The Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence unexpectedly decreased to 95.2 in April from 101.4 a month earlier, the New York-based private research group said April 28.
April 28, 2015GovernmentFuelBusinessAutonomous
Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Federal Truck GHG Emissions Standards
An appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge to federal greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy trucks by a California construction company and the California Construction Trucking Association.
April 28, 2015Government
Secretary Anthony Foxx: ‘Time To Be Unrealistic’ in Solving Highway Funding Woes
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said any comprehensive measure that would address the country’s highway funding concerns will be called “unrealistic,” which was the term a top Senate Republican used to criticize the Obama administration’s latest transportation plan last week.
April 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafety
House Appropriators to Consider Transportation Funding Bill April 29
House appropriators on April 29 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that is expected to be less than the Obama administration’s budget request.
April 27, 2015EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Editorial: Cap Truck Speed
Many a business executive cringes at the actions of well-intentioned but under-informed government regulators out to make the world a better place.
April 27, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
TT Archives: Speed Limiters
In 2006, ATA asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to require heavy trucks not only to install the speed limiters but to limit truck speeds to 68 mph.
April 27, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Proposed Speed Limiter Rule Due by Fall, Foxx Tells Senate
Under pressure from Congress and trucking industry leaders, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a congressional subcommittee last week a proposed rule mandating speed limiters for heavy trucks will be issued no later than this fall.
April 27, 2015BusinessGovernment
Volvo Ousts Persson as CEO, Scania Exec Tapped for Post
Sweden-based manufacturer Volvo AB changed CEOs April 22 as the company’s board of directors chose Scania Group CEO Martin Lundstedt to replace Olof Persson.
April 27, 2015BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Used Sleeper Prices Decline Slightly From Record High, Dealers Report
Used-truck values slipped last month but remained near record highs, even as fleet trade-ins continued to augment the available supply of used equipment, analysts said.
April 27, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
MTA, Four Trade Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Minnesota’s Biodiesel Mandate
The Minnesota Trucking Association and four trade groups are suing Minnesota in federal court in an attempt to topple the state’s biodiesel mandate.
April 27, 2015