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 CT660 is a heavy-duty, “purpose-builtâ€� Class 8 truck developed for… 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 Federal Highway Administration more closely monitor how states are performing… 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 followed a revised 7.6% gain in January that was below… 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. The focus of this class is the CSA procedures that… 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. The gain followed January’s 0.1% gain, but was just short… 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 clearance to Maxwell’s 125-volt Heavy Transportation Module, the HTM125. The… 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. The area’s factory index jumped to a reading of 43.4,… 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 retain as the once were, and carriers will have to… 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 day before to settle at $101.42 a barrel on the… Read More »Oil Closes Above $100 a Barrel
Five truck dealers have been nominated for Truck Dealer of the Year, a national award co-sponsored by ATD and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine. The nominees will be featured in the May issue of Heavy Duty… Read More »Five Dealers Nominated for National Truck Dealer of the Year
Updated: 3/18/2011 10:15:00 AM Daimler AG booked more truck orders than anticipated in the first two months of this year, underscoring its forecast of “significantâ€� market growth in 2011, Bloomberg reported Friday. Its truck sales… Read More »Daimler Forecasts Continued Strong Truck Demand for 2011
The Work Truck Show 2011, held in conjunction with the 47th Annual NTEA Convention in Indianapolis, March 8-10, has broken all event records. Verified Show attendance was 10,020, a 24 percent increase over 2010 and… Read More »Work Truck Show 2011 Breaks All Event Records