U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 03-11 Friday, February 25, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-9999 or (202) 306-4580 FMCSA Enhances Pre-Employment Screening… Read More »FMCSA Enhances Pre-Employment Screening Program's Driver Data

TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards showed modest growth the week of February 14, following a dramatic increase in van and reefer freight the week of February 7. Overall truck capacity inched up 0.4 percent… Read More »TransCore: Backhaul Freight Market Remains Steady

 Updated: 2/24/2011 9:15:00 AM Durable goods orders rose 2.7% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Orders for capital equipment rose after a 0.4% drop in December, though orders excluding transportation equipment  fell 3.6%, Commerce… Read More »Durable Goods Orders Grow in January

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 04-11 Friday, February 25, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-9999 or (202) 306-4580 FMCSA Strengthens Protections for… Read More »FMCSA Strengthens Protections for Consumers Using Household Goods Moving Brokers

Historical truck photos from FFE “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief In the last few weeks, well-known truckload leaders have announced they are stepping back from the front lines at the… Read More »End of an Era?

 Updated: 2/24/2011 10:15:00 AM New home sales decreased 13% in January, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Sales fell to an annual rate of 284,000 units. Economists had forecast the January rate to fall to 305,000… Read More »New Home Sales Drop 13% in January

Commentary by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large You’ll be hearing a lot about the ‘OPOC’ engine in the next little while, and maybe for a long time to come. Not least because Navistar International announced,… Read More »A Game Changer Engine?

 Updated: 2/17/2011 10:05:00 AM Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region improved in February month for a fifth straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday. The area’s factory index jumped to a reading… Read More »Philadelphia Manufacturing Improves

Women In Trucking president and CEO, Ellen Voie (center), met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FMCSA Administrator, Anne Ferro in Washington to discuss womens’ roles in trucking. Women In Trucking President/CEO Ellen Voie… Read More »WIT Meets with U.S. Transportation Officials

 Updated: 2/17/2011 10:10:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rose in January the seventh straight monthly increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday. The 0.1% increase for followed December’s revised 0.8% gain, but… Read More »Leading Economic Indicators Rise for Seventh Month

The National Shipper’s Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) has named James “Jim” Oberstar as keynote speaker of its 2011 Logistics Conference Expo, April 17-20 in Orlando, Fla. NASSTRAC’s conference attracts executives and key decision-makers in logistics… Read More »Jim Oberstar Named Keynote Speaker at NASSTRAC Logistics Conference

 Updated: 2/17/2011 4:30:00 PM FMCSA Hosts Listening Session Thursday on Hours Rule An analysis of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule released by American Trucking Associations found that the agency “wildly overstated… Read More »Study Casts Doubt on Proposed HOS Rule's Economics, Safety Issues, ATA Says