11 Jan Kansas Governor Seeks to Sweep State Highway Fund, Again Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to sweep $596.8 million from the state's highway fund over two and a half years. Read more...
11 Jan UPS Freight Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking Truckers Against Trafficking announced a partnership with UPS Freight that will train the carrier's more than 8,000 drivers on how to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking activity. Read more...
10 Jan ATA Announces 20 Road Team Captains for 2017-2018 American Trucking Associations announced the selection of 20 professional drivers to the 2017-2018 America's Road Team on Jan. 10 who will serve as trucking industry ambassadors. See the list. Read more...
10 Jan Dana Reaches Broad Sales Agreement With Navistar, Issues 2017 Guidance Dana Inc. entered into a multiyear commercial sales agreement with Navistar International Corp. for driveline components for on-highway, city-delivery, bus,and vocational vehicles. Read more...
10 Jan Port of Seattle May Block Sale of Bankrupt Hanjin's Waterfront Operation The Port of Seattle is objecting to the sale of the operations center at Terminal 46, where bankrupt South Korean shipping company Hanjin is trying to unload its business to one of the world's largest cargo firms. Read more...
10 Jan Highway Ton-Miles to Rise Almost 50% by 2045, USDOT Says Freight-ton miles, the movement of one ton of freight for one mile, are expected to rise by almost 50% by 2045, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Jan. 10. Read more...
10 Jan Small-Business Optimism Index Surges by Most Since 1980 Optimism among America's small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980 as expectations about the economy's prospects improved dramatically in the aftermath of the presidential election. Read more...
10 Jan Job Openings Increase in November as Hiring Advances Job openings ticked up in November as hiring expanded, signaling steady growth in U.S. employment, a Labor Department report showed Jan. 10. Read more...
10 Jan Autonomous Trucks Hold Promise, But Sensible Regulation Is Needed, ATA's Spear Tells TRB WASHINGTON - Autonomous truck technology holds the potential to enhance safety, efficiency and productivity in the trucking industry, but its successful deployment hinges on regulations that help rather than hinder it, said Chris Spear, president of the American Trucking Associations. Read more...
09 Jan Diesel Climbs Again, Up 1.1¢ to $2.597 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel increased 1.1 cents to $2.597 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as more U.S. wells came online and the price of oil slipped. Read more...