For the fourth year in a row, Volvo Trucks will recognize two North American fleets with the Volvo Trucks Safety Award for their commitment to safety. Recipients of the 2012 award will each receive $25,000… Read More »Volvo Trucks Safety Award Returns in 2012
2/17/2012 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Transport Topics Online will be closed on Monday for the Presidents’ Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Feb. 21, for the… Read More »TTNews.com Closed for Presidents' Day
ACT Research Co. remains bullish on Class 8 in the medium to longer term, according to the February issue of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, published by ACT Research. The analysts look for… Read More »ACT Research Confident About Class 8 Demand
2/17/2012 5:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Talks Reportedly Continuing Tweet Print This TNT Express rejected an approximately $6.4 billion takeover bid from UPS Inc., news services reported late Friday. The Netherlands-based… Read More »TNT Rejects UPS' $6.4 Billion Bid
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief “If I had been up five minutes earlier, I wouldn’t be having any conversations with anybody.” That’s what Canadian Bill Oriold of a small town… Read More »Wheel-off incidents sure can get your attention
2/16/2012 11:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region expanded at a faster pace in January, reaching a four-month high, the Federal Reserve Bank of… Read More »Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Rises to Four-Month High
Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, reported record annual revenues and the highest quarterly pre-tax income in the company’s history. Annual revenues reached $2.6 billion compared to… Read More »Rush Enterprises Reports Record 4Q and Year-End 2011 Results
2/15/2012 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This UPS Inc. on Wednesday said it has acquired Kiala, a European company that provides delivery options to consumers purchasing goods over the… Read More »UPS Acquires European Delivery Firm
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor In this era of complaining about heavy-handed government, here’s one federal program that gets cheers all around. SmartWay, the truck fuel economy and sustainability program run by the Environmental… Read More »EPA's SmartWay Looks for a Smarter Way
2/14/2012 11:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel jumped 8.7 cents to $3.943 a gallon, its fifth increase in six weeks, while gasoline rose for the… Read More »Diesel Jumps 8.7¢ to $3.943 a Gallon; Gas Gains for Seventh Time in Eight Weeks
By Jim Park, Equipment Editor In 2011, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors conducted about 2 million vehicle inspections. In the cargo securement sphere, the most common violations found during roadside inspections were “failure to prevent… Read More »Top 5 Cargo Securement Violations
2/13/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This President Obama’s proposed budget would spend $476 billion on transportation over the next six years — a nearly 50% increase over current… Read More »Obama Budget Plan Would Boost Transportation Spending 50% Over Six Years