The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require a cut of 30% in the allowable stopping distance for the majority of new trucks beginning in 2011, the agency said Friday.
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Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in July
U.S. consumer confidence rose this month for the first time in five months, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
July 24, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Saia Posts 2Q Loss
Saia Inc. said it lost $1.7 million in the second quarter “due to the weak shipping environment and lower yields impacted by increasingly competitive pricing pressure.â€
July 24, 2009Fuel Price Honeymoon
Our latest little honeymoon with fuel prices likely will end soon, as recent increases in the cost of crude oil work their way down to the retail pump.
July 27, 2009Letters: Nitrogen in Tires, Brokers Revisited, Impossibly Low Rates, California Reefers, It’s All About Freight, Squeaky Wheels
In reference to the story, “Safeway Fleet Set to Fill Tires With Nitrogen,†which appeared July 6 on p. 8, I have been using nitrogen in my fleet since 2005. We have noticed that the tires stay at a constant pressure, and we have been able to get well over 250,000 miles out of our drive tires and 150,000 miles out of our steer tires.
July 27, 2009Last Year’s Diesel-Price Nightmare Teaches Fleets to Diversify Options in Buying Strategies to Cut Costs
Diesel prices have dropped almost 50% since record levels last year, but fleets continue to work on cutting fuel costs, one of their largest expenses.
July 27, 2009Senate Panel Passes FAA Reauthorization without Changing Courier Labor Rules
A Senate committee last week approved a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration without a provision that would make it easier for some employees at FedEx Corp. to unionize.
July 27, 2009Virginia Closes 18 Rest Stops
The Virginia Department of Transportation closed 18 rest stops last week, despite an effort by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) to amend federal law to allow the state to commercialize the rest areas.
July 27, 2009Dems Still Split on Funding of Nation’s Highway Needs
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats continued to spar over how best to address the nation’s road transportation needs, as the Senate and House moved on opposing paths.
July 27, 2009Oberstar ‘Troubled’ by Wetlines Warning
House Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) said he was “deeply troubled†over a claim by truck safety inspectors that proposed legislation requiring the purging of flammable materials from tanker wetlines would be “difficult, if not impossible,†to enforce.
July 27, 2009