The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 5.9% over the previous year, the largest annual increase since 1998. Tonnage for December 2011 was 10.5% higher than the previous year. November… Read More »ATA Truck Tonnage Index Posts Largest Annual Gain in 13 Years
UPDATED: 1/24/2012 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tim Howerter/Trans Pixs CSX Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit rose 6% as higher rates offset a decline in volume, the freight railroad said.… Read More »CSX Reports Higher 4Q Profit
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received numerous inquiries regarding third-party inspectors offering “safety certifications.” Please note the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, is… Read More »Notice to Bus and Motorcoach Traveling Public and Passenger Motor Carriers: Third-Party Compliance Reviews and Vehicle Inspections
Severe underride was the result of this 35-mph, 50%-overlap crash test done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. (Overlap is what happens when a car hits a trailer with only part of its front… Read More »Are Underride Guards Good Enough?
UPDATED: 1/23/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Sales of hybrid and battery electric heavy- and medium-duty trucks will nearly double worldwide this year, and more than 100,000 will… Read More »Hybrid Truck Sales Seen Nearly Doubling
Engine Smarts column by Tom Berg, Senior Editor “Tall” gearing and a large engine are giving an expedited freight hauler the high fuel economy he sought, even if most factory engineers won’t approve his spec’ing… Read More »'Tall' gearing and a big engine deliver 12 mpg in a Class 7 truck, expedited-freight hauler claims
UPDATED: 1/20/2012 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Dan De Los Monterors for TT U.S. intermodal traffic rose 7.4% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the… Read More »Intermodal Traffic Rises 7.4% for Week
Cargo theft rose nearly 9% last year compared to 2010, reaching a record high, according to FreightWatch International — but the average value per theft has fallen. The U.S. Cargo Theft Report shows that theft… Read More »Cargo Theft Reaches Record High in 2011
UPDATED: 1/20/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News Oil fell under $100 a barrel Friday, the third straight daily decline, on signs that China’s manufacturing was… Read More »Oil Falls Below $100 in Third Straight Decline
The question that needs to be asked is not how much can we afford to pay drivers, but how much can we afford not to pay drivers. (Photo by Jim Park) On the Road Blog… Read More »The driver shortage is a myth
UPDATED: 1/20/2012 12:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Existing home sales rose 5% for a third straight increase in December, reaching the highest level since January, the National Association… Read More »Existing Home Sales Rise for Third Month
Electronic logs are touted as a high-tech solution for the two leading violations in the Fatigued Driver BASIC: driver’s record of duty status is not current and a log violation in general form and manner.… Read More »Data Shows Speeding and Log Violations are Main CSA Culprits; Technology Can Help