Updated: 2/16/2011 3:00:00 PM Agency Releases Instructions on How to Access Live Webcast Editor’s Note: This is a re-posted reminder about the FMCSA’s listening session on its hours-of-service rule, which will be held this Thursday,… Read More »HOS 'Listening Session' Set for Thursday; FMCSA Extends Comment Period to March 4

Thank you for your interest in the Hours-of-Service (HOS) Listening Session. Please help FMCSA to estimate participation in this Listening Session by answering the statement below. FMCSA hopes to serve you better with the information… Read More »Learn More About the Hours-of-Service Listening Session, Webcast, and Online Comment & Question Forum Scheduled on February 17, 2011

ALK Technologies has unveiled CoPilot Live 9, the company’s next generation GPS navigation platform for smartphones and tablet devices. The next generation GPS navigation apps for smartphones and tablets from ALK Technologies features an interactive… Read More »CoPilot Live 9 Comes to Mobile Navigation Platforms

 Updated: 2/14/2011 4:45:00 PM Forward Air Corp. said late Monday its fourth-quarter net income almost doubled, to $11.8 million, or 41 cents per share, from $6.3 million, or 22 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose… Read More »Forward Air's 4Q Income Almost Doubles

“Frac” tanks pause in Ohio en route from Delaware to Colorado. Manufacturer’s specs say they hold up to 21,000 gallons and are used at construction sites to store water and at oil and gas wells… Read More »'What Are Those Things?' Liquid Storage Tanks, That's What

 Updated: 2/14/2011 8:10:00 AM President Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget Monday that includes funding for a $50 billion “infrastructure bankâ€� aimed at triggering private investment for some projects, Bloomberg reported. The administration’s plan would… Read More »Obama Delivers $3.7 Trillion Budget to Congress

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.3 percent in January, giving up some, but retaining much of December’s exceptional 1.8 percent sequential gain. On a year-over-year basis, the PCI increased 3.4 percent in January,… Read More »January Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index Posts 14th Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Growth

 Updated: 2/11/2011 10:45:00 AM Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said it had a net loss in its third fiscal quarter. The loss was $7 million, or 20 cents per… Read More »Iteris Reports Loss for Fiscal 3Q

Dana Holding Corporation has taken action to become a full-service provider of driveline systems in the growing South American commercial vehicle business. The company completed a strategic transaction with SIFCO S.A., a leading producer of… Read More »Dana Becomes the Leading Full Driveline Supplier in South American CMV Market

 Updated: 2/11/2011 11:00:00 AM Express-1 Expedited Solutions’ second-quarter profit rose to $820,000, or 2 cents per share, from $601,000, or 2 cents, a year earlier. Revenue grew 31% to $41.6 million, the company said late… Read More »Express-1 Reports Improved 4Q Profit

Cummins Inc. has announced the release of its High Output 6.7-liter Turbo Diesel for Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks. The new high-output rating produces peak torque of 800 lb ft. With 800 lb ft of… Read More »Cummins Announces High Output 6.7L Turbo Diesel

 Updated: 2/11/2011 11:15:00 AM Consumer confidence rose to an eight-month high in February, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The preliminary index for the month rose to a 75.1… Read More »Consumer Confidence Hits Eight-Month High