June

 Updated: 8/11/2011 9:30:00 AM The U.S. trade deficit rose 4.4% in June to $53.1 billion as exports fell by the most in two-and-a-half years, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The gap rose from a revised… Read More »Trade Deficit Expands to $53.1 Billion

Dan Clark, president and general manager of GE Capital, Transportation Finance. By Dan Clark, president and general manager of GE Capital, Transportation Finance Trucking companies are ready to move beyond merely surviving. They’re ready to… Read More »How to Secure Commercial Financing: 10 Tips for Smart Borrowers

 Updated: 8/10/2011 10:05:00 AM Wholesale inventories rose 0.6% in June, the slowest rate in seven months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Wholesale sales also rose 0.6%, Commerce said. The inventories gain, which followed a 1.7%… Read More »Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.6% in June

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 27-11 Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.: (202) 366-9999 U.S. Department of Transportation Reinforces Commitment to… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Reinforces Commitment to No New Regulations for America's Agricultural Community

More than 400 top professional truck drivers from all across the U.S. are competing this week in the 2011 National Truck Driving Championships, August 9-13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The… Read More »Truck Drivers Competing for National Championship

 Updated: 8/9/2011 10:15:00 AM The Teamsters union said it has ratified a national agreement covering about 4,500 U.S. automobile-hauling workers. The union ratified the National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement, which it said addresses members’ “top… Read More »Teamsters Ratify National Carhaul Agreement

By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor This month in Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, I explained how carriers can comply with forthcoming hands-free-only regulations on mobile devices. In short, the options out there are both varied and… Read More »A Hands-Free Mindset