Rhode Island Trucking Association Celebrates 80 Years
The Rhode Island Trucking Association will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary on November 15th, 2011 at the RITA Annual Dinner
The Rhode Island Trucking Association will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary on November 15th, 2011 at the RITA Annual Dinner
New commercial vehicle registrations (Class 3-8) in the U.S. are set to reach 440,000 units for the 2011 calendar year, an increase of 17.6% over the 2010 calendar year and a 33% uptick from 2009, according to Polk
Cummins Inc. is reporting strong sales and earnings for the third quarter. Third quarter sales were $4.6 billion, a 36% increase from the same period in 2010. All segments delivered double-digit growth over the prior year, Cummins indicated in it's third-quarter report
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the November Trucking Update, spiked 3.1 points in September to a reading of 9.2. While improved, the TCI remains well below its recent peak of 13.3 achieved in March
If you're driving through British Columbia this winter, make sure you have your tire chains ready to go - especially on the Coquihalla Highway #5 at Box Canyon (south/west of Great Bear Snowshed)
The recent Third Quarter 2011 Transport Capital Partners (TCP) Business Expectations Survey found that 15% of fleets are considering leaving the industry in the next six months if volumes do not increase
The Q4 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index shows a 22% improvement over 2010. The index currently stands at 89.2
A coalition of highway construction groups in nearly a dozen states has launched a national campaign to urge Congress to allow states to impose tolls to pay for long-overdue highway improvements
By early 2012, Penske Truck Leasing says it will have fully equipped 370 of its major U.S. fueling locations with bulk diesel exhaust fluid to accommodate the growing number of trucks within its fleet using SCR technology
NTSB investigators have returned to the scene of an accident between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor and double trailer combination in rural Nevada on June 24, 2011.
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing October Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's increased 17% over September to 27,395 units.
Production of Isuzu's new Reach walk-in cargo van has begun at Utilimaster's assembly facility in Wakarusa, Ind. Utilimaster guided the development of the Reach's aerodynamic shape and use of composite materials to improve fuel efficiency and reduce interior noise
The revised hours of service rule moved one step closer to publication yesterday when the Department of Transportation sent its proposed revisions to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 18.3 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010, totaling $80.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
This fall, GE Capital released its U.S. Mid-Market CFO Survey, which polled chief financial officers across seven different industries, including trucking companies. The data is encouraging, despite concerns about costs and regulations
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