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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 13, 2011

FCCC Building 2,121 Gasoline-Powered Walk-in Vans for UPS

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. said it is filling an order for 2,121 FCCC gasoline-powered walk-in van chassis from United Parcel Service

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 12, 2011

DOT Shuts Down More Bus Companies

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down three more bus companies for unsafe operations

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Drivers•by Staff•June 10, 2011

DOE Predicts $102/Barrel Oil, $3.87/Gallon Diesel for 2011

Although crude oil prices dropped in early may, the U.S. Department of Energy still expects oil markets to tighten through 2012 and predicts that WTI spot prices, which averaged $79 per barrel in 2010, will average $102 per barrel in 2011 and $107 per barrel in 2012

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 10, 2011

Exports Help Drive Intermodal Gains in May

Intermodal traffic in May was up from a year ago, thanks to growing international trade and other factors

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 10, 2011

DOT Freight Index Falls Slightly in April

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1 percent in April from March, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Freight Transportation Services Index. The April decrease followed a rise in March

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 10, 2011

Trucking Groups Call on NHTSA to Examine Truck Crashworthiness Standards

American Trucking Associations and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association together called on the federal government to begin researching standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks

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Drivers•by Staff•June 10, 2011

Federal HOS Research Studies Flawed, ATA, NIT League Charge

Research into driver fatigue that federal authorities recently added to the hours of service docket is faulty and should not be used to make policy changes to the hours rule, the American Trucking Associations charged

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 9, 2011

Daimler to Expand Production and Hire an Additional 1,400 Employees at 3 Plants

Rising customer demand for new Freightliners and Western Stars is causing Daimler Trucks North America to plan sharply increased production and employment levels at its Mt. Holly, N.C., and Portland, Ore., truck manufacturing plants during the last half of 2011.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Jeremy Heiderscheit Captures Best in Show at Shell Rotella SuperRigs Judging

Amid high spirits and bright sunshine, Jeremy Heiderscheit of Peosta, Iowa, hauled in Best in Show honors with his blue and white 2003 Peterbilt 379 at the 29th Shell Rotella SuperRigs held at the Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Illinois Attempts to Improve Truck Routing Information

Truck drivers who plot their routes with consumer GPS devices may be setting themselves up for a problem. Those systems are great for showing car drivers which way to turn, but they don't necessarily identify critical truck information, such as the height of a bridge or the weight limit on a county road

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