Increasingly stringent emissions regulations over the past few decades have driven a steady cadence of changes to diesel engine architecture and heavy-duty truck design.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Freight Groups Urge FHWA to Withdraw IIJA Memo
American Trucking Associations is among the groups calling on the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a memorandum from a little over a year ago focused on the implementation of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law.
January 19, 2023Alabama Grants $40 Million to 33 Transportation Projects
Three plans targeted to improve truck traffic in Alabama are among 33 road and bridge projects receiving a total of $40 million in state transportation funds announced by Gov. Kay Ivey.
January 19, 2023Georgia DOT Completes First Infrastructure Grant Project
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation completed its first Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Grant project in January.
January 19, 2023Federal Officials Plan to Add Fentanyl to Drug Tests
Federal drug regulators could soon announce plans to add fentanyl to a drug testing panel that would detect use of the dangerous drug among safety-sensitive federal employees — ultimately including truck drivers — after adoption by the Department of Transportation.
January 19, 2023Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Since September
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low for the week of Jan. 8-14.
January 19, 2023Retail Sales Fall 1.1% in December as Inflation Takes a Toll
NEW YORK — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done so.
January 18, 2023California Trucking Group Rekindles Legal Battle to Block AB 5
The California Trucking Association has asked a federal judge to issue a new preliminary injunction in an attempt to continue its legal battle to block enforcement of California’s AB 5 law that CTA maintains will force owner-operators to become motor carrier employees.
January 18, 2023Producer Price Index Sees Biggest Decline Since April 2020
U.S. producer prices dropped in December by the most since the start of the pandemic, extending a monthslong pullback in inflationary pressures and giving the Federal Reserve room to slow the pace of interest-rate hikes.
January 18, 2023DOT Unveils Strategic Safety Plan
Evaluating existing technologies and supporting emerging technologies will facilitate the adoption of safety programs for the country’s mobility corridors, a new strategic plan from the Department of Transportation determined.
January 17, 2023