UPDATED: 8/26/2011 8:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an undisclosed sum. TMSi Logistics said the… Read More »TMSi Logistics Buys Griffin Global

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York to reconsider what he called an “ill-conceived and unprecedented” toll hike recently approved… Read More »ATA Urges Governors to Reject N.Y., N.J. Toll Hike

 UPDATED: 8/26/2011 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The U.S. economy grew at a 1% annual rate in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, lowering an earlier… Read More »Second-Quarter GDP Revised Down to 1%

“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Ever back a trailer into a dark alley or loading dock? Talk about a black hole! The inventors of the “E-Z Guider,” Clint Younger and Ida Manning… Read More »'E-Z Guider' begs the question, Why don't trailers have backup lights?

 UPDATED: 8/26/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since November 2008, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment… Read More »Consumer Confidence Falls in August

Jim Angel By Jim Angel, Safety Security and Compliance Product Manager, PeopleNet Part onediscussed the state of driver resources and offered ideas about incorporating generational preferences in recruiting younger drivers. This article will discuss management… Read More »Managing Generation Gaps for Recruiting and Retaining Drivers, Part 2

 UPDATED: 8/25/2011 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will support a temporary extension of the nation’s transportation… Read More »Rep. Mica to Support Extension of Transportation Spending Plan, Aide Says

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 28-11 Thursday, August 25, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety… Read More »U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Over $8 Million in Grants to Strengthen Truck and Bus Safety
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Navistar’s International Trucks launched the Turn-In-Three program, which offers customers a fixed monthly payment over six years, full warranty coverage and a new truck after three years into the program. The Turn-in-Three program is available… Read More »International Launches 'Turn-In-Three' Lease Program

 UPDATED: 8/24/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it will purchase Prime Logistics Corp., a third-party logistics firm, for $97.5 million. In a statement Tuesday,… Read More »Roadrunner Transportation to Purchase Prime Logistics Corp.

“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief You’ve heard of zipper ruptures; ever seen one? Me, neither — until now. British tire specialist ATS Euromaster released dramatic video footage showing the catastrophic… Read More »Unzipping a tire

 UPDATED: 8/23/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   New home sales fell for the third straight month in July, declining 0.7% to 298,000, the lowest level in five months,… Read More »New Home Sales Fall to Five-Month Low