Updated: 1/28/2011 11:15:00 AM Economy Expands at 2.9% for 2010, Commerce Dept. Says U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 3.2% annual rate in the fourth quarter, following a 2.6% expansion in the third quarter,… Read More »Fourth-Quarter GDP Grows at 3.2% Rate
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 01-11 Friday, January 28, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-2309 or (202) 306-4580 FMCSA to Hold Public… Read More »FMCSA to Hold Public Listening Session on Hours-of-Service Proposed Rule
Daimler Trucks North America is marking the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle with a celebration at its Mt. Holly, NC plant. The 1,000th vehicle – a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid truck,… Read More »Daimler Trucks North America Celebrates 1000th Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Updated: 1/27/2011 8:00:00 AM By Steve RoberExecutive Sales Director Schaeffer Manufacturing This Opinion piece appears in the Jan. 24 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. As we head into 2011, it’s… Read More »Opinion: Truck Maintenance Tips: The Top 11 for 2011
Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 22,915 in December, a 7 percent increase over a strong November, according to ACT Research Co. ACT also reported that December factory shipments were up 12 percent from… Read More »Trailer Orders Continue to Climb
Updated: 1/24/2011 2:00:00 PM Qualcomm Inc. said it has released its CSA Safety Performance Service to help carriers manage performance related to the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability regulations’ new safety-measurement system. The software correlates hours-of-service… Read More »Qualcomm Releases CSA Software
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. The latest improvement put the index at its highest level since… Read More »ATA Tonnage Index Jumps 2.2 Percent
Updated: 1/24/2011 4:40:00 PM CSX Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 42% on higher shipments from auto manufacturers and other industrial shippers. Net income was $430 million, or $1.14 per share, up from $303… Read More »CSX's 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Jump on Higher Volume
Onboard electronic recorders to track driver logs are among the technology and techniques that could be used for an Alternative Compliance program. By Truckinginfo.com Staff A trucking industry research group has put together a concept… Read More »ATRI Suggests Alternative Approach to Safety Compliance
Updated: 1/24/2011 10:00:00 AM Union Still Plans Canadian Pacific Strike Feb. 8. Canadian National Railway Co. reached a contract deal with the Canadian Auto Workers union Monday and the union dropped its threat to strike… Read More »Canadian Rail Workers Drop CN Strike Threat
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor American Trucking Associations is gearing up a multi-front campaign to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to change the hours of service rules. Last week ATA President… Read More »ATA Mounts Assault on HOS Proposal
At an event marking the one-year anniversary of FocusDriven, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for victims of distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to putting an end to… Read More »LaHood Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Distracted Driving