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OEMs Rolling Out Cleaner Engines
Medium-duty truck buyers satisfied with a stock truck should still be able to find lower-priced, pre-2004, emissions-compliant trucks on dealer lots. But those who wait are likely to find only vehicles with the latest generation of low-emissions diesel engines.
June 7, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Average Diesel Price Declines for the Third Straight Week
The Department of Energy said Monday the average retail price of diesel fuel in United States declined 1.2 cents to $1.734 per gallon, the third consecutive decline.
June 7, 2004Groups Hail FMCSA Action to Improve SafeStat Data
Trucking industry, law enforcement and private safety groups applauded the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s decision to remove overall carrier score data from its SafeStat Web site, but some said last week that FMCSA needed to do more to overhaul its trucking safety efforts.
June 7, 2004Transportation Services Index Sets Another Record in March
The Department of Transportation said Monday its transportation services index rose 1% in March to reach a record 122.5, while the freight-only index increased 1.4% and also set a record.
June 7, 2004Technology Briefs - June 2 - June 7
Loadboard.com to Join TIA Program • Report: Cheaters Costing Pa. Turnpike Commission • U.S. Xpress Extends Contract With Qualcomm
June 7, 2004News Briefs - June 4
Price of Crude Oil Falls 9% Since Setting Record • Oklahoma Trucking Service Agent Pleads Guilty • Canadian Trucking Firms Turn to U.K. for Drivers • Rail Intermodal Traffic Up 13.6% in May • And more...
June 4, 2004Payrolls Grow By 248,000 in May
Employers added 248,000 workers to payrolls in May, the Labor Department reported Friday, as manufacturing employment rose the most since August 1998 and hours worked at factories were the highest since October 2000..
June 4, 2004FMCSA's New-Driver Rules Mandate Additional Training
New-driver regulations the Department of Transportation released last week will require all new heavy-truck drivers to go through another set of classes beyond what it takes to get a commercial driver license.
June 4, 2004DOT May Expand Drug-Testing Program
The Department of Transportation may adopt changes in drug-testing procedures that would include testing hair samples and on-the-spot mouth swabs for safety-related employment such as truck drivers, an agency spokesman said.
June 4, 2004News Briefs - June 3
ISM Services Index Falls From Record in May • Other LTLs Benefiting From Closing of Red Star • First-Quarter Productivity Rises 3.8% • Jobless Claims Rise by 6,000 in Latest Week • And more...
June 3, 2004