“Engine Smarts” by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we’ve discovered another opposed-piston engine,… Read More »Another company developing fuel-efficient, opposed-piston engine
Updated: 6/17/2011 10:45:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rebounded in May, climbing 0.8% after dropping for the first time in almost a year,… Read More »Leading Indicators Rebound in May
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 22-11 Friday, June 17, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne… Read More »FMCSA Announces New Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee Members
Updated: 6/15/2011 12:00:00 PM This story appears in the June 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Container lessors spent $4… Read More »International Container Group Forecasts Growth for Two Years
Working under a grant from the Michigan Truck Safety Commission, Michigan State Police motor carrier officers will work specialized truck enforcement team operations until September… Read More »Michigan Upping Truck Enforcement Through End of September
Updated: 6/14/2011 10:45:00 AM Diesel Increase is First in Six Weeks Diesel’s national average rose 1.4 cents to $3.954 a gallon, its first increase in… Read More »Diesel Rises 1.4¢ to $3.954; Gas Drops 6.8¢
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 20-11 Saturday, June 11, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne… Read More »Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers in Cargo Compartment Ordered to Cease All Operations Immediately
Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the U.S. economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong.… Read More »Stage is Set for Long Run-Up in Class 8 Vehicle Demand
Updated: 6/14/2011 11:00:00 AM Proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service rule are unwarranted and would harm small businesses nationwide, a trucking executive told a Congressional… Read More »Trucking Exec Testifies Against Proposed Changes to HOS Rule
Oral Statement for Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Improving Bus Safety on our Nation’s Highways June 13, 2011… Read More »Oral Statement by Anne S. Ferro before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on Improving Bus Safety on our Nation's Highways
After several weeks of steady decline, on-highway diesel prices experienced a modest rise last week, the first in six weeks. The national average is up… Read More »Slight Uptick in Diesel Prices; Crude Continues Decline
Updated: 6/13/2011 3:30:00 PM Yokohama Tire announced it will implement a price increase of an average of 8% on all of its light and medium… Read More »Yokohoma Tire Hikes Prices