Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew 2.5% in August from the same month last year, the Department of Transportation reported.
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Opinion: Healthy Youth = Healthy Workforce
The Presidential Youth Fitness Program announced by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition during a recent function in Washington, D.C., provides a model for fitness education that includes the use of a health-related fitness assessment and educational and motivational tools that support educators and encourage students to adopt an active lifestyle.
November 11, 2013
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Safety Systems Shown to Reduce Rollovers, Other Accidents, FMCSA Study Declares
A new study has found trucks using lane-departure warning and roll-stability control systems are less likely to be involved in an accident than those not using the system.
November 11, 2013Navistar, Paccar Continuing Efforts to Achieve 2014 GHG Certification
Navistar Inc. and Paccar Inc. said they are still in the process of earning final certifications for their 2014 truck and engine lineups in order to comply with the federal greenhouse-gas standards that take effect Jan. 1.
November 11, 2013GSA May Tie Emissions to Large U.S. Parcel Pact
The U.S. General Services Administration may require the carrier that wins the federal government’s contract for domestic package deliveries to file regular reports on how it is reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions and using alternative fuels.
November 11, 2013CFTC Proposes Rule Aimed at Limiting Oil Speculation Among Traders
Oil traders would be limited in the number of positions they can hold under a proposed rule approved Nov. 5 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
November 7, 2013OOIDA Asks Supreme Court to Review Decision on Cross-Border Trucking Program
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision upholding the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to operate a cross-border pilot program allowing Mexican drivers to operate throughout the United States.
November 7, 2013iTech: Managing a Fistful of Trucks
By Bruce Lilly, Contributing Writer
This story appears in the August/September 2013 issue of iTECH, published in the Oct.
January 1, 2012Ohio State Reps Introduce Alternative-Fuels Bill
Ohio State Reps. Sean O’Brien (D) and Dave Hall (R) introduced legislation Nov. 4 that would provide tax incentives for companies that use alternative fuels.
November 5, 2013Ontario Considering 2% Biodiesel Rule
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is considering a fuel mandate that would require diesel fuel sold there to contain 2% biodiesel, with the percentage doubled by 2016.
November 5, 2013