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Aftermarketby StaffJuly 26, 2011

ATA Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8% in June

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June after decreasing a revised 2% in May 2011

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Driversby StaffJuly 26, 2011

Illinois DOT Warns of Three-Day I-57 Closure

The Illinois Department of Transportation will close Interstate 57 for an expected three days next week

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Aftermarketby StaffJuly 26, 2011

Werner, ATDynamics Display Aero Tech on Capitol Hill

ATDynamics and Werner Enterprises last week displayed a Werner tractor-trailer equipped with TrailerTail rear-drag aerodynamics technology in Washington, D.C., even as first-ever fuel economy standards for heavy trucks are expected to be issued at any time

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Aftermarketby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Eaton Second Quarter Earnings Per Share Increase 47%

Eaton Corp. announced net income per share of $0.97 for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 47% over the $0.66 earned in the second quarter of 2010

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Aftermarketby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Bendix Buying Lane-Departure Warning From Iteris

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is buying certain assets, including SafetyDirect software and the Lane Departure Warning System, from Iteris

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Driversby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Freeway Closures Coming to I-710/Long Beach Freeway

The California Department of Transportation will conduct 10 weekends of 53-hour extended closures and full freeway closures on the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) beginning August 5

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Aftermarketby StaffJuly 25, 2011

TCA Members Accept Challenge to "Pay It Forward" with Charitable Donations

The Truckload Carriers Association has challenged carriers to give employees money to use for chartable purposes of their own choosing, and 55 have already taken up the challenge

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Driversby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Interstate Distributor Guarantees Independent Carriers $1.05

Interstate Distributor announced a rate per mile guarantee for independent carriers operating within their Power Only program

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Driversby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Diesel Up; Crude Down in Face of Debt Deal Deadlock

National on-highway diesel prices were up 2.6 cents from last week, continuing a recent climb

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Safety Aspects of Highway Bill Could Include New-Carrier Training, Reincarnated Carriers, Changes to Drug Testing

As Congress last week held hearings that offer some insight into what a transportation reauthorization might look like, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., opened discussions on what will likely be included in the safety portion of the Senate's reauthorization bill. Lautenberg, who chairs the Surface Transportation Subcommittee, said he plans to introduce a bill soon

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