Pacer International is testing a number of liquefied natural gas powered trucks for its Southern California Cartage fleet. The trucks will operate through Pacer's cartage subsidiary, Pacer Cartage
Read More →More than half of American commercial heavy trucks are six to nine years old or more and seemingly ripe for replacement, according to a survey of fleet executives by Newport Business Media
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Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, an equity research firm, predicted a good future for the freight transportation industry, despite the bad economy, in its Transportation and Logistics Outlook for 2011 and Beyond
Read More →An analysis of the CSA safety enforcement system finds that most elements are working well but improvements still are needed. The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute prepared an in-depth study of the 30-month field test of CSA, then known as CSA 2010. As expected, it found that the system worked better than the old SafeStat system, improved carrier behavior and reached more carriers
Read More →Next week is Brake Safety Week, when the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance works to improve industry knowledge, regulatory compliance and performance of commercial vehicle braking systems
Read More →The Journal of Commerce and PIERS revised estimates for containerized import growth for 2011 and 2012 downward on Thursday, citing weaker economic data reported by the U.S. government that will lead to a nearly stagnant import trade for the rest of this year
Read More →The Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year Award will be given out at the Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit Jan. 23 in Las Vegas
Read More →Following certification by the Massachusetts Attorney General of its proposed ballot question, the Right to Repair Coalition will immediately begin collecting signatures to place the issue before state voters
Read More →The Truckload Carriers Association and its industry partner, uDrove, have sponsored a central website for all events during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Read More →The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a new Customs Notice on the point-to-point movement of domestic freight in Canada by tractor-trailers owned by foreign-based motor carriers, commonly referred to as cabotage
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