Truck tonnage rose 3.5% in April from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday.
May 22, 2012Business
Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise for First Time in Three Months
Existing home sales rose in April for the first time in three months, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.
May 22, 2012Business
Freightliner Recalls 1,248 M2 Trucks
Freightliner Trucks has issued a recall for 1,248 of its M2 models built in February and March because of faulty software related to the operation of headlights.
May 22, 2012BusinessEquipment
Eaton to Buy Ireland-Based Cooper Industries in $11.8 Billion Deal
Eaton Corp. said Monday it will buy Ireland-based Cooper Industries, a maker of electrical-distribution equipment, in a deal valued at more than $11 billion.
May 21, 2012Business
E&MU: Fleets’ Methods for Managing Truck Recalls
Some motor carrier executives have said the sometimes maddening process of addressing truck recalls is eased by ready access to notifications about potential problems and the ability of some fleets to handle the work in-house.
May 21, 2012Business
Makers of Electronic Stability Controls Pleased by NHTSA’s Proposed Mandate
Manufacturers of electronic stability control systems were pleased the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed mandating ESC for all heavy vehicles, rather than more limited roll-stability equipment, representatives of the companies said.
May 21, 2012BusinessFuel
Oil Rises From Seven-Month Low
Oil prices rose from a seven-month low in early trading Monday but held under $92 a barrel, after declining for six straight trading days, Bloomberg reported.
May 21, 2012BusinessFuel
Gasoline Falls 6¢ to $3.78, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline’s national average pump price fell 6 cents in the past two weeks to $3.78 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
May 21, 2012PerspectiveGovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Opinion: Safety Compliance Enters the 21st Century
We live in an age of electronic information. Computers, the Internet, iPhones, iPads, GPS . . . all these technological wonders work to make our lives easier, reduce paperwork and give us all more time to do other things.
May 21, 2012EditorialGovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Editorial: Trucking Needs Electronic Logging
After carefully weighing the pros and cons in the sometimes overheated debate over whether the federal government should mandate electronic logging devices in heavy-duty trucks, we unequivocally support a requirement for electronic logging to monitor hours-of-service compliance.
May 21, 2012