The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 4.4% in September from a year ago to its highest level in more than three years, DOT said Wednesday.
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Mexican Trucking Companies Waiting for Certainty in Cross-Border Program
Most Mexican trucking companies are not willing to make the long-term investments to participate in the latest cross-border pilot program with the United States, in part because of uncertainties over the program’s future, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
November 8, 2011Editorial: Waiting and Hoping
The good news is that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration missed the court-imposed deadline for submitting its latest iteration of the hours-of-service rule to govern commercial drivers.
November 7, 2011So. Calif. Ports to Ban Trucks Older Than Model Year 2006
Beginning Jan. 1, all trucks with engine year 2006 and older will be banned from marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, port officials said.
November 8, 2011Hub Group Buys Challenge Transportation
Hub Group Inc. said that its Comtrak Logistics Inc. subsidiary has acquired Newark, N.J., intermodal drayage carrier Challenge Transportation. No terms were announced.
November 8, 2011XPO Logistics Posts Loss; Sets Executive Appointments
XPO Logistics posted a third-quarter loss, named seven new senior executives and said it was targeting multiple acquisitions in the logistics and freight brokerage field.
November 8, 2011Cass Freight Index Improves in October
October freight volumes grew modestly but revenue rose strongly, according to the latest freight index report from Cass Information Systems.
November 8, 2011Intermodal Volume Rises 1.4% in Third Quarter
Intermodal traffic volume rose 1.4% in the third quarter, the seventh straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
November 9, 2011California Truckers Face Jan. 1 Fuel-Efficiency Equipment Deadline
Many large carriers operating in California face a Jan. 1 deadline to have SmartWay-approved fuel efficient aerodynamic technology equipment installed on 15% of their pre-2011 trailer fleet.
November 8, 2011Kenworth Says Tech Advances Boost Market Share
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Truck research conducted here has helped boost Kenworth Truck Co. sales by more than 90% this year, and ongoing demonstrations for fleets could maintain the trend into next year, the company’s general manager said of activities at the Paccar Technical Center.
November 7, 2011