By Glen Sokolis, Sokolis Group Please wait a second before being upset at this headline. Before this article goes any further, politics don’t sway my view on higher taxes, which will increase diesel fuel prices… Read More »Why Diesel Fuel Prices Need Increased Taxes
SAVE THE DATE: FMCSA TO HOST FORUM AT TRB 90TH ANNUAL MEETING The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) is hosting a forum titled FMCSA’s Analysis, Research, and… Read More »FMCSA to Host Forum at TRB 90th Annual Meeting
Wabash dry van trailers were the top brand in new registrations tracked by Polk. “Trailer Talk” guest blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor New commercial trailer registrations for the first nine months of the year were… Read More »Tracking Trailer Trends
Updated: 11/22/2010 8:05:00 AM Lakeside International Trucks said it has acquired an International dealership in Rockford, Ill., from Chicago International Trucks dealership group. Milwaukee-based Lakeside now operates seven International truck dealerships throughout Wisconsin and Illinois.… Read More »Lakeside International Buys Illinois Dealership
Sugar beet based de-icers like Ice Bite and GeoMelt could offer a less corrosive, more environmentally friendly way for states to de-ice roads. Or maybe not. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor As… Read More »Beets on the Highway
Updated: 11/22/2010 9:15:00 AM By Michele Fuetsch, Staff Reporter This story appears in the Nov. 22 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Truckers traveling on Interstate 90 across northern Ohio will… Read More »Plan Under Way to Renovate 44 Oldest Rest Areas in Ohio
The number of merger and acquisition deals announced in the global transportation and logistics sector in the third quarter remained above the pace of 2009 and is about the same as the previous quarter. There… Read More »Global Transportation Merger/Acquisition Activity Flat
Updated: 11/22/2010 10:00:00 AM Falling Oil Prices Could Lower Weekly Average Gasoline’s national average price rose by almost a nickel in the past two weeks to $2.87 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey… Read More »Gasoline Gains a Nickel to $2.87 a Gallon
Updated: 11/22/2010 10:15:00 AM Following moves by other tire makers, Yokohama Tire Corp. said Monday it will boost prices of its light- and medium-duty commercial truck and off-road tires by up to 6%, effective Jan.… Read More »Yokohama Boosting Commercial Tire Prices 6%
Dear Friends of Our Firm, It’s difficult to formulate a year-end plan in the current political environment. Nevertheless, following are seven sensible tax strategies for individual taxpayers in 2010. Caution: Tax rates are scheduled to… Read More »Year-end tax moves for individulas for 2010
Updated: 11/22/2010 12:00:00 PM By Jim MahoneyTransportation Attorney This Opinion piece appears in the Nov. 22 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Here’s a forecast from those of us who write… Read More »Opinion: Goodbye Hague, Hello Rotterdam
Updated: 11/23/2010 8:10:00 AM Gas Declines 1.6¢ to $2.876 Diesel fell from a two-year high Monday, dipping 1.3 cents to $3.171 a gallon in the wake of lower oil prices, the Department of Energy said… Read More »Diesel Falls From 2-Year High, Dropping 1.3¢ to $3.171 a Gallon