Updated: 3/4/2011 8:00:00 AM By James ScapellatoChief Executive Officer Scapellato Co. This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 28 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Some trucking industry executives predicted the… Read More »Opinion: CSA

Owners of 2003-model-year transport refrigeration units have until the end of this month to meet new California Air Resources Board standards. Last November, the industry appealed to CARB for more time to bring model year… Read More »CARB Nears End of 90-Day Grace Period on 2003 TRUs

 Updated: 3/3/2011 8:40:00 AM Initial jobless claims fell to the lowest level in almost three years last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The 20,000 decline to 368,000 left claims at their lowest level since May… Read More »New Jobless Claims Take Biggest Drop in Three Years

By Truckinginfo.com Staff Discounted tolls went into effect Tuesday, March 1, for trucks using State Highways 130 and 45 in Austin, Texas. The 25 percent discount includes all vehicles with five or more axles. Trucks… Read More »Discounted Tolls for Truckers in Austin, Texas

 Updated: 3/3/2011 9:15:00 AM U.S. workers’ productivity rose at a 2.6% annual rate in the fourth quarter, matching an earlier estimate, the Labor Department said Thursday. The level followed a 2.3% gain in the third… Read More »Productivity Rises in Fourth-Quarter, Year

Mexican trucks would be able to operate beyond the U.S.-Mexico border zone under agreement announced by U.S. and Mexican leaders. (Photo courtesy Mexicotrucker.com) By Truckinginfo.com Staff President Obama and President Calderon of Mexico yesterday made… Read More »Obama, Calderon Announce Border Trucking Agreement

 Updated: 3/3/2011 10:00:00 AM American Trucking Associations has urged the Obama administration to open up opportunities for domestic oil production as a way to lessen the impact of political tumult in the Middle East. “Recent… Read More »ATA Backs More Domestic Oil Production

Oil prices settled above $102 per barrel on Tuesday for the first time since September of 2008 as fighting escalated in Libya and petroleum demand grew in the U.S. Libyan oil fields produce 1.6 million… Read More »Oil Rises Above $102 as Libyan Supply Fears Escalate

 Updated: 3/2/2011 9:00:00 AM U.S. auto sales rose in February, with all major car companies reporting double-digit percentage gains, the Associated Press reported. Automakers said Tuesday that consumers snapped up both cars and trucks, buoyed by… Read More »Automakers Report Big February Sales Gains

Van rates nationwide increased 2.6 percent in the last two weeks as markets affected by recent winter storms recovered. According to TransCore Trendlines, a weekly barometer for truckload freight moved on the spot market, three… Read More »TransCore Reports Van and Flatbed Rates Continue to Rise

 Updated: 3/1/2011 11:30:00 AM Crash-test analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that underride guards on tractor-trailers can fail even in relatively low-speed crashes, and the group is petitioning the federal government to… Read More »Insurance Group Cites Concerns on Underride Guards

“All That’s Trucking” by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief I can’t remember when there was more anticipation about a new truck model coming out. Cat’s new on-highway vocational truck, the CT660, will be officially unveiled… Read More »Aaanticipation …