Truck tonnage decreases in August 

American Trucking Associations (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.6 percent in August, marking the largest month-to-month drop since March of this year...

Petroleum deliveries fall in August 

Petroleum deliveries in August fell more from the previous year than at any other time in a year-to-year decline since 1982, according to a monthly report from the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

Energy industry
responds to hurricane 

Although the Houston Gulf Coast area is suffering from the effects of Hurricane Ike, the American Petroleum Institute (API) is reporting that the problems for the oil industry appear to be less than those associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005...

ATA gives thumbs up
on Highway Trust fund boost 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is praising Congress for approving legislation that will transfer $8 billion into the Highway Trust Fund and keep it solvent, according to ATA information...

Freight TSI rises in July  

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 1.2 percent in July from its June level, rising for the fourth consecutive month, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported...

Hurricane Ike threatens Gulf, oil prices 

With Hurricane Ike threatening the Gulf of Mexico, all bets are off for the time being about its affect on oil prices, but the Department of Energy (DOE) noted that despite the shut-in of crude oil production and refinery outages as a result of Hurricane Gustav, futures prices continued to be significantly lower compared to the closing prices August 29...

ATA urging
fund solvency 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is seconding a move by the Bush Administration to support legislation that would move $8 billion into the Highway Trust Fund to keep it solvent, according to ATA information...

Trust Fund account
nears insolvency 

Citing shortfalls in the Highway Trust Fund account, the Transportation Secretary is asking Congress to approve pending legislation that will provide $8 billion to be used exclusively to cover the shortfalls--and have the measure on President Bush's desk before the end of next week...

Heritage Transport driver
wins ATA contest 

Dennis Shirar, a Heritage Transport LLC professional truck driver based in Indianapolis IN was named the 2008 National Truck Driving Grand Champion, according to information from the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

Diesel price continues slide 

Diesel price continues slide

The average price of diesel fell 6.2 cents per gallon to $4.145, according to the Department of Energy. ...