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 Updated: 7/8/2011 10:10:00 AM Wholesale inventories rose 1.8% in May, led by the biggest jump in automobile inventories in five years, the Commerce Department said… Read More »Wholesale Inventories Rise 1.8%

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 26-11 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne… Read More »FMCSA Announces Redesigned "Protect Your Move" Website

Tom Solso, Cummins chairman and chief executive officer since 2000, is retiring and will be succeeded by President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Linebarger. Linebarger,… Read More »Tim Solso to Retire as Cummins Chairman and CEO

 Updated: 7/8/2011 10:20:00 AM Dupré Logistics LLC said it has added dedicated cryogenic transportation to its service offerings. The Lafayette, La., trucking company said the… Read More »Dupré Logistics Offers Cryogenic Transport

Thanks in part to efforts by the Women in Trucking Association, two online dialogues will be held focusing on recruitment of women for blue-collar transportation… Read More »Women in Trucking Helps Create Forums to Recruit Women in Transportation Careers

 Updated: 7/8/2011 12:15:00 PM Echo Global Logistics said Thursday it has acquired Phoenix truckload brokerage firm Advantage Transport for an undisclosed sum. Advantage Transport’s owners,… Read More »Echo Global Logistics Buys Advantage Transport

Last year’s national truck driving championships. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief What a great idea to help educate the public… Read More »A reporter gets taste of driving a big rig

 Updated: 7/8/2011 2:00:00 PM Two months after exiting Canada’s domestic market, DHL Express said it is leaving China. Sinotrans Transportation Development Co., the Chinese joint… Read More »DHL Pulls Out of China's Domestic Market

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck 2011 produced the lowest out-of-service rates recorded in its history. Results from the CVSA’s Roadcheck 2011, the three-day, commercial… Read More »Roadcheck 2011 Saw Lowest Out-of-Service Rates Ever

 Updated: 7/8/2011 2:15:00 PM The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in June to 9.2%, the highest level this year, while the… Read More »Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2% in June; Trucking Adds 4,400 Jobs

The California Air Resources Board today announced that Cummins paid $500,000 for failing to properly retest its engines already in use. Cummins violations include: *… Read More »Cummins Pays $500,000 in Penalties to California, EPA

 Updated: 7/8/2011 2:30:00 PM House Republicans proposed a six-year, $230 billion highway-funding transportation package that is sharply lower than the level sought by the Obama… Read More »House Republicans Propose Deep Cuts to Federal Highway Funding