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 UPDATED: 9/30/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Navistar International Corp. said it plans to sign a lease agreement… Read More »Navistar to Open Third Plant in Alabama

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 31-11 Friday, September 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Over $5 Million in Grants to Kansas to Improve Truck and Bus Safety

A new report finds that even with the development of alternative fuels, diesel is still a major driving factor in the U.S. economy and is… Read More »New Economic Report Finds Diesel Industry Provides $480 Billion In Value, 1.25 Million Jobs

 UPDATED: 9/29/2011 11:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson said Tuesday it has acquired produce provider… Read More »C.H. Robinson Acquires Produce Company

Accuride Corp. has sold its subsidiary Fabco Automotive Corp. to Fabco Holdings, a new company formed and capitalized by Wynnchurch Capital in partnership with Stone… Read More »Accuride Selling Fabco Automotive Subsidiary

 UPDATED: 9/28/2011 11:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Oil fell more than $1 Wednesday to near $83 a barrel… Read More »Oil Falls to Near $83 a Barrel Following Supply Report

By Elisa Durand, ARI For fleet managers, the challenge of managing profitability with sustainability can be a high-wire act. The demand to go green and… Read More »Three Steps to Fleet Sustainability

 UPDATED: 9/27/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure… Read More »Mica Letter Cites 'Concern' on Proposed Hours-of-Service Rule Changes

“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Federal and state inspectors are not finding a lot of “roadability” problems with container chassis, according to… Read More »'Roadability' defects found in 17% of intermodal chassis inspected

 UPDATED: 9/26/2011 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Rules in Favor of ATA’s Position Tweet Print This   Port of Los Angeles A… Read More »Appeals Court Rejects L.A. Port's Ban on Independent Truckers

The Indiana Department of Transportation said a full replacement will not be needed for the closed Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River. INDOT said… Read More »Indiana's Sherman Minton Bridge Will Not Need Total Replacement

 UPDATED: 9/23/2011 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Was Executive With Company’s Logistics Unit Tweet Print This   Con-way Inc. Con-way Inc. late… Read More »Greg Lehmkuhl Named President of Con-way Freight