Diesel and gasoline prices dropped for the fifth straight week, but oil prices continue to fall due to concerns over Europe, particularly Greece’s economy. Diesel fuel prices dropped by by an average of 5.3 cents… Read More »Fuel Prices Keep Falling, Greek Economy Affects Oil Prices

5/15/2012 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Over the next five years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to significantly reduce truck-related crash fatality rates by developing new… Read More »FMCSA Five-Year Plan May Target Shippers, Brokers

It’s amazing what you find when you get far enough off the beaten path. On the Road Blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor A few weeks ago, when that hapless driver with the load of… Read More »Shoulda made that left turn in Albuquerque

5/14/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Truck leasing and logistics company Ryder System has been awarded a contract to provide distribution and last-mile delivery services for ColdTech Commercial… Read More »Ryder to Provide Two Services for ColdTech

Earlier this year, President Obama called for a government-wide review of regulations in order to identify those that needed to be changed or removed because they were unnecessary, out-of-date, excessively burdensome or overly costly. The… Read More »DOT Simplifies Stop Sign Regs

5/11/2012 9:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   XPO Logistics reported a first-quarter loss and announced its first acquisition, saying it will buy brokerage firm Continental Freight Services for $3.4… Read More »XPO Logistics Reports 1Q Loss, Buys Brokerage Firm

The American Transportation Research Institute has produced a database of locations with the highest frequency of large truck rollovers using more than 50,000 crash records from a nine-year period (from 2001-2009). The database, part of… Read More »New Research Identifies Large Truck Rollover Locations

5/11/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Consumer confidence rose to a four-year high this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The… Read More »Consumer Confidence Climbs to Four-Year High

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html <!–FMCSA 11-12–> Friday, May 11, 2012 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Unveils Bus Safety Consumer Checklist… Read More »FMCSA Unveils Bus Safety Consumer Checklist in Five Asian-Pacific Islander Languages

Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor An ambitious and dedicated French Canadian fleet owner has taken a detour with a miniature tractor-trailer that is making the rounds on YouTube. He’s Jacques Auger, who… Read More »Little rig belies owner's big heart toward children

5/11/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The American Transportation Research Institute last week released findings from the first phase of its three-part research effort aimed at mitigating large… Read More »ATRI Studies Large Truck Rollover Locations

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html <!–FMCSA 10-12–> Friday, May 11, 2012 Contact: Candice T. Burns Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Unveils Multilingual Bus Safety Consumer… Read More »FMCSA Unveils Multilingual Bus Safety Consumer Checklist That Enables Foreign-Speaking Travelers to Select Safe Bus Companies