Capacity Trucks Introduces Sabre Terminal Tractor at TMC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Capacity Trucks showed a new terminal tractor for warehouse, port and intermodal operations while another terminal tractor maker, Kalmar Ottawa, said its T2 terminal tractor helped the company to its second-best year ever.
February 17, 2015ATA’s Osiecki Outlines Trucking’s Legislative, Regulatory Outlook
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry is continuing to pursue policy goals in a long-term highway bill, including a permanent fix to the suspended hours-of-service restart provision, American Trucking Associations’ Dave Osiecki said.
February 17, 2015TT Archives: Trucking Deregulation
It’s been nearly 35 years since the landmark Motor Carrier Act of 1980 was signed into law by President Carter, ushering in a new era of deregulation for the trucking industry.
February 16, 2015Truck Sales Start ’15 Strong
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks kicked off this year with the same vigor they used to plow through 2014, surging 22.8% in January to 17,373 units, according to WardsAuto.com.
February 16, 2015NTSB Urges Greater Attention to Truck Maintenance Issues
WASHINGTON — Trucking companies with poor safety records should redouble their maintenance efforts and pay particular attention to brake systems, the acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
February 16, 2015Prices for Used Class 8 Trucks Begin to Ease as Dealers See Higher Trade-in Volumes
Prices for used Class 8 trucks have eased in recent months as more equipment has reached the secondary market, but values remain near historic levels, analysts reported.
February 16, 2015Omnitracs Ties Development Across Acquired Businesses
DALLAS — Omnitracs and its expanding collection of trucking technology businesses will move forward as “one team,” collaborating on product development to help trucking firms improve their operations, the company’s chief executive said.
February 16, 2015Crash Death Rate Declines
Large trucks traveled nearly 6 billion more miles on U.S. roads in 2013 than in 2012, and did so with greater safety results, according to American Trucking Associations’ calculations of federal data.
February 9, 2015TT Archives: Driver Shortage
In this issue of Transport Topics, back in 1995, the trucking industry was facing the same problem we are today, driver shortage.
February 9, 2015OEMs Continue to Nip at Cummins’ Engine Lead
Truck manufacturers continued to make gains selling their own engines during 2014, as the total number of engines placed into Class 8 trucks rose 21.3%, WardsAuto.com reported.
February 9, 2015