New home sales jumped 25.4% in October, the biggest rise in 33 years, the Commerce Department reported Dec. 4.
December 4, 2013Business, Safety
Flawed Safety Data Penalizing Many Fleets Under CSA Program, ATA Report States
Flawed data and methodology used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program have created “tens of thousands” of statistical anomalies, according to an American Trucking Associations white paper released last week.
December 16, 2013Safety
Fleets Must Keep Drug Testing 50% of Drivers, DOT Orders
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that fleets must again randomly drug test the urine of at least half their drivers during 2014.
December 16, 2013Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Kenworth Makes Bendix Front Air Disc Brakes Standard
Kenworth Truck Co. said it will make Bendix front air disc brakes standard on its Class 8 tractors and trucks.
December 9, 2013Government, Business, Safety
New ϳԹ Sales Rise by Most in 33 Years
Business, Safety
Manufacturing Activity Rises in November
U.S. manufacturing activity’s rate of expansion rose in November, the Institute for Supply Management reported Dec. 2.
December 2, 2013Safety
Some Transport Firms Weigh Benefit Cuts to Counter Higher Costs From Health Law
Some transportation employers say they are bracing for higher costs and are reassessing the scope of employee health-benefit plans to meet requirements under the Affordable Care Act.
December 2, 2013Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Descartes Names Ryan to CEO Post
Edward Ryan has been named CEO of Descartes Systems Group, succeeding Arthur Mesher, the company announced Nov. 27.
November 27, 2013Business, Safety
Thanksgiving Highway Travel to Fall Slightly, AAA Predicts
The number of Americans traveling more than 50 miles by car for the Thanksgiving weekend will fall 1.5% from last year to 43.4 million, auto group AAA predicted.
November 27, 2013Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment
Pa. Legislators Approve $2.4 Bln. Road Plan
Pennsylvania state lawmakers gave final approval Nov. 21 to a transportation spending bill that will raise $2.4 billion more annually for the state’s roads, bridges and transit systems.
November 22, 2013Government, Business, Safety
Senators Propose Infrastructure Bank Measure
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced legislation to create a $10 billion infrastructure bank that would use loans and loan guarantees to encourage private investment in transportation projects.
November 22, 2013