The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has revised its standards for entry-level drivers and driver training courses. Revisions include ease of use, updated terminology, more flexible standards, and inclusion of advancements in technology. The changes… Read More »PTDI Revises Training Standards

 Updated: 6/17/2011 10:30:00 AM Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The preliminary index for June declined to a reading of 71.8, from 74.3 in… Read More »Consumer Confidence Falls in June

“Engine Smarts” by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we’ve discovered another opposed-piston engine, from Achates Power in San Diego. The EcoMotors engine is… Read More »Another company developing fuel-efficient, opposed-piston engine

 Updated: 6/17/2011 10:45:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rebounded in May, climbing 0.8% after dropping for the first time in almost a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday. The drop follows… Read More »Leading Indicators Rebound in May

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 22-11 Friday, June 17, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 366-9999 FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee… Read More »FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Members

 Updated: 6/15/2011 12:00:00 PM This story appears in the June 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Container lessors spent $4 billion during 2010 to renew the box fleet and are… Read More »International Container Group Forecasts Growth for Two Years

Working under a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission, Michigan State Police motor carrier officers will work specialized truck enforcement team operations until September 30. During these STET operations, motor carrier officers will conduct… Read More »Michigan Upping Truck Enforcement Through End of September

 Updated: 6/14/2011 10:45:00 AM Diesel Increase is First in Six Weeks Diesel’s national average rose 1.4 cents to $3.954 a gallon, its first increase in six weeks, while gasoline dropped 6.8 cents to $3.713, the Department… Read More »Diesel Rises 1.4¢ to $3.954; Gas Drops 6.8¢

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 20-11 Saturday, June 11, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 360-2935 or (202) 366-0456 Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers… Read More »Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers in Cargo Compartment Ordered to Cease All Operations Immediately

Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the U.S. economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong. Widespread strength was apparent across all segments of the commercial… Read More »Stage is Set for Long Run-Up in Class 8 Vehicle Demand

 Updated: 6/14/2011 11:00:00 AM Proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service rule are unwarranted and would harm small businesses nationwide, a trucking executive told a Congressional panel Tuesday. “These changes, if finalized . . . would… Read More »Trucking Exec Testifies Against Proposed Changes to HOS Rule

Oral Statement for Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Improving Bus Safety on our Nation’s Highways June 13, 2011 Chairman Mica, Ranking Members Rahall and DeFazio, and members of… Read More »Oral Statement by Anne S. Ferro before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on Improving Bus Safety on our Nation's Highways