– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –… Read More »The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Draft 2011-2016 Strategic Plan: Raising the Safety Bar

According to a study by J.D. Power and Associates, a coming ramp-up in production plus the release of new 2010 EPA-compliant engines may negatively impact truck quality. Overall quality of heavy-duty trucks has improved substantially… Read More »J.D. Power: Recent Class 8 Truck Quality May Temper Future Customer Satisfaction Gains

 Updated: 7/1/2011 1:00:00 PM State Trucking Assn. President Hausladen Cites Concerns The Minnesota state government shut down Friday morning, closing state highway rest areas and halting construction projects, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. State… Read More »Minn. Shutdown Closes State Rest Areas

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 24-11 Thursday, June 30, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:202-366-0456/366-9999 Georgia Bus Company Ordered Off the Road by FMCSA… Read More »Georgia Bus Company Ordered Off the Road by FMCSA within Hours of Uncovering Unsafe and Illegal Operations

Utility 4000D-X 53-foot dry vans have thin composite walls for high cube and are skirted to reduce air drag and fuel use. “Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Ryder System says it’s expanding… Read More »Ryder orders 1,044 Utility vans – the largest order the builder has ever gotten

 Updated: 6/30/2011 8:45:00 AM Initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 428,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists had called for a rate of 420,000, Bloomberg reported. The four-week moving average, a less… Read More »Initial jobless claims down 1,000

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 25-11 Thursday, June 30, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Orders Pennsylvania Bus Company to Immediately… Read More »FMCSA Orders Pennsylvania Bus Company to Immediately Cease Operations for Unacceptable Safety Violations

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 12.1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to… Read More »
April 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.1% from April 2010

 Updated: 6/29/2011 8:00:00 AM By Dick HyattPresident Decisiv Inc. This Opinion piece appears in the June 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Social media are transforming the way America does… Read More »Opinion: Why Trucking Should Adopt Social Media

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 23-11 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.:(202) 366-9999 FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to… Read More »FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to Improve Truck and Bus Safety

Total U.S. trailer net orders fell 9% during May, the second consecutive monthly decline for the industry, accord to ACT Research. Despite that decline, commercial trailer backlogs continued to grow, ending the month at 102,500… Read More »Trailer Orders Fall for Second Month, but Backlogs Continue Growing

 Updated: 6/28/2011 8:15:00 AM Fuels Drop as Crude Hits Four-Month Low Under $91 a Barrel Diesel fell for the eighth week in the past ten, declining 6.2 cents to $3.888 a gallon, the Department of… Read More »Diesel Falls 6.2¢ to $3.888 for Eighth Drop in 10 Weeks; Gas Declines 7.8¢ to $3.574