A Wayne State University study published in the January 2012 issue of the journal Epidemiology points out that two influential early studies of cellphone use and crash risk may have overestimated the relative risk of… Read More »Study: Early Cellphone Safety Studies Likely Overestimated Crash Risk
UPDATED: 12/27/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Larry Smith/Trans Pixs Oil rose to more than $101 a barrel Tuesday mornning after taking its biggest gain in two months… Read More »Oil Climbs Over $101 a Barrel
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 38-11 Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel: 202-366-9999 Double Happyness Travel, Inc., Declared an Imminent Hazard… Read More »Double Happyness Travel, Inc., Declared an Imminent Hazard and Ordered to Immediately Cease All Operations
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor They’ve pretty much taken over the vehicle lighting business, and they don’t cost nearly as much as when they first appeared about 20 years ago. So LEDs – lamps made… Read More »Trailer Report: Preventing LED Theft
UPDATED: 12/22/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This An index of leading economic indicators rose in November, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday. The LEI index climbed 0.5%,… Read More »Leading Economic Indicators Rise Again
There will be no news on Truckinginfo.com Monday, Dec. 26, due to the Christmas holiday. Printer Friendly Version Email This Story RSS Events: Related News 12/26/2011 – Happy Holidays There will be no news on Truckinginfo.com Monday,… Read More »Happy Holidays
UPDATED: 12/22/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. economy rose at a slower rate than previously reported in the third quarter, growing at a 1.8% annual pace,… Read More »Third-Quarter GDP Rate Again Revised Downward
UPDATED: 12/22/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This U.S. intermodal traffic increased 6% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said. Container… Read More »Intermodal Traffic Rises 6% for Week
Other than Oliver Patton’s analysis of the new hours of service rule, there will be no news on Truckinginfo today due to the Christmas holiday. Printer Friendly Version Email This Story RSS Events: Related News… Read More »Happy Holidays!
UPDATED: 12/22/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Transport Topics Online will be closed Friday and Monday for the Christmas holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Dec. 27, for… Read More »TTNews.com to Be Closed for Christmas
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor There’s a good chance the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new hours of service rule is going back to court. Just hours after the new rule was released, Advocates… Read More »New Hours Rule Likely Headed Back to Court
UPDATED: 12/22/2011 5:15:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Groups Say Changes Will Cause Congestion, Won’t Improve Safety Tweet Print This Trucking and shippers groups reacted swiftly and negatively to the Department of… Read More »First Reaction to HOS Rule Is Largely Negative from Trucking, Shippers