Updated: 6/30/2011 8:45:00 AM Initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 428,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had called for a rate of 420,000, Bloomberg reported. The four-week moving average, a less… Read More »Initial jobless claims down 1,000
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 25-11 Thursday, June 30, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Orders Pennsylvania Bus Company to Immediately… Read More »FMCSA Orders Pennsylvania Bus Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Unacceptable Safety Violations
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 12.1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to… Read More » April 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.1% from April 2010
Updated: 6/29/2011 8:00:00 AM By Dick HyattPresident Decisiv Inc. This Opinion piece appears in the June 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Social media are transforming the way America does… Read More »Opinion: Why Trucking Should Adopt Social Media
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 23-11 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 366-9999 FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to… Read More »FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to Improve Truck and Bus Safety
Total U.S. trailer net orders fell 9% during May, the second consecutive monthly decline for the industry, accord to ACT Research. Despite that decline, commercial trailer backlogs continued to grow, ending the month at 102,500… Read More »Trailer Orders Fall for Second Month, but Backlogs Continue Growing
Updated: 6/28/2011 8:15:00 AM Fuels Drop as Crude Hits Four-Month Low Under $91 a Barrel Diesel fell for the eighth week in the past ten, declining 6.2 cents to $3.888 a gallon, the Department of… Read More »Diesel Falls 6.2¢ to $3.888 for Eighth Drop in 10 Weeks; Gas Declines 7.8¢ to $3.574
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –… Read More »FMCSA Extends the Public Comment Period for its Notice Concerning the Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief We’ve seen a lot of interest in electric trucks this past year or two, especially package vans — the Transit Connect Electric, Internationals’ e-Star, the… Read More »And you thought electric trucks were a recent invention….
Updated: 6/27/2011 8:40:00 AM Bridge Demolition Planned for Mid-Month 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… Read More »I-405 Widening to Close Key L.A. Freeway for July Weekend
Ryder System delivered five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder’s first customer for natural gas commercial vehicles made available through Ryder’s agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments in Southern California. The $38.7… Read More »Dean Foods Expands Southern California Fleet with Five Ryder Natural Gas Trucks
Updated: 6/24/2011 8:50:00 AM The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved two stretches of state highway for use by wider truck trailers. Portions of state Routes 641 and 2003 in Cumberland County are now open… Read More »Pennsylvania Increases Trailer Width Limit on Two Roads