Short demo drive of Caterpillar’s first on-highway truck reveals whether it lives up to its ‘premium’ billing. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor We came, we saw, we drove — but not far. Caterpillar people are… Read More »Quickspin: Driving the new Cat Truck

 UPDATED: 11/28/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The Department of Transportation announced a final rule that will ban interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while… Read More »DOT Sets Final Rule Banning Truck Drivers' Use of Hand-Held Phones

 UPDATED: 11/22/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 16 cents per share, compared to net income of $6,900,… Read More »Trailer Bridge Reports Third-Quarter Loss

 UPDATED: 11/22/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Most trucking companies believe the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is an improvement over the SafeStat system it replaced, the… Read More »Most Truckers See CSA as an Improvement, ATRI Study Says

 UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Initial jobless claims increased by 2,000 last week to 393,000, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Economists had forecast 390,000 new claims,… Read More »Jobless Claims Rise for Week

No news will be posted on Truckinginfo.com today due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Please feel free to browse through our blogs or one of our in-depth sections, from Trucks Trailers to Drivers, or check… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving

 UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:50:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Consumer personal spending edged up 0.1% in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The slight increase followed a revised 0.7% gain… Read More »Personal Spending Increases 0.1% in October

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 35-11 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Final Rule… Read More »U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Final Rule That Bans Hand-Held Cell Phone Use by Drivers of Buses and Large Trucks

For years, Ford’s F-450 and F-550 SuperDuty trucks have led the Class 4 to 5 segment. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor It’s a story we’ve heard before, but a pretty good one: Sales are up,… Read More »Medium-Duty Update: Sales Up as Buyers Replace Old Trucks Amid Improving Economy, New Products Enter the Market

 UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:50:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Durable goods orders declined 0.7% in October as demand for aircraft and business equipment dropped, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The… Read More »Durable Orders Decline 0.7% in October

For the first time since May, the national average price of a gallon of diesel has topped the four-dollar mark. Diesel is up 2.3 cents from last weeks price survey to $4.011 per gallon the… Read More »Diesel Climbs North of $4 as Oil Slips on Recurring Economic Worries

 UPDATED: 11/22/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Most trucking companies believe the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is an improvement over the SafeStat system it replaced, the… Read More »Most Truckers See CSA as an Improvement, ATRI Says