Higher tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike take effect Monday, with discounts in place for trucking firms that spend at least $10,000 a month in tolls, the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press reported.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Meritor WABCO Debuts System for Automatic Truck Braking
ATLANTA — Meritor WABCO demonstrated its new automatic braking system for heavy-duty trucks that is integrated with its anti-lock braking and stability control systems. Executives said the system can cut accident rates, especially rear-end collisions, which account for nearly 20% of all truck-involved crashes.
December 1, 2008Tires: Global Imports Begin to Slow
There are signs that the rise of global tire imports to the United States is beginning to slow as the economy weakens and costs increase.
December 1, 2008TTNews.com to Close for Thanksgiving Weekend
Transport Topics Online will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please check back on Monday, Dec. 1, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
November 26, 2007DOT Gives $110 Million For Atlanta HOT Lanes
The federal government has awarded a $110 million grant toward a plan to turn some of metropolitan Atlanta's HOV lanes into HOT lanes, Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced Tuesday.
November 25, 2008Navistar Set to Use Credits to Meet 2010 EPA Standards
Navistar International Corp. will use federal emission credits to enable its new Class 8 engine to meet 2010 federal emission standards, although the engine could be set up to comply with the regulation without the credits, a Navistar executive said.
November 24, 2008Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks
Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.
November 24, 2008Obama Names DOT Transition Team
President-elect Barack Obama has named a five-person group to oversee the transition for the Department of Transportation.
November 21, 2008FMCSA Reissues Hours-of-Service Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week published its latest version of changes to the 60-year-old regulation governing commercial driver work rules.
November 24, 2008Carriers, Shippers Eye Federal Spending to Boost Economy and Fix Infrastructure
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Shippers, carriers and analysts meeting here agreed that the nation’s contracting economy is hurting freight transportation badly, but said they were hopeful the government would agree to critical transportation infrastructure improvements, financed by higher taxes.
November 24, 2008