Updated: 5/24/2011 11:30:00 AM Diesel Decline Is Biggest in a Year; Crude Continues to Fall Diesel took its biggest drop in a year, declining 6.4… Read More »Diesel Drops 6.4¢ to Below $4 a Gallon; Gasoline Falls 11.1¢ to $3.849
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Guest commentary by Ryan Mossman, FuelQuest Fuel Services Rising and volatile fuel prices are applying significant pressure to commercial fleet operational plans and budgets. In… Read More »Getting Ready for More Volatile Fuel Prices with Fuel Purchasing Strategies
Updated: 5/23/2011 8:00:00 AM By Julian KeelingChief Executive Officer Consolidators International This Opinion piece appears in the May 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click… Read More »Opinion: Rethink the 'Just-in-Time' Delivery System
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 14-11 Monday, May 23, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »Secretary LaHood Announces Success of Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program on One Year Anniversary
CN Rail has announced a series of capacity improvements to accommodate growing container volumes at its Brampton Intermodal Terminal, located north of Toronto. BIT is… Read More »CN Increases Capacity at Toronto-area Intermodal Terminal
Updated: 5/20/2011 8:15:00 AM A new study has concluded that Boston should ban the transport of nearly all nonradioactive hazardous materials through the downtown and… Read More »New Study Supports Boston Hazmat Ban
Commentary by Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group It’s hard to believe that fuel prices are falling, especially if your local gas station has not yet crested… Read More »Diesel Fuel Prices Are Falling, But Why?
Updated: 5/20/2011 11:30:00 AM More than 400 contractors, materials suppliers and engineers are expected to rally in Washington next week and to lobby Congress for… Read More »Builders, Unions to Rally, Lobby for New Highway Bill Next Week in Washington
MAHA USA announced the addition of the new KAR 250/350 Heavy Duty Scissor Lift to its Heavy Duty Equipment Line. The scissor lift can lift… Read More »MAHA USA Introduces Heavy Duty Scissor Lift
Updated: 5/19/2011 8:40:00 AM Initial jobless claims fell 29,000 to 409,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Claims for the week ended Saturday fell… Read More »Jobless Claims Drop 29,000 in Week
The American Trucking Associations says detention time is an issue to be negotiated between carriers and shippers, and the federal government should stay out of… Read More »ATA Opposes Efforts to Regulate Detention Time