Crude oil pipes at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s Bryan Mound site near Freeport, Texas. By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor Crude oil tumbled on futures markets Thursday after the International Energy Agency announced it would release… Read More »International Energy Agency Taps Emergency Oil Reserves, Crude Tumbles

 Updated: 6/24/2011 9:15:00 AM Durable goods orders rose 1.9% in May, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase followed a 2.7% slump in April that was less than the 3.6% drop originally reported. The May… Read More »Durable Goods Orders Rise 1.9% in May

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –… Read More »Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; Renewal of American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Exemption from the 14-Hour Rule during Independence Day Celebrations

Pete Selleck Pete Selleck will succeed the retiring Richard Wilkerson as chairman and president of Michelin North America. Currently president of Michelin Truck Tires worldwide, Selleck, will return to Greenville, S.C., from Michelin’s global headquarters… Read More »Pete Selleck to Succeed Richard Wilkerson as Chairman, Michelin North America

 Updated: 6/24/2011 10:30:00 AM The U.S. economy rose at a 1.9% annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, boosting an earlier estimate. The gross domestic product growth rate followed a 3.1%… Read More »First-Quarter GDP Revised Upward to 1.9%

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The question is, how does this data gets in the hands of enforcement personnel? By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor One of the tough, unanswered questions about electronic logs for hours of service is how… Read More »FMCSA Opts for Wireless Web-Based Transmission of Electronic Logs

 Updated: 6/23/2011 4:00:00 PM Michelin North America said Thursday that its chairman, Richard Wilkerson, will retire by year’s end. He will be succeeded by Pete Selleck. Selleck, who will return to Greenville, S.C., from Michelin’s… Read More »Michelin North America Chairman Wilkerson To Retire

TravelCenters of America, owner of Petro Stopping Centers, has completed its planned acquisition and opening of the newest Petro travel center at Exit 252 off I-70 in Salina, Kan. The Salina site had been operated… Read More »New Petro Opening at Salina, Kan.

 Updated: 6/21/2011 2:00:00 PM Truck component maker Accuride Corp. said it has acquired Camden, S.C.-based wheel maker Forgitron Technologies. Terms were not disclosed. Evansville, Ind.-based Accuride said Monday it has taken over Forgitron’s 80,000-square-foot aluminum… Read More »Accuride Purchases Forgitron Technologies

The recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners found the carriers’ responses were essentially unchanged for the last four quarters on capacity plans. “The industry’s desire to add capacity remains conservative, as… Read More »Carriers' Plans to Add Capacity Remain Unchanged for Four Quarters

 Updated: 6/20/2011 3:30:00 PM The Port of New Haven has received $380,000 to build 14 electrification stations so truckers can park in comfort with engines off as they wait to load or unload cargo, according… Read More »New Haven Port Seeks to Aid Truckers