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Commentary by Evan Lockridge, Contributing Editor UPDATED — It seems these days the only thing Congress can agree on is that they disagree on most… Read More »Abolish the federal fuel tax?

 Updated: 8/16/2011 10:15:00 AM Industrial production jumped 0.9% in July, the largest gain this year, as automobile manufacturing surged, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. The… Read More »Industrial Production Jumps 0.9% in July

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation requiring local governments to provide the most up-to-date truck route information for the Illinois Department of Transportation to post… Read More »Illinois Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Truck Route Info

 Updated: 8/15/2011 12:15:00 PM Third Consecutive Top Prize for a Con-way Driver ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was… Read More »Con-way Freight Driver Named Truck Driving Grand Champion

The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company is working on self-inflating tire technology with help from a U.S. government grant. Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology will enable tires… Read More »Grant Will Help Goodyear Accelerate Work on Innovation That Could Make Tire Pumps Obsolete

 Updated: 8/12/2011 11:30:00 AM By Susan ChandlerExecutive Director Safety Loss Prevention Management Council American Trucking Associations This Opinion piece appears in the Aug. 8 print… Read More »Opinion: Driving Accident-Free

Canada’s Environment Minister released a consultation paper on the development of proposed regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. Canada and… Read More »Canada Working to Address Emissions from Heavy-Duty Vehicles

 Updated: 8/12/2011 3:00:00 PM Express-1 Expedited Solutions, a provider of brokerage and forwarding services, said it has scheduled a Sept. 1 shareholders’ meeting to approve… Read More »Express-1 To Be Acquired By Equity Firm

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close Interstate 57 for an expected three days next week. On Tuesday, August 16, Interstate 57 at Mile Marker… Read More »Illinois DOT Warns of Three-Day I-57 Closure

 Updated: 8/12/2011 12:00:00 PM Retail sales climbed 0.5% in July, the largest gain in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase followed a… Read More »Retail Sales Rise 0.5% in July

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 2.6% in June from May, after two monthly declines, according to the Bureau of… Read More »DOT Freight Index: Shipments Up 2.6% May to June

 Updated: 8/11/2011 9:30:00 AM The U.S. trade deficit rose 4.4% in June to $53.1 billion as exports fell by the most in two-and-a-half years, the… Read More »Trade Deficit Expands to $53.1 Billion