Don Hackl, a driver for Tom Donahue Trucking, monitors the pneumatic transfer of plastic pellets from the railcar to his Heil tanker. The pellets will be molded into squeezable food containers. Trailer Talk Blog by… Read More »Watching old-fashioned intermodalism at North Milwaukee's 'plastic tracks'

 UPDATED: 10/5/2011 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   National Tank Truck Carriers said Wednesday it has asked Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to stop two rulemaking processes aimed at tank trucks.… Read More »NTTC Asks DOT to Halt Two Tank Truck Rulemakings

Engine Smarts by Tom Berg, Senior Editor What’s going on with the latest diesels? The answer depends on who’s doing the talking. In press releases, manufacturers are painting a happy picture with stories of reliable… Read More »Good stories countered by complaints at TMC's Fleet Talk

 UPDATED: 10/4/2011 10:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Factory orders declined 0.2% in August as vehicle bookings decreased, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The decline followed a revised 2.1%… Read More »Factory Orders Dip 0.2% in August

By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor The CSA truck safety enforcement program is missing pieces and is behind schedule, so it’s too soon to tell how effective it will be, but data gathered so far… Read More »Watchdog Agency Offers Course Correction on CSA

 UPDATED: 10/3/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The trucking joint-venture between Navistar Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. will become a Navistar subsidiary, the two companies said. The companies in… Read More »Navistar-Caterpillar Trucking Joint-Venture Becomes Navistar Unit

Paper logs may be burdensom and subject to interpretation, but at least you know what’s on the page is what you put there. Photo by Jim Park One of the tenets of our legal system… Read More »Can EOBRs be hacked, or their data corrupted?

 UPDATED: 9/30/2011 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Consumer personal spending edged up 0.2% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday. The slight increase followed a revised 0.7% gain… Read More »Personal Spending Rises 0.2% in August

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will make payments to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels such as biodiesel. The payments are authorized under the… Read More »USDA to Pay Biofuel Producers in 41 States

 UPDATED: 9/30/2011 10:05:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area rose in September, the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said Friday. The group’s business barometer increased… Read More »Chicago Manufacturing Activity Rises

Inland Truck Parts will open a new location in Evansville, Wyo., Oct. 17, providing truck parts and remanufacturing services. It will be managed by area residents Marshal Smouse and Greg Woodin, who between them have… Read More »Inland Truck Parts to Open Store Near Casper, Wyoming

 UPDATED: 9/30/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Navistar International Corp. said it plans to sign a lease agreement that would give the company a third plant in Alabama.… Read More »Navistar to Open Third Plant in Alabama