Freightliner Trucks has opened a new online community for drivers, owner-operators and fleet managers offering a wealth of industry resources in a single location. Accessible… Read More »Freightliner Trucks Launches Online Drivers' Resource Center
8/8/2012 2:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose… Read More »DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 1.6%
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html DOT 88-12 Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Contact: Candice T.… Read More »FMCSA's Fit, Willing and Able Regulatory Policy and the Upcomming August 2012 Safety Advisiory Committee Meeting
A new report from a Washington, D.C., energy policy group urges the federal government to begin allocating its $150 billion budget for transport services to… Read More »Policy Group Urges Government Fleets to Use Alternative Fuels
8/7/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The final rule that would allow Navistar International Corp. to sell its… Read More »EPA Forwards Rule Affecting Navistar Engines to OMB
Diesel prices rose again last week, with the U.S. Department of Energy reporting a national average of $3.85, up 5.4 cents from last week, while… Read More »Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise Again
8/6/2012 1:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Ryder System said it has acquired U.K.-based truck leasing company Euroway Group… Read More »Ryder Buys U.K.-Based Truck Leasing Company
8/3/2012 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This U.S. payrolls jumped by 163,000 in July and trucking jobs rose by… Read More »July Payrolls Rise; Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 8.3%
Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Plugging motorized pallet jacks into warehouse power supplies is so old. There’s a new solution to the… Read More »Plug in pallet jack's batteries right in the trailer with TAPS
8/3/2012 2:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This YRC Freight YRC Worldwide said Friday its second-quarter loss narrowed and the… Read More »YRC Reports Smaller Loss, Posts Operating Income for 2Q
On the Road Blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor Do we really have a shortage of truck drivers in this country or are we simply… Read More »How many drivers do we really need?
8/3/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Roadrunner Transportation Systems said Friday it has acquired two Nebraska-based truckload carriers… Read More »Roadrunner Buys Two Refrigerated Carriers