On-board climate control may become a necessity if 5-minute idle timers take hold. Photo by Jim Park “On the Road” blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor Hard-wired five-minute idle timers will probably begin appearing on… Read More »Save the Planet, Save Money Too

 UPDATED: 8/19/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Truckload hauler Gordon Trucking said it has acquired Buske Lines, Edwardsville, Ill. The Pacific, Wash.-based buyer did not disclose a purchase… Read More »Gordon Trucking Acquires Buske Lines

By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief In 1932, the Brown family started National Hauling with one truck. Today the New Jersey-based company, rebranded as NFI, offers regional truckload, drayage, intermodal (including refrigerated containers), dedicated fleets,… Read More »The Changing Supply Chain: It Takes More Than Trucks

 UPDATED: 8/18/2011 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Existing home sales declined 3.5% in July the lowest level since November, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. The drop… Read More »Existing Home Sales Fall 3.5% in July

By Jim Angel, Safety Security and Compliance Product Manager, PeopleNet Part one of a two-part series. The phrase “generation gap” has evolved from its 1960s origin to describing the differences between Baby Boomers, Generation X… Read More »Managing Generation Gaps for Recruiting and Retaining Drivers

 UPDATED: 8/17/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Seven terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the… Read More »L.A., Long Beach Ports Settle Emissions Lawsuit

Commentary by Evan Lockridge, Contributing Editor UPDATED — It seems these days the only thing Congress can agree on is that they disagree on most everything. Now that the debt ceiling crisis has passed, the… Read More »Abolish the federal fuel tax?

 Updated: 8/16/2011 10:15:00 AM Industrial production jumped 0.9% in July, the largest gain this year, as automobile manufacturing surged, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. The measure of output from factories, mines and utilities followed a… Read More »Industrial Production Jumps 0.9% in July

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation requiring local governments to provide the most up-to-date truck route information for the Illinois Department of Transportation to post online. House Bill 1377, sponsored by Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-Summit)… Read More »Illinois Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Truck Route Info

 Updated: 8/15/2011 12:15:00 PM Third Consecutive Top Prize for a Con-way Driver ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.… Read More »Con-way Freight Driver Named Truck Driving Grand Champion

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company is working on self-inflating tire technology with help from a U.S. government grant. Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology will enable tires to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need… Read More »Grant Will Help Goodyear Accelerate Work on Innovation That Could Make Tire Pumps Obsolete

 Updated: 8/12/2011 11:30:00 AM By Susan ChandlerExecutive Director Safety Loss Prevention Management Council American Trucking Associations This Opinion piece appears in the Aug. 8 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. On… Read More »Opinion: Driving Accident-Free