Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

NHTSA Releases Electronic Stability Control Rule

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 3 released its long-awaited final rule on stability control, saying it will affect Classes 7-8 trucks in two years.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
June 3, 2015
Fuel

Peterbilt Concerned About Federal GHG Requirements

DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. is eager to see how the upcoming second phase of federal greenhouse-gas regulation will tell truck makers how to score the carbon dioxide emissions from their vehicles.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 29, 2015
Business, Safety, Government

Rural America Needs Road, Bridge Overhaul, Report Says

Rural American communities also have transportation needs and suffer from dilapidated roads and bridges, says a report from TRIP, a nonprofit transportation research group.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 19, 2015
Government, Business

Virginia Says P3 Partnerships are Working, and the State Wants More

ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia celebrated 20 years of public-private partnerships for infrastructure, recommended them to other states and is looking for a P3 arrangement to improve Interstate 66, which runs from Washington, D.C., to the west.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 12, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

Va. Gov. McAuliffe Says Congressional Inaction Imperils Road Projects

ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia’s governor said his state will soon have to begin shutting down transportation improvement projects if Congress does not fund and reauthorize the federal Highway Trust Fund before the end of this month.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 12, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire Bridge Terminal Transport; Posts Narrow 1Q Loss

XPO Logistics reached an agreement to buy yet another transportation provider May 4 and posted first-quarter financial results with a narrowing loss even as revenue soared.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 4, 2015
Business

Software More Vital Than Hardware, IT Execs Say

BOSTON — Information technology managers should make sure drivers and other employees buy into IT offerings and remember that hardware is cheap relative to software.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 29, 2015
Business, Equipment, Autonomous

Truck Operators Urged to Monitor Tire Pressure

BOSTON — Proper tire inflation saves money, tank truck executives meeting here were reminded.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 29, 2015
Business, Autonomous

Economists at NTTC Predict Solid Year for Trucking in 2015

BOSTON — The nation’s tank truck industry will not grow as rapidly this year as it did from 2011 to 2013, but volumes hauled will remain strong, especially as gross domestic product recovers from a flat first quarter.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 29, 2015
Business

FBI Concerned Tankers Could be Used as Weapons by Terrorists

BOSTON — Members of the National Tank Truck Carriers heard April 27 and 28 that the FBI is concerned that tank trucks could be used as weapons by terrorists.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 29, 2015