U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 34-11 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 Maryland Trucking Company Declared “Imminent Hazard to… Read More »Maryland Trucking Company Declared "Imminent Hazard to the Public,"
Ordered to Immediately Cease Operations

Storing tires and maintaining a current inventory is the task that never ends. There are easier ways to manage tire inventories. (Photo: Jim Park) By Jim Park, Equipment Editor Even when your tires aren’t out… Read More »Tire Storage & Inventory Management

 UPDATED: 11/15/2011 10:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Investor Carl Icahn, who bought a 9.8% stake in Navistar International Corp. last month, will not seek representation on the company’s… Read More »Icahn Won't Seek Representation on Navistar's Board

Allison TC10 to aim at road tractor market Allison’s TC10 transmission combines a torque converter with a sophisticated 10-speed mechanical gearbox to achieve easy starts and smooth, fast shifting. To be available in about a… Read More »Aftermarket Products

 UPDATED: 11/14/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The U.S. State Department said it has delayed its decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and will examine alternate… Read More »U.S. Delays Decision on Keystone Oil Pipeline

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has partnered with Quarles Petroleum, a Mid-Atlantic fleet fuel station operator, to add natural gas fueling services at selected Quarles station locations. Quarles operates approximately 125 fueling stations that are available… Read More »Clean Energy, Quarles Adding Natural Gas Fueling

 UPDATED: 11/10/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Private equity firm Harvest Partners said it completed its acquisition of aftermarket heavy-duty truck parts distributor TruckPro Inc. Terms were not… Read More »Equity Firm Buys Aftermarket Distributor TruckPro

By Marco Beghetto, Contributor Although I work in a demographically top-heavy industry that’s been understandably slow to embrace free online tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube, I’m convinced that you don’t have to know… Read More »Social Media and Trucking: What a Little Birdie Can Tell You

 UPDATED: 11/10/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Transport Topics Online will be closed Friday for the Veterans Day holiday. Please check back on Monday, Nov. 14, for the… Read More »TTNews.com Closed Friday for Veterans Day

All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Every time a driver shortage looms, speakers at industry meetings talk about the fact that drivers aren’t paid enough. Last month’s American Trucking Associations Management… Read More »How We Pay Drivers

 UPDATED: 11/14/2011 7:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   IdleAir, which provides anti-idling equipment at truck stops, announced it has opened two new locations in Georgia and Tennessee. The new… Read More »IdleAir Opens Two New Locations

FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index fell in September by 0.9 points from the previous month, signaling tightening trucking capacity. The SCI, which fell to -4.7, sums up all market influences that affect shippers. A reading… Read More »FTR Shippers Condition Index Reflects Tighter Capacity, Higher Rates