15 Feb January Class 8 Sales Pass 14,000 U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in January jumped 32.1% to more than 14,000, WardsAuto.com reported, as signs of a strong economic expansion increased. Read more...
15 Feb North Carolina Trucker Hopes the Road Leads to Washington in Bid for Congressional Seat Long-haul truck driver Gerald Wong wants to reroute the nation’s health care policies, accelerate the minimum wage and slam the brakes on abusive police practices. Read more...
15 Feb Editorial: Time to Talk Fuel Taxes Now is the time to get serious about fixing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which means it’s also time to raise fuel taxes to pay for it. Read more...
15 Feb Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Diesel Engines in 2017 Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied more diesel engines used in Class 8 trucks in 2017 than any other engine maker, earning nearly a 40% market share overall amid expanding demand, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
15 Feb House Committee Approves Guiding Principles for Infrastructure Bill Legislation that would address growing funding demands for infrastructure projects should reduce regulations, and connect agencies with private investors, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicated in a pronouncement members easily adopted Feb. 14. Read more...
15 Feb TxDOT Gathers Public Opinion on I-10 East Improvements The Texas Department of Transportation is holding a series of public meetings to hear ideas for improving a 30-mile stretch of Interstate 10 East. Read more...
15 Feb Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Diesel Engines Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied more diesel engines used in Class 8 trucks in 2017 than any other engine maker, earning nearly a 40% market share overall amid expanding demand, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
15 Feb Crowley Logistics Moves First Load Under $2.3 Billion DOD Contract More than a year after winning a contract to handle freight shipments for the U.S. Transportation Command, Crowley Logistics said it has successfully executed the first cargo move under a new $2.3 billion Defense Freight Transportation Services contract. Read more...
15 Feb 'Cars Are to Us What Books Are to Amazon,’ Uber CEO Says Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi rattled through the company’s ambitions: food delivery, freight, autonomous vehicles and even buses and bikes. Read more...
15 Feb Turn Times at California Ports Slow One Minute in January The average time to enter and exit the two largest containerports in the United States slowed one minute in January on a year-over-year basis, although the percentage of trips over two hours fell in the same period. Read more...