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EPA, NHTSA Took Lead Role on Greenhouse Gas Rules This Year

After several years of anticipation throughout the trucking industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Transportation Safety Administration finally in October released their joint proposed rule to regulate greenhouse gases for the commercial transportation sector.

December 28, 2010

Ohio Turnpike Raises Speed Limit

The speed limit for cars and trucks on the Ohio Turnpike will go from 65 to 70 miles an hour starting April 1, a change that the state’s trucking industry opposes.

December 21, 2010

Improving Prospects for 2011

The evidence continues to mount that 2011 will turn out to be a pretty good year for the U.S. economy in general and for trucking in particular.

December 6, 2010

Improving Prospects for 2011

The evidence continues to mount that 2011 will turn out to be a pretty good year for the U.S. economy in general and for trucking in particular.

December 6, 2010

EPA Reports Better Light-Truck Emissions

A new Environmental Protection Agency showed an improvement in fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions for new cars and light-duty trucks in 2009.

November 19, 2010

Opinion: Protecting Essential Trucking Data

Big-picture executives have the ability to see well beyond the day-to-day grind. If you’re in this category, you support an active safety department and insist on taking a variety of preventive measures.

November 19, 2010

Opinion: Trucking Work-Injury Programs

Earlier this year, American Trucking Associations released a very upbeat forecast for U.S. freight transportation. That’s good news, but motor carriers will be challenged to keep pace with this growth.

November 10, 2010

Trucking Adds 300 Jobs as Unemployment Holds at 9.6%

Although private sector employment increased by 159,000 overall during the month of October, for-hire trucking employment only grew by 300, according to the Labor Department.

November 9, 2010

ATA to Ask EPA to Keep California from Requiring Filters for APUs

American Trucking Associations has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to refuse to allow California to chart its own path on requirements governing auxiliary power units on trucks.

October 19, 2010