The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. The… Read More »ATA Tonnage Index Jumps 2.2 Percent
Updated: 1/24/2011 4:40:00 PM CSX Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 42% on higher shipments from auto manufacturers and other industrial shippers. Net income… Read More »CSX's 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Jump on Higher Volume
Onboard electronic recorders to track driver logs are among the technology and techniques that could be used for an Alternative Compliance program. By Truckinginfo.com Staff… Read More »ATRI Suggests Alternative Approach to Safety Compliance
Updated: 1/24/2011 10:00:00 AM Union Still Plans Canadian Pacific Strike Feb. 8. Canadian National Railway Co. reached a contract deal with the Canadian Auto Workers… Read More »Canadian Rail Workers Drop CN Strike Threat
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor American Trucking Associations is gearing up a multi-front campaign to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to… Read More »ATA Mounts Assault on HOS Proposal
At an event marking the one-year anniversary of FocusDriven, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for victims of distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray… Read More »LaHood Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Distracted Driving
If the recession had you thinking congestion was getting better, think again. (Photo courtesy Michelin.) After two years of slight declines in overall traffic congestion… Read More »Economic Recovery Bringing Renewed Congestion Growth
Updated: 1/10/2011 3:00:00 PM TravelCenters of America said that it will install diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at fuel islands of 50 of its truck stops… Read More »DEF Dispensers to Be Installed at 50 TravelCenters Truck Stops
ABF Freight System is taking its challenge to competitor YRC’s deal with the Teamsters union to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In November, ABF Freight… Read More »ABF Appeals YRC-Teamsters Decision
Updated: 1/11/2011 8:00:00 AM By Aryn PittawayStep-Van Driver FedEx Express This Opinion piece appears in the Jan. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here… Read More »Opinion: Enlarging the 'Circle of Safety'
December net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 27,044 units; up 128 percent year-over-year, according to ACT Research Co.… Read More »December Truck Orders Highest in Four and a Half Years
Updated: 1/11/2011 8:30:00 AM Gas Gains 1.9¢ to $3.089; Fuels Again Hit Highest Levels Since 2008 Diesel rose for the sixth straight week though its… Read More »Diesel Rises 0.2¢ to $3.333 in Sixth Straight Increase