February 15, 2013 - Industry News
Reaching the highest-ever volume for the month of January, the DAT North American Freight Index increased 42% last month compared to January 2012. Freight volume was unusually robust for the season, exceeding December levels by 24%
Tags: Economy, Freight, DAT, Spot Freight, Brokers
February 14, 2013 - Industry News
Kenworth Truck Company is celebrating its milestone 90th anniversary during 2013.
Tags: Kenworth, History, T600, K100
The Department of Transportation is asking for nominations for a committee that will establish the National Freight Strategic Plan that's called for in last year's highway bill, and has proposed a process for desgnating a national freight network.
Tags: Highways, Infrastructure, DOT, National Freight Strategic Plan, MAP-21, National Freight Network
Infrastructure had its moment in the spotlight this week as President Obama called for most-needed repairs funded in part by private investment, and the lead transportation committee in the House kicked off what will be a two-year effort to reauthorize the federal highway program.
Tags: Congress, Infrastructure
The Laclede Group is teaming with the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry Inc. to launch Spire natural gas fueling solutions.
Tags: CNG, Siemens, Laclede
Heavy Duty Dialogue 2013, jointly presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association and Transport Topics, will precede the annual TMC event in Nashville, Tenn., at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center on March 11.
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. relocated its Las Vegas Service Center to a newly constructed, larger facility to keep up with increased freight in the region.
Tags: Relocation, Old Dominion
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index for December came in with a reading of -4.9 reflecting tightening capacity, which is expected to get significantly worse by mid-2013.
Tags: FTR, SCI
February 13, 2013 - Industry News
Hino Trucks announced it has reached a new milestone by signing its 200th dealer point in the U.S.
Tags: Hino Trucks, Expansion, Dealers, Medium-duty trucks
A new report released by the American Trucking Associations summarizes the car-truck relative contribution/fault findings of several large-scale studies.
Tags: FMCSA, NHTSA, AAA, ATA, CSA
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America along with major automakers, safety advocates and transportation officials from across the country, are joining together to urge the Federal Communications Commission to protect the 5.9 GHz band of spectrum.
Tags: AAA, AASHTO, CVSA, FCC, 5.9 GHz
Jimmy Haslam will be returning to the family business in his previous position as CEO of Pilot Flying J. In September, Pilot Flying J hired John Compton to serve as CEO of the company to allow Haslam the time to focus on the Cleveland Browns football team, which he bought last summer.
Tags: Leadership, Pilot Flying J, Truckstops, People
February 12, 2013 - Industry News
Over the past 100 years, Six Robblees Inc. has grown from a small family business with three employees to a small family business with 165 employees and 18 locations across five states.
Tags: Aftermarket, Distributors, Six Robblees, Company Anniversaries
Con-way Freight announced that professional driver sales representative James "Jackpot" Sutfin surpassed the career milestone of three million consecutive, accident-free miles. Sutfin, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, is the first of Con-way's 15,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement.
Tags: driver safety, Con-way Freight
The U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration has released a new forecast in which it predicts diesel prices later this year will be lower than their current level.
Tags: Oil Prices, Department of Energy, Fuel Prices, Diesel Prices, Gasoline Prices
February 11, 2013 - Industry News
The price of oil is inching back closer to the $100 a barrel mark while diesel fuel prices, rising for the fourth straight week, hit their highest level since the latter half of October.
Tags: fuel, Oil, Diesel Prices, Fuel and Oil
The annual Heavy Duty Dialogue, jointly presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association and Transport Topics, held Monday, March 11, will feature an Industry Executives Discussion on current and pressing issues in the global CV industry.
Tags: HDAW, Heav Duty Dialogue 2013
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the kickoff of a study to look at options for improving or replacing the U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge – also known as the Cairo Bridge – between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill.
Hankook Tire has named Thomas Kenny its new Vice President of Technology and Head of its Akron Technical Center in Uniontown, Ohio.
Tags: Hankook Tire
February 10, 2013 - Industry News
The 14th Annual National Day of Prayer for Truckers will be conducted March 23, 2013 at the Truckers Pavilion located in the Papa John Stadium parking lot in Louisville, Ky. at 5 p.m.
Tags: Events, National Day of Prayer
Transportation groups are voicing concern over a recent proposal to open up the 5.9 gigahertz band for unlicensed use, citing the need for that band to be utilized to save lives and improve overall safety through connected vehicle technology.
Tags: DOT, AASHTO, FCC, 5.9 GHz
February 8, 2013 - Industry News
The new 2014 Ram ProMaster is Ram Commercial's latest addition to its commercial vehicle lineup. ProMaster takes its place in the expanding, purpose-built, full-size van segment with a number of best-in-class features focused on the commercial customer.
What some meteorologists are already calling the storm of the century is set to move into the Northeast.
February 7, 2013 - Industry News
Twenty trucking companies from across North America have been named the 2013 Best Fleets to Drive Forby the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge.
Tags: TCA, Drivers, Recruiting, Retention
February 6, 2013 - Industry News
Tote refill deliveries made in January 2013 recorded a 5-cent drop on the previous month across the 10 U.S. pricing hubs monitored by DEF Tracker.
Tags: DEF, DEF Tracker, Truckstops
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