The U.S. retail diesel average price rose 0.7 cent to $2.389 a gallon Oct. 3 and follows a decline of the same amount the previous week, the Department of Energy reported.
October 3, 2016Government
Atlanta Fed Downgrades Third Quarter GDP View
NEW YORK — The U.S. economy is on track to grow at a 2.2% annualized rate in the third quarter, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed Sept. 30, following data that showed a surprise drop in construction spending in August.
October 3, 2016Government
Colorado State Patrol Cracks Down on Unsafe Trucking Operations
The Colorado State Patrol found nearly 100 violations during an operation in the Platteville, Colorado, aimed at identifying truckers and trucking companies that weren’t in compliance with safety rules.
October 3, 2016BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
New Pension Proposal Surfaces; Won’t Fix Some Teamsters Funds
Draft legislation that’s intended to preserve retiree pensions has surfaced in the House of Representatives, but the proposal won’t offer any relief for about 400,000 Central States Pension Fund Teamsters who face an uncertain financial future.
October 3, 2016Special CoverageGovernmentBusiness
Low-Growth Economy Persists, Seen as Likely to Continue
LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains durably in place and will probably continue plodding on as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that would boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.
October 2, 2016GovernmentBusiness
2016 MCE
The ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially mark the opening of the exhibit hall on Oct. 2, 2016, for ATA's Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 2, 2016Special CoverageBusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
Cowan Sticks With Navistar From Bad Times to Good
LAS VEGAS — A marketing video by Navistar Inc. demonstrated the company’s interest in regaining the business of over-the-road fleets by including extended visits with drivers from J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation and Cowan Systems — all members of the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in the United States and Canada.
October 1, 2016Special CoverageGovernmentBusiness
PrePass Provider Introduces Safety Data Analytics Tool
LAS VEGAS — Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh-station bypass program, introduced a business intelligence tool to help fleets analyze their safety data.
October 1, 2016GovernmentBusinessSpecial Coverage
Noregon Launches All-Makes Fault Code Monitoring System
LAS VEGAS — Noregon has launched a vehicle diagnostics platform designed to report fault codes from all heavy-duty vehicle makes, models and components.
October 1, 2016GovernmentBusiness
State DOTs Raise Concerns About Funding to Maintain, Improve Bridges
Inadequate funding is hampering state departments of transportation and local agencies as they try to maintain or improve the condition of the bridges for which they’re responsible.
September 30, 2016