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 billion during 2010 to renew the box fleet and are… 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 30. During these STET operations, motor carrier officers will conduct… 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 six weeks, while gasoline dropped 6.8 cents to $3.713, the Department… 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 Tel.:(202) 360-2935 or (202) 366-0456 Michigan Bus Company Transporting Passengers… 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. Widespread strength was apparent across all segments of the commercial… 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 panel Tuesday. “These changes, if finalized . . . would… 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 Chairman Mica, Ranking Members Rahall and DeFazio, and members of… 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 1.4 cents to $3.954. The diesel gain was only the… 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 commercial truck tires sold in the United States on July… Read More »Yokohoma Tire Hikes Prices
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 21-11 Saturday, June 11, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 360-2935 or (202) 366-0456 North Carolina Bus Company Declared… Read More »North Carolina Bus Company Declared an "Imminent Hazard to the Public," Ordered to Immediately Cease Operations
Washington State enforcement officers with a truck wrapped with the TACT safety message. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief “Although semi trucks can be intimidating, most truck crashes turn out to… Read More »Washington officials turn "share the road" mentality into top safety numbers
Updated: 6/9/2011 2:00:00 PM Roadcheck 2011, the annual three-day concentrated inspections of trucks and buses in North America, wraps up Thursday, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said. During the annual event, inspectors check trucks, buses… Read More »Three-Day Roadcheck Wraps Up Thursday