After increasing for nine consecutive months, the North American Class 8 order backlog dropped less than 1% during June. This easing was the result of a second straight month of slower order activity, as net… Read More »Truck Order Backlog Eases in June, Breaking Nine-Month Growth Streak

 Updated: 7/19/2011 8:10:00 AM By Greg Johnson, Staff Reporter This story appears in the July 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. The National Industrial Transportation League has filed a petition… Read More »NIT League Files Petition for STB Adoption of New Freight Railroad Switching Rules

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html DOT 90-11 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel.:(202) 366-9999 Obama Administration Has Stepped Up Action Against Unsafe… Read More »Obama Administration Has Stepped Up Action Against Unsafe Motorcoach, Trucking Companies

By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Operators of temperature-controlled equipment deliver premium service and should be getting premium rates from shippers, but in many cases aren’t. This is indicated in relatively low return-on-investment figures presented at… Read More »Reefer Operators Say They Deserve 'Premium Rate for Premium Services'

 Updated: 7/18/2011 11:30:00 AM Southern California’s “Carmageddonâ€� weekend finished without a hitch as work on Interstate 405 that had closed the busy freeway wrapped up early Sunday, about 17 hours ahead of schedule, the Los… Read More »I-405 Freeway Work Completed in L.A. Following 'Carmaggedon' Weekend

Guest “All That’s Trucking” blog by Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor Like many commuters that drive to work, I sometimes fantasize of a futuristic car that drives itself from my parking space at home to the… Read More »Trucks that help you drive may be just around the corner

 Updated: 7/15/2011 10:45:00 AM Factory Output Unchanged; Auto Output Drops Industrial production rose 0.2% in June as factory output held steady and utility output increased, the Federal Reserve said Friday. The measure of output from… Read More »Industrial Production Rises 0.2% in June

TravelCenters of America presented a $30,000 check to The St. Christopher Truckers Development Relief Fund. The money will be used to help truck drivers who suffer from financial hardship due to medical problems. TA, which… Read More »TA Gives $30,000 to Trucker's Development & Relief Fund

 Updated: 7/15/2011 11:00:00 AM J.B. Hunt Transport Services late Thursday reported record second-quarter earnings, as its net income jumped 26% to $65.7 million, or 53 cents per share. The trucking, logistics and intermodal company earned… Read More »J.B. Hunt Reports Record 2Q Income

Hissong Kenworth recently celebrated its 50th anniversary during its annual open house and customer appreciation day at its flagship store and corporate headquarters in Richfield, Ohio. Fifty years ago Robert “Bob” Hissong and Don Fritz… Read More »Hissong Kenworth Celebrates 50th Anniversary

 Updated: 7/15/2011 11:30:00 AM Bridge Demolition Planned for on Major Trucking Route By Suzanne Winchell, Special to Transport Topics This story appears in the June 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe… Read More »I-405 Closure This Weekend to Disrupt Traffic on Key Los Angeles Freeway

The Los Angeles region is bracing for a 53-hour shutdown of Interstate 405 in mid-July that will cut off a critical, high-traffic trucking route. City officials announced the mid-July closure more than a month ahead… Read More »I-405 Closure This Weekend to Disrupt Traffic with 'Carmageddon'