Freight transportation
poised for sustained
recovery, study indcates

As the US economy recovers from the worst post-war recession, freight transportation is poised for a sustained recovery as well, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released ATA US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2021...

NTTC, NACD sign agreement
to cooperate in several areas

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) and the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) recently signed an agreement to closely cooperate in several areas to enhance member value, share information, and promote safety through the chemical supply chain. NACD and NTTC share many challenges and opportunities in today’s economic and regulatory environment...

Domestic container volume
paces intermodal upsurge

The US economy emerged from its recession during the first quarter of 2010 as increased consumer demand and inventory acquisition prompted a significant rise in total intermodal volume. Domestic container volume posted the strongest growth, rising 15.7% year-over-year...

Clean Trucks Program cuts
pollution under current law,
ATA tells House committee

The debate over the Port of Los Angeles’ effort to ban drayage truck owner-operators is not about clean air or reducing the environmental footprint at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Robert Digges Jr, vice-president and chief counsel of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a subcommittee of the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently...

Diesel fuel’s price takes biggest drop in 16 weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide took its biggest drop in 16 weeks, declining 3.3 cents to $3.094 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

BBTS raises prices
on its products

Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, has increased prices on its Firestone, Dayton, and Bandag brand products up to 6%...

ATA submits comments
supporting texting ban

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) proposal to prohibit commercial motor vehicle drivers from text messaging on handheld devices while driving...

Diesel fuel's average price
continues upward trend

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide gained a half-cent to $3.127 a gallon, the highest price in more than 18 months, according to US Department of Energy information....

ATA continues to work
with FMCSA toward
improving CSA 2010

The American Trucking Associations told a subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010)...

BIO expresses support
for biofuels incentives
in GREEN JOBS Act

The advanced biofuel industry can create thousands of green jobs if sustained political commitment and diverse federal programs support industry efforts to secure project financing...

Truck dealers give
Peterbilt 384 top honor

American Truck Dealers (ATD) named the Peterbilt Model 384 as the “2010 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year” during its 2010 annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando FL...

'Maintaining Non-Union
Status' publication issued

Union leaders continue to actively lobby for key provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act. The potential passage of that pro-union legislation, coupled with government efforts focusing on the alleged misclassification of independent contractors...

Experts warn of dangers
of a focus on new energy
versus one on efficiency

What will play the biggest role in future US economic growth: the new energy that we find, or the energy that we avoid using...

Safety programs must focus
on risky behaviors, crash
causes, ATA tells US Senate

The trucking industry has made great strides to improve safety and is now the safest it has ever been, but “we can do more,” the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a subcommittee...

Navistar reaches agreement
in SCR certification dispute

Navistar International Corporation has reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which EPA promised to hold a public workshop or hearing to address issues...

Vigillo CSA 2010 Scorecard
use hits half-million mark

Vigillo LLC, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize, and deliver fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, announced that more than a half-million drivers at 1,300-plus carriers, are being scored by its CSA 2010 Carrier & Driver Scorecard...

FMCSA raises
fees for UCRA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule April 27, 2010, that will significantly increase fees for motor carriers under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement ...

Commercial trailer net
orders continue surging

March 2010 commercial trailer net orders were up 165% from March 2009, according to ACT Research Co. Commercial trailer net orders have posted year-over year growth for six consecutive months, four of which were in excess of 100%....

Diesel fuel price reaches
highest level in 18 months

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide rose to its highest level in more a year and a half, gaining 4.4 cents to $3.122 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Trucks best serve demands
of agricultural shippers,
according to USDA study

Trucks provide America’s agriculture producers with the best service for transporting time-sensitive products from supplier to farm and farm to market, said a study released recently by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with the US Department of Transportation...

DTNA gets 10,000 orders
for SCR-equipped trucks

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) announced that it has secured more than 10,000 orders for new vehicles equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology...

CSB examining oil site
where explosion occurred

The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced it has sent investigators to an oil site where a fatal explosion occurred April 14, 2010, in Weleetka OK. The CSB team is headed by Investigations Supervisor Don Holmstrom...

NSC chapter recognizes
Dupré with safety award

The South Louisiana Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC) recently presented Dupré Logistics with the Occupational Safety Award of Merit for two million to four million hours worked...

Few drivers rate fleet
benefits 'above average'

Open Road Drivers Plan, a legal program serving thousands of over-the-road drivers across the United States and Canada, conducted a survey earlier this year to determine the key benefits that influence...

Engine changeover pulls
truck demand forward

In the April North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook flash update, FTR Associates reports strong current production but cautions that a significant portion of current demand is a short-run surge...