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Drivers•by Staff•March 2, 2010

States Set Off Alarms about Highway Funding Cut-Off; Safety at Risk

State departments of transportation are setting off emergency flares to get Congress's attention over yesterday's cut-off of federal highway and transit funds. "Last night the highway and transit programs in our country came to a screeching halt,

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Drivers•by Staff•March 2, 2010

Layoffs Continue at YRC Despite Restructuring

Less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide has laid off about 200 workers from its Overland Park headquarters and its Akron, Ohio, facility over the month of Februar

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Drivers•by Staff•March 2, 2010

Diesel Prices Gain 2.9 Cents in Second Straight Jump

Diesel prices were up for the second week in a row, gaining 2.9 cents to a national average of $2.861 a gallo

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Drivers•by Staff•February 26, 2010

Transportation Programs Facing Shutdown Due to Funding Conflict

It appears possible that major federal transportation programs will have to be temporarily shut down early next week, due to a congressional conflict over funding

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 26, 2010

Revision of GDP Growth Bodes Well For Trucking Industry

The U.S. Department of Commerce has revised its estimate for real gross domestic product growth to 5.9 percent for the fourth quarter, a boost over an earlier estimate of 5.7 percent growth

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Drivers•by Staff•February 26, 2010

Prime Donates Meals to Haiti Relief Effort

Prime, Inc. has paid for 100,000 healthy meals for the people of Haiti, thanks to a donation to Kids Against Hunger, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 26, 2010

TTMA Gears Up For Annual Meeting in April

The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association will hold its 68th Annual Meeting on April 21-25, 2010, at the Omni Orland Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 26, 2010

CARB Underway With Training Seminars on New Vehicle Regs

The California Air Resources Board is underway with its free training seminars, which describe the requirements for the Truck and Bus regulation and the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas regulation

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Drivers•by Staff•February 26, 2010

Iowa Committee Strikes Down Bill For Biodiesel Blend

A bill to institute a 5 percent biodiesel blend in Iowa was shot down by the Iowa House Ways and Means Committe

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Equipment•by Staff•February 26, 2010

Iveco, Navistar Call it Quits on Australian Truck Marketing Relationship

Iveco Trucks Australia Limited will no longer market Navistar's International brand trucks in Australia starting in October 2010

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