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Manthey Redmond, an internal combustion engine designer, will launch a U.S. trucking initiative designed to improve the fuel economy of commercial and industrial trucks across America
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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
Read More →FTR Associates' Shippers' Condition Index has moved upward again this month, signifying improving conditions for shippers with the current softness in the economy. However, FTR analysts say don't expect that trend to last
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The American Trucking Associations delivered its second quarter report Tuesday, outlining an industry, and an economy, struggling to overcome recession. Chief Economist Bob Costello pulled no punches about our precarious recovery, yet offered a generally bright look toward the future in the webinar. "In terms of a summary, I am cautiously optimistic that we can have a better second half of the year," Costello said. "But it is not a given.
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When people ask me about trucking, I often tell them it's not like "Smokey and the Bandit." But if you read this article in the Wall Street Journal, you'd think the average trucker wishes they were out there speeding down the highway and outwitting the bumbling sheriff
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On-highway diesel prices rose sharply last week following several weeks of consistent, moderate decline, while crude oil futures settled lower
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Years ago I won a fuel-economy competition driving 150 easy miles or so along a major highway. And I beat a bunch of pros in the process
Read More →Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the U.S. economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong
Read More →Freight shipments declined slightly in May as the economy displayed more signs of slowdown, according to the Cass Freight Index for the month. Freight spending was almost unchanged as well, posting a meager 1.7 percent increase over the previous month
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American Trucking Associations predicted a bright future for the trucking industry in its Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022. Following the worst recession in the post-war era, the economy and freight transportation are finally growing again. In the forecast report, the ATA said the trucking has a good decade of growth ahead.
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