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It was cool but bright the day before ConExpo opened in Las Vegas, and there, gleaming in the sun like a big piece of pewter,… Read More »Galvanized Steel Fights Rust While It Glows in the Sun

 Updated: 3/22/2011 9:30:00 AM Gasoline Takes Second Decline in 16 Weeks Diesel slipped a tenth of a cent to $3.907 a gallon, its first drop… Read More »Diesel Drops for First Time Since November

The Apple iPad, now in its second generation, is being used for a lot more than e-books and web browsing. “All That’s Trucking” blog by… Read More »Brake and Wheel 'Data Hound' One of Many Businesses Turning to iPad

 Updated: 3/22/2011 11:30:00 AM LAS VEGAS — Caterpillar Inc. has introduced the CT660, the first in a line of Caterpillar-branded vocational on-highway truck models. The… Read More »Caterpillar Introduces Vocational Truck

A bridge snooper inspects a bridge. (Photo by Missouri DOT) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a new bridge oversight initiative that will let the… Read More »FHWA Launches New Bridge Safety Initiative

 Updated: 3/22/2011 2:30:00 PM February truck tonnage increased 4.2% from a year ago but slipped from January, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday. The year-over-year increase… Read More »February Truck Tonnage Rises 4.2%

The March 30 deadline is nearing for registration for the April 19-20 ACOFAS Technician Training Clinic on the government’s new CSA truck safety enforcement regime.… Read More »ACOFAS to Host CSA Technician Training Session

 Updated: 3/18/2011 8:10:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.8% in February, the eighth straight monthly increase, the New York-based Conference Board said.… Read More »Leading Economic Indicators Improve 0.8%

Maxwell Technologies has announced that the North American office of United Kingdom’s Vehicle Certification Agency has granted European Economic Community-Type Approval and Conformity of Production… Read More »Maxwell's 125-volt Module Meets EEC Standards for Electronic Compatibility and Conformity of Production

 Updated: 3/18/2011 8:20:00 AM Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region rose to its highest level in 27 years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said.… Read More »Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Hits Highest Level Since 1984

Carriers will have to work to educate shippers on the complexities of the current labor dynamic. Drivers are simply not as easy to recruit and… Read More »Communication with Shippers a Top Priority for Carrier Leaders

 Updated: 3/18/2011 8:30:00 AM Crude oil closed above $100 Thursday after staying below that price for two days, Bloomberg reported. Oil rose $3.44 from the… Read More »Oil Closes Above $100 a Barrel