Better batten down the hatches and tighten the belts, motor carriers. This thing is going to get worse before it gets better. That was the message last month from economic experts speaking to trucking and transportation audiences. More >>

Carrier Introduces Supra 950MT
11/20/2008 - Carrier Transicold released the new Supra 950MT truck refrigeration unit, which delivers the highest capacity performance found in a multi-temperature refrigeration system for straight trucks....

PriMaax EX Air Suspension System
11/19/2008 - Hendrickson's PriMaax EX system is an enhanced version of the PriMaax heavy-duty, vocational truck air suspension, for expanded applications.....

New Book Looks at How Trucking's Rise in 20th Century is Tied to Economy, Politics
11/19/2008 - "Trucking Country: The Road to America's Wal-Mart Economy," by Shane Hamilton, is a new book that, through the social history of long-haul trucking, explores the contentious politics of free-market capitalism in post-World War II America.....

AT&T CruiseCast
11/18/2008 - AT&T and RaySat Broadcasting introduced At&T CruiseCast, an in-vehicle entertainment service that allows mobile professionals to watch a lineup of 22 satellite video channels anywhere in the country.....

E-Z Pack Offers Advanced Gladiator Cylinder
11/18/2008 - E-Z Pack Manufacturing, Cynthiana, Ky., is offering its advanced Gladiator Pack-Eject cylinders as replacement parts to fit other brands of refuse bodies.....

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11/20/2008
Highway Trust Fund Revenue Falls $3 Billion in Single Year
The Highway Trust Fund, the federal government's primary source for financing highway, bridge and transit projects, took in $3 billion fewer in Fiscal Year 2008 as Americans drove 90 billion miles less over 11 months of the same fiscal year,....

11/20/2008
Mileage-Based User Fee Possible
With the federal surface transportation program scheduled to expire in September 2009, and with infrastructure needs far out-stripping funding from current taxes, the technology exists to implement a mileage-based fee, ....

11/20/2008
OOIDA Asks Government to Delay 2010 Standards
With the backing of new research, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is asking U.S. policymakers to delay or phase in 2010 emissions standards in light of the current economic situation.....

11/20/2008
U.S. Freight Shipments with Canada and Mexico Reached a Record High in 2007
Goods valued at more than $909 billion crossed the U.S. border in trade with Canada and Mexico in 2007, 4.9 percent higher than the previous record set in 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.....

11/20/2008
ArvinMeritor Reports Fiscal Year 2008 and Fourth-Quarter Results
ArvinMeritor, Troy, Mich., reported financial results for its full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008.....

11/20/2008
Oregon DOT Announces Winter Parking for I-84 Eastbound Closures
During winter freeway closures between Pendleton and La Grande, the Oregon Department of Transportation will be directing eastbound trucks to park along the right shoulder of Interstate 84 near the Exit 216 Interchange.....

11/20/2008
CVSN Pinewood Challenge Joins HDAW '09
The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network will host its annual 18-wheel Pinewood Challenge in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '09.....

11/20/2008
Penske Opens New Pennsylvania Facility
Penske Truck Leasing recently hosted the grand opening of a new location in New Stanton, Pa.....

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