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Even though he doesn't expect the economy to grow very quickly, the American Trucking Associations' chief economist says we're heading into "a supply side story the likes of which we have probably never seen in our industry." The result will be higher rates, and the best drivers in demand like they've never been before
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Despite a slow-growth economy, driver training program administrators with recently certified or recertified Professional Truck Driver Institute courses are experiencing an increase in demand for their graduates and expect to benefit from the federal government's new CSA 2010 enforcement initiative
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released what it says is a first-of-it-kind annual index designed to look over time at how U.S. transportation infrastructure is serving the needs of the U.S. economy and business community
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Mesilla Valley Transportation, known for its efforts at saving fuel, is equipping its entire fleet of 3,500 long-haul trailers with side skirts and a folding boat tail that together claim an economy betterment of almost 12 percent at highway speeds
Read More →The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 1 percent in August, a disappointing number that closes out an erratic summer in the PCI. The decline indicates an economy that is struggling to move forward, following July's increase of 1.7 percent and June's drop of 1.9 percent
Read More →A coalition of nearly 20 environmental and science organizations sent a letter last week calling on President Obama to establish new vehicle pollution and fuel economy standards, including cutting fuel consumption from long-haul tractors pulling van trailers by 35 percent by model year 2017
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With more freight moving as the economy revives, fleets are pulling dormant trailers away from fences and putting them into service. But those trailers probably sat through at least one harsh winter and summer, and maintenance on them may have been neglected.
Read More →Martin Regalia, senior vice president and chief economist with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will share his insight on the forces impacting the American economy in the opening general session at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '11
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It's the economy, stupid. But even the smart guys on the speakers list at the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association's Commercial Vehicle Outlook 2010, held in Dallas Aug. 25-26, didn't know exactly where it's headed, though they tried hard to guestimate its puzzling course. Fleet executives, meanwhile, offered some plausible scenarios for what will happen in the equipment world
Read More →Manufacturing production is expected to grow by 5.7 percent in 2010 and 4.7 percent in 2011, according to a report recently released by the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI
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