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Truck transportation increased in 2007

A report just released by the US Census Bureau of 2007 truck transportation revenues indicated a 3.2 percent increase from 2006. In 2007, truck revenues reached $229 billion...

NAFTA trade drops in October

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 2.1 percent lower in October 2008 than in October 2007, reaching $72.7 billion, according to US Department of Transportation data...

Average diesel price
continues free fall

The average price of diesel continued its free fall last week, reaching the lowest it has been since June of 2005. Last week's price was $2.291 per gallon, 3.6 cents less than the week before...

December Class 8 truck orders lowest in 6 years

Total net orders for Class 8 trucks in December totaled 8,775 units, the weakest monthly order activity since mid-2002, according to information from FTR Associates, Nashville IN...

Navistar nears record sales in 2008

Increased 2008 sales to the US military drove Navistar International Corp annual revenue up 20 percent to $14.7 billion, helping to produce a profit for the year and nearing record sales, according to Navistar information....

FTR 2009 forecast
on downward trend

FTR Associates is projecting further downward economic trends for the trucking industry in 2009, according to FTR information. "The forecast continues to deteriorate," FTR said in a news release. ...

Diesel price drops to 2005 levels

The average price of diesel fell to $2.327 per gallon last week, the lowest price since June of 2005, according to Department of Energy data....

Truck tonnage
index increases

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in November, marking the first month-to-month improvement since June 2008. ...

ATRI analyzes
trucking costs

Total aggregate operational mean costs of trucking average $1.73 cents per mile or $83.68 per hour, according to an analysis sponsored by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Advisory Committee....

Diesel price slides
over five cents

The average price of diesel fell 5.6 cent to $2.366 per gallon last week, according to the Department of Energy. Ultra low sulfur diesel was $2.373 per gallon, 5.7 cents lower than the week before....

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