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AAA Study Targets Driver Error, Mostly From Cars
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said Tuesday that more than half of all fatal crashes involving a car and a heavy-duty truck are caused by driver error, and most of those are by drivers of the cars.
July 23, 2002Diesel Price Rises for Fifth Straight Week; Reaches $1.311
The nationwide average price of diesel fuel rose for the fifth straight week, the Department of Energy reported Monday, adding 1.1 cents a gallon to stand at $1.311.
July 23, 2002Editorial: TT 100 Confirms 2001's Difficult Days
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The TT 100 report contained in this issue makes official what most of us already knew: 2001 was a tough year to be in the trucking industry.
July 23, 2002Long UPS-Teamsters Pact Could Set New Standard
WASHINGTON — The new, longer labor pact between the Teamsters and United Parcel Service could be a harbinger for the less-than-truckload and vehicle-moving industries, which must both negotiate their own deals with the union to replace contracts that will expire in 2003.
July 23, 2002News Briefs - July 23
Port Union Told to Reject Contract Offer • Daimler to Offer Dodge Commercial Van • Venezuela Says Will Comply With OPEC • UPS Sees 3Q Profits at 50 Cents to 55 Cents • And more...
July 23, 2002Transport Topics 100 Ranks Leading For-Hire, Private Fleets
Trucking’s bottom line took a big hit in 2001 as the industry’s leading companies grappled with rising costs and lower revenue, according to an analysis of financial performance of the 100 largest for-hire trucking companies in the United States and Canada.
July 22, 2002Mass., W.Va. Find Flaws in CDL Database During Self-Assessments
State law enforcement authorities are not getting up-to-date information about truck-driver offenses, according to information that emerged from two state self-assessments of commercial driver license programs.
July 22, 2002News Briefs - July 22
ITS Reports Attendance UpMeridian to Acquire MegaSys • Okla. Highway Bond Program May Increase • TransForce Acquires Retex Transport • Ark. A.G. Says Truckers Must Pay Back Sales Tax • And more...
July 22, 2002Technology Briefs - July 17-July 22
DOT Offering Electronic Regulatory Notification • WorldCom Bankruptcy Won’t Affect Users, FCC Says • Laccona Leaves EGL to Head Italian Firm • Study Says Conventional Headlights May Be Safer • And more...
July 22, 2002Consumer Prices Rise 0.1% in June
A report by the U.S. Department of Labor Friday showed that consumer prices were 0.1% higher during June than in May, a sign that inflation remains in check.
July 19, 2002