12 Aug STB Denies Shippers Group's Request on Governing Rules The Surface Transportation Board on Aug. 12 denied a request by a group representing shippers to suspend proposed changes to the bill of lading that governs motor carriers. Read more...
12 Aug More Fleets Turn to EC Transmissions In less than five years, electronically controlled, or EC, transmissions have gone from a "maybe" option for a few fleets to the majority spec in new trucks. Read more...
12 Aug Truck Techs Keeping Busy With Aftertreatment Issues In the wake of federal clean-air mandates in 2007 and 2010, maintenance technicians are working furiously to keep the aftertreatment systems of their fleets' trucks operating. Read more...
12 Aug ATA President Spear: 'We Need to Get in the Game' With Legislative Efforts INDIANAPOLIS - In his first public speech to members, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear pledged to primarily take on issues that the trucking industry can win in Congress. Read more...
12 Aug Consumer Sentiment Increases by Less Than Forecast Consumer confidence in the United States rose less than forecast in August, reflecting a pullback in views on personal finances among younger Americans. Read more...
12 Aug First Amazon 'Prime Air' Flight Lands at Ohio Airport The first "Prime Air" flight Atlas Air Worldwide flew for e-commerce giant Amazon.com landed at Wilmington, Ohio, Air Park Aug. 10, cementing what appears to be a growing relationship between Amazon and Southwestern Ohio. Read more...
12 Aug Retail Purchases Stall as Car Sales Improve Sales at U.S. retailers were little changed in July as Americans flocked to auto dealers at the expense of other merchants. Read more...
12 Aug Milan Supply Chain Solutions Adds Spireon's FleetLocate to Trailers Milan Supply Chain Solutions has chosen Spireon Inc.'s FleetLocate telematics application to track 1,100 trailers to improve utilization and deliver operational savings. Read more...
11 Aug NTDC 2016: Photo Galleries, Video, News, Features and More Complete coverage of the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships Aug. 10-13 in Indianapolis, including announcement of winners on Aug. 13. Read more...
11 Aug NTDC 2016: Competitors Haul Their Share of Freaky Freight INDIANAPOLIS - They may be the "best of the best" drivers competing in the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships, but sometimes, just like any driver, they find themselves hauling some pretty odd cargo. Read more...