The three-day Roadcheck 2009 event sponsored by the Commercial Safety Vehicle Alliance wraps up Thursday, with more than 1,000 checkpoints set up on roads and highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance.
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Trucking Warms to Electronic Stability Systems
Despite the lack of a new, long-promised federal stopping-distance rule for heavy-duty trucks, brake companies are making — and original equipment manufacturers are offering — a growing array of electronic systems designed to help truckers stop faster and maintain more control.
June 8, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Diesel Jumps 7.8¢ to $2.352
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel jumped 7.8 cents last week to $2.352 a gallon, the highest level since December, while gasoline rose another 8.9 cents as crude oil pushed near $70 a barrel, the Department of Energy reported.
June 8, 2009Navistar Challenges EPA
Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. has challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to certify heavy-duty diesel engines using selective catalytic reduction to meet the agency’s 2010 emission standards, saying EPA skipped an important regulatory step.
June 8, 2009Obama Taps Maryland’s Ferro as Next FMCSA Administrator
President Obama will nominate Anne Ferro, president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House announced last week.
June 8, 2009Opinion: Doublespeak Spoken There
I find it very odd that when Washington needs something from the people, they talk about family, but when the people need something from the government, they talk about business. This kind of duality of conflicting agendas contradicts reason and confuses everyone. Even if it is unintentional, it smacks of doublespeak.
June 5, 2009Productivity Level Rises 1.6% in First Quarter
First-quarter U.S. worker productivity improved at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, twice the level originally reported, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 4, 2009Maryland Motor Truck Assn.’s Anne Ferro Named to Head FMCSA
President Obama has named Maryland Motor Truck Association President Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Administration.
June 5, 2009UTi Worldwide’s Profit, Revenue Decline
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide reported a decline in net income and revenue for its fiscal first quarter, due the ongoing recession.
June 5, 2009ISM Services Index Improves in May
The U.S. economy’s service sector improved last month with its highest reading in seven months but still showed contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
June 3, 2009