MacKinnon Transport, Inc. of Guelph, Ont., and Upper Lakes Foods of Cloquet, Minn, recognized for their high standards and demonstrated commitments to safety, were named winners of the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Award. The awards… Read More »Volvo Trucks Lauds North America's Safest Fleets: MacKinnon Transport and Upper Lakes Foods
Updated: 10/20/2010 8:00:00 AM By Bill GravesPresident CEO American Trucking Associations This Opinion piece appears in the Oct. 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Midterm elections are right around the… Read More »Opinion: Approaching Midterms Put Issues in Focus
The hugely popular cash-for-clunkers program ended Aug. 25, 2009. This new program enabled vehicle owners to realize a tax-free discount of up to $4,500 on a trade-in. But you can still qualify for big tax… Read More »Tax angles on donated ‘clunkers’
The national average diesel price posted a seven-cent gain on Monday, hitting $3.073 per gallon as the Department of Energy released its weekly energy survey. Monday’s average price is $0.47 higher than last year. This… Read More »Diesel Continues its Climb as Crude Prices Inch Higher
Updated: 10/12/2010 9:30:00 AM By Dan Leone, Staff Writer This article appears in the October/November issue of iTECH, published in the Oct. 11 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Considering the… Read More »iTECH: Connecting Technology to the Corporate Suite
Anyone who knows anything about dump trucks understands that specifications are very regionalized. What works in one state or area of the country will probably not work in another. Each state has peculiar weight laws… Read More »Kenworth Offers Advice on Specs for Dump Trucks
Updated: 10/12/2010 10:00:00 AM The Volvo Group said it supports proposals to regulate truck emissions by the European Union, as long as the regulations consider trucks’ role transportation freight. “Trucks perform important transport work, and… Read More »Volvo Supports European Truck Emissions Regulations
An image from the series Hurry Up and Wait. “We all have an idea of what a truck driver’s like when we’re a kid – but we don’t really know much about them.” As Frank… Read More »Trucking as Art
Updated: 10/12/2010 10:15:00 AM Navistar International Corp. sent layoff notices to about 250 workers at an Ohio truck assembly plant, the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun reported. The notices were given Friday to about United Auto Workers employees… Read More »Navistar Lays Off 250 Workers at Ohio Truck Plant
C.R. England has expanded its Regional Division with the creation of a new service offering short haul transportation centered in the greater Chicagoland area. “The expansion of our Regional Division allows us to break into… Read More »C.R. England Expands Regional Division to Chicago
Updated: 10/12/2010 11:00:00 AM President Obama called on federal lawmakers to back his initiative to spend $50 billion to modernize the country’s infrastructure and help reduce unemployment, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The funding would… Read More »Obama Touts Infrastructure Investment
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 15-10 Thursday, October 14, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 FMCSA Administrator Ferro Participates in Commercial Motor Vehicle… Read More »FMCSA Administrator Ferro Participates in Commercial Motor Vehicle Technology Showcase