Trucking Condition Index hits new high

FTR’s Trucking Condition Index rose to 7.1 in December 2010, the highest level yet recorded during the current recovery. As reported in the February Trucking Update, the TCI reflects tightening conditions for hauling capacity. ...

DTNA leads in sales of Class 6-8 vehicles

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that it is the Class 6-8 segment leader for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and United States markets....

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....

Eaton marks 100 years
of industry innovation

Eaton Corporation this year celebrates its 100th anniversarys. Founded as a small axle business in 1911, Eaton has evolved to become a global power management company and a leader in energy-efficient technologies that help its customers use power more safely and effectively. ...

Schneider National fleet of drivers
gets custom distracted-driving lesson

L-3 MPRI has delivered to truckload carrier Schneider National Inc a custom training system to address distracted driving. The fully interactive lesson, which will be rolled out to Schneider’s fleet of 12,000 drivers in first quarter 2011, is designed to increase driver safety and improve the company’s performance in exceeding new federal safety regulations....

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....

Odfjell purchases 20-acre terminal in SC

Odfjell Holdings (US) has completed its purchase of a 20-acre terminal in North Charleston SC. The new terminal will consist of 40 tanks with deep draft on the shipping channel, dual rail, and highway access....

Bendix opens Acuña, Mexico, facility

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC celebrated the grand opening of its new actuator manufacturing facility based in Acuña, Mexico. This facility marks the opening of the third manufacturing plant, expanding its Acuña operations....

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. ...

Environmental Packaging acquires GFS

Environmental Packaging Technologies Ltd (EPT) has acquired Global Flexi Systems (GFS), one of the top five flexitank companies in the world, said EPT president Nancy Wendrock. GFS is also headquartered in Houston TX....

ACT Research Co schedules two seminars

ACT Research Co LLC has announced that it will hold its 44th and 45th seminars in Columbus IN on March 28-30, 2011 and September 12-13, 2011. ...

CSA Safety Performance Service available

Qualcomm Inc announced the commercial availability of the CSA Safety Performance Service. The Basic service is available now, and the Deluxe service will be available in the next several weeks. ...

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....

Graves’ letter to Obama advocates
common-sense rules of the road

Bill Graves, president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations, sent a letter to President Obama concerning his new Executive Order and its applicability to this administration’s recently proposed hours-of-service rule changes....

PEI plans to host three Sales Boot Camps

The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) will host three Sales Boot Camps in 2011 aimed at improving the culture of sales within participating companies. The Sales Boot Camps will be held in Las Vegas NV (March 10-11); Baltimore MD (April 5-6); and Chicago IL (April 7-8)....

Bendix slates 2011 Brake Training School

Both new and experienced technicians can gain time-saving and cost-saving expertise from the 2011 all-inclusive Brake Training School offered by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC....

Oiltanking Daya Bay commissions capacity

Oiltanking Daya Bay successfully commissioned its newly added Phase 2 expansion storage capacity and received its first vessel at its public jetty in Daya Bay, China....

SMARTLogix sells select assets to Telular

SMARTLogix has announced the sale of select tank monitoring business assets to Telular Corporation. This move positions SMARTLogix for aggressive growth and development for its complete supply chain optimization platform for fuel and lubricant distributors....

HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit expands

The Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA) announced that the HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit, held annually in Atlanta, will be expanded in 2011 to provide more health and wellness resources and accommodate more attendees....

PHMSA moving forward with effort to ban wetlines

Despite lingering doubts regarding the extent of the safety risk posed to motorists, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is moving ahead with efforts to ban wetlines on most tank trailers...

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...

TSA VIPR inspection program targets truck fleets

Inspectors from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are like to be more involved in roadside inspections of commercial vehicles, according to TSA officials...

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...