HENDERSON, Nev. — Daimler’s Western Star unit launched a new highway tractor offering improved fuel efficiency while maintaining the brand’s classic styling.
September 15, 2014BusinessGovernmentSafety
Hub Group Announces Plan to Classify Calif. Drayage Drivers as Employees
Hub Group Inc. said it has decided to voluntarily categorize drayage drivers in California as employees, taking a different stance from other fleets around the country that continue to insist that intermodal truckers are contractors.
September 15, 2014GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
TMC to Host 10th Annual SuperTech, Discuss Maintenance Issues at Meeting
The nation’s top truck technicians will put their skills to the test at the SuperTech 2014 competition during the Technology & Maintenance Council’s fall meeting Sept. 22-25 in Orlando, Florida.
September 15, 2014BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT, Treasury Praise Public-Private Deals to Help Fund Large Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told federal and state officials who met with Wall Street financiers at the Treasury Department on Sept. 9 to look for ways to access private financing for large-scale transportation projects.
September 15, 2014BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Used-Truck Demand Strong, Even as Availability Grows
Strong demand for used trucks is keeping prices at high levels, even as availability of newer equipment continues to grow, analysts said.
September 15, 2014BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Truckers Face Lengthy Detours After Floods Close Stretch of I-15
Nearly 50 miles of Interstate 15, a critical western freight artery, was closed last week after floods severely damaged the highway north of Las Vegas, forcing thousands of truckers to take costly detours from Southern California to Montana.
September 15, 2014GovernmentBusiness
DOT Awards $600 Million in TIGER Grants for Projects in 46 States
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $600 million in grants for 72 transportation projects in 46 states, including several projects aimed at rehabilitating deteriorating infrastructure.
September 12, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Truck Transportation Deaths Drop 8% in 2013
Deaths in the truck transportation industry declined 8% to 461 in 2013, according to a preliminary report on fatal occupational injuries by the U.S. Department of Labor.
September 11, 2014Government
DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 3.2% in July
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 3.2% in July from the same month last year, DOT announced on Sept. 10.
September 10, 2014GovernmentBusiness
Lawmakers Tout TIGER Grants for Infrastructure Projects
Several members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are boasting about grants that the Department of Transportation has awarded to projects in their districts ahead of an official announcement by the department.
September 10, 2014