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Articlesby Jim BeachJanuary 6, 2011

Technology in the Next Decade: Safety and Productivity to Drive Advancements

At its core, information technology is about managing data: the schedules, locations, miles, hours, fuel prices, rates, lanes, speeds, bills, invoices, settlements, etc., that trucking companies compile every day

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ArticlesJanuary 6, 2011

Are Fuel Prices Going To Break Your Budget?

What is going on with diesel fuel prices? Let me try to give you my 2 cents - but please don't shoot the messenger

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NewsJanuary 6, 2011

BTS: October Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Tops $70 billion

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 14.9 percent higher in October 2010 than in October 2009, reaching $70.6 billio

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NewsJanuary 6, 2011

TCA Announces National Fleet Safety Awards Division Winners

Eighteen companies have been selected as division winners in the Truckload Carriers Association's 35th Annual National Fleet Safety Awards. Sponsored by Great West Casualty Company, the awards recognize trucking companies that demonstrate a superior commitment to safety and accident reduction

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NewsJanuary 6, 2011

New House Rule Seen Jeopardizing Highway Planning

Republican leaders have decided to change the way the House manages the money in the Highway Trust Fund, a move that highway interests say jeopardizes future infrastructure funding and impedes their ability to put long-term plans into place

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Class 8 Orders Top 25,000 Second Straight Month

December preliminary net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 25,500 units, according to ACT Research Co

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls Now Higher

Tolls went up on Pennsylvania toll roads at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, and for the first time, E-ZPass customers will pay less than cash customers

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Manufacturing Numbers Point to a Stronger Year Ahead

Tax cuts, renewed consumer confidence, expansion in the manufacturing sector and even a rise in construction spending are all giving the economy a much needed New Year's boost

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NewsJanuary 5, 2011

Texas Leads U.S. in Inbound Migration, Michigan Leads in Outbound Moves

For the sixth year in a row, Texas eclipsed every other state and took the lead as the No. 1 magnet state in 2010, based on Allied Van Lines 43rd Annual Magnet States Report, which tracks U.S. migration patterns

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NewsJanuary 4, 2011

Diesel Begins the Year on an Upswing

The national average price of a gallon of diesel was up again this week, rising 3.7 cents from last week

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