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Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index
surges to new high in January 2011

The 1Q 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose to a new high of 102.3 in January 2011, with 58% indicating they were planning to place orders for power equipment during the next three months and 42% planning to place trailer orders during the same period....

IANA Operations & Maintenance Seminar

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announced the dates of the 2011 IANA Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar. This intermodal operations and maintenance event will be held May 4-5, 2011, in Oak Brook IL at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Hotel....

December trailer net orders continue climb

Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 22,915 in December 2010, a 7% increase over a strong November. ACT Research Co also reported that December factory shipments were up 12% from November and up 69% versus December 2009. ...

Year-end freight volumes highest since ‘05

TransCore’s North American Freight Index that monitors spot market truckload freight movement throughout the United States and Canada ended the year with a 55% increase compared with December 2009. ...

Price of diesel fuel rises for ninth straight week

Diesel fuel’s national average price climbed 0.8 cent to $3.438 a gallon, its ninth straight gain, according to US Department of Energy information....

Most tank fleets would need EOBRs under FMCSA rule

Tank truck fleets with interstate operations will have to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to monitor their drivers' hours-of-service (HOS) compliance under a proposed rule announced January 31 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index jumps 2.2% in December

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2% in December 2010 after falling a revised 0.6% in November...

Diesel fuel’s price climbs for eighth gain in a row

Diesel fuel’s national average price rose for the eighth consecutive week, gaining 2.3 cents to $3.43 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

EPA amends HAPs rule for gasoline terminals, bulk plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for gasoline distribution bulk terminals, bulk plants, pipeline facilities, and other gasoline dispensing facilities...

Vehicle orders signal strong 2011 growth

The fundamentals that support heavy-duty commercial vehicle demand are all signaling the start of an upcycle for the market, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders for both Class 8 vehicles and commercial trailers surged in the last quarter of 2010, indicating trucking fleets are ramping up replacement of vehicles that has largely been deferred the past two years. ...

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