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Factory Orders Dip 0.2% in August

Factory orders declined 0.2% in August as vehicle bookings decreased, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

October 4, 2011

Opinion: Looking Back at a Year in Neutral

It has been almost a year since we gathered in Phoenix, and while it seems that the time has just flown by, as we prepare to come together in Grapevine, Texas, the issues we face now are identical to the issues we faced then.

October 3, 2011

Volvo to Restructure Global Truck Business

Volvo AB said it will reorganize its truck business and named a new chief financial officer, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

October 4, 2011

Canadian Trucking Companies’ 1Q Profits Slip

Canadian trucking companies’ operating profits fell 4.7% to C$936 million in the first quarter from a year earlier, as a 6.3% increase in operating expenses outpaced operating revenue, Statistics Canada reported.

October 4, 2011

Letters: Healthy Drivers, Tolls And More

I would like to congratulate you on identifying and writing about what I believe to be the most important driver safety topic but is in most cases overlooked in our industry.

October 3, 2011

Natural Gas May Help Lower Fuel Cost For Trucking, ATA’s Moskowitz Says

LAS VEGAS — The abundance of natural gas in the United States provides a significant opportunity for trucking to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions, although several significant hurdles remain, an official with American Trucking Associations said.

October 3, 2011

Construction Spending Rebounds in August

Construction spending rose 1.4% in August, turning around a decline of the same size in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.

October 3, 2011

Navistar-Caterpillar Trucking Joint-Venture Becomes Navistar Unit

The trucking joint-venture between Navistar Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. will become a Navistar subsidiary, the two companies said.

October 3, 2011

ISM Manufacturing Index Rises

U.S. manufacturing activity rose in September, showing continued expansion for the 26th consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

October 3, 2011

Some Truckers Hold Back on RFID, Cardless Fueling

With cardless fueling, some trucking officials believe, the future may have to wait. Radio-frequency-identification systems appear to be ideal, but many said they’re holding out for more industrywide acceptance.

October 4, 2011