For the month of April, the Freight Transportation Services Index fell 1.2 percent from its March level, the lowest level in seven years, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Read More →Truckers expressed a hopeful outlook on the future of the economy in a recent survey.
Read More →The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and its affiliate, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, this week submitted a plan to the U.S. Department of the Treasury outlining immediate actions needed to stabilize the deteriorating situation for motor vehicle parts suppliers
Read More →In response to the economic downturn and fuel price volatility, fleet managers expect to implement new and advanced technologies, greatly expanding this market, according to a recent study
Read More →FTR Associates, a transportation forecaster, has put its 2009 "Freight Transportation" conference on the radar screen for Aug. 25-27, with economic and transportation industry experts slated to speak
Read More →The Bipartisan Policy Center's National Transportation Policy Project has released its proposal for changing federal surface transportation policy, which includes restructuring federal programs, updating the criteria for formulas and creating a performance-based syste
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President Obama plans to name Deborah Hersman as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, according to a White House announcement Tuesday
Read More →Volvo Trucks has named M&K Quality Truck Sales as its U.S. Dealer of the Year for 2008 and Beaver Truck Centre as Canada Dealer of the Year
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Dave Laird has been promoted to the position of president of Pape Kenworth, the trucking division of the Pape Group
Read More →The American Trucking Associations told Congres this week that a cap-and-trade program would result in significant costs to the trucking industry and American consumers
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