Updated: 11/19/2010 11:00:00 AM Truck production in North America could climb more than 50% next year due to an aging U.S. truck fleet, Bloomberg reported.… Read More »Aging U.S. Truck Fleet Could Lead to Production Boost Next Year
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 18-10 Monday, December 6, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »FMCSA Appoints New Members to Medical Review Board
Two brothers are alive today because of the actions of Antonio Cooper, a professional truck driver with the Oklahoma City operating center of Greatwide Logistics… Read More »Professional Truck Driver Saves Lives of Two Brothers
Updated: 11/19/2010 11:30:00 AM The outgoing chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has urged Congress to approve a one-year extension of current highway… Read More »Oberstar Urges One-Year Extension of Highway Legislation
Preserve Section 1031 exchanges The IRS has recently announced that it will be scrutinizing “Section 1031 exchanges” of real estate to ensure that such exchanges… Read More »Real Estate
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Testing on regular runs showed Duplainville Transport which aerodynamic improvers to use on its 53-by-102 van trailers, and experience shows… Read More »Graphic Success: This Fleet's Testing Helped it Choose Aero Devices
Updated: 11/19/2010 2:00:00 PM UPS Inc. said Friday it will sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm. UPS Logistics… Read More »UPS to Sell Logistics Tech Business
By Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group Please wait a second before being upset at this headline. Before this article goes any further, politics don’t sway my… Read More »Why Diesel Fuel Prices Need Increased Taxes
SAVE THE DATE: FMCSA TO HOST FORUM AT TRB 90TH ANNUAL MEETING The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology… Read More »FMCSA to Host Forum at TRB 90th Annual Meeting
Wabash dry van trailers were the top brand in new registrations tracked by Polk. “Trailer Talk” guest blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor New commercial trailer… Read More »Tracking Trailer Trends
Updated: 11/22/2010 8:05:00 AM Lakeside International Trucks said it has acquired an International dealership in Rockford, Ill., from Chicago International Trucks dealership group. Milwaukee-based Lakeside… Read More »Lakeside International Buys Illinois Dealership
Sugar beet based de-icers like Ice Bite and GeoMelt could offer a less corrosive, more environmentally friendly way for states to de-ice roads. Or maybe… Read More »Beets on the Highway