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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 17, 2014

Autonomous Vehicles Near for Delivery Work, Report Says

A trend report published by DHL outlines the potential of autonomous technologies in transportation and logistics, and that the industry is well suited to take advantage of such technologies.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeDecember 17, 2014

Spot Market Freight Rates Down Over Past Week

A rally in spot market freight rates seen last week turned out to be short-lived, with across-the-board declines being reported in new numbers from the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeDecember 17, 2014

Economic Watch: Consumer Prices Post Largest Drop in 6 Years

Falling gasoline prices led to a sharp drop in U.S. consumer prices during November, the steepest rate in nearly six years, according to a U.S. Commerce Department released Wednesday morning.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffDecember 17, 2014

Senate Confirms New Head of NHTSA

The Senate in a voice vote Tuesday confirmed Mark Rosekind to the top job at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 16, 2014

Survey: Majority of Respondents Are Optimistic About Industry

A recent survey from Transport Capital Partners took a simple approach to assessing respondents’ industry outlook by simply asking: Is trucking starting to be fun again?

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Equipmentby StaffDecember 16, 2014

TRALA Announces Death of President and CEO Tom James

[UPDATED} Truck Renting and Leasing Association President and CEO Tom James died unexpectedly Monday night at his home in Arlington, Virginia.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 16, 2014

CSX Opens New Intermodal Terminal In Montreal

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based transportation company hopes to create opportunities for increased cross-border trade with the new terminal.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeDecember 16, 2014

Economic Watch: New Home Starts Fall

Newly released figures show a drop in housing starts during November, with an even bigger decline in the number of new building permits issued -- but new home building remained above a 1 million unit annual rate for the third month in a row.

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Aftermarketby StaffDecember 16, 2014

East Manufacturing Redesigns Parts Center

East Manufacturing recently announced a redesign of its Parts Center at its headquarters in Randolph, Ohio.

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonDecember 16, 2014

Petri Cleared in Ethics Review

Rep. Tom Petri did not violate House rules and the review of his conduct will be dropped, the House Ethics Committee said in a decision that comes just as Petri ends his 35-year career in Congress.

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