Trail King Launches Specialty Trailer Models
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trail King Industries Inc. introduced several specialty trailers here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 31, 2016Rand McNally Debuts Low-Cost, Plug-in ELD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally debuted a low-cost electronic logging device designed to help drivers and small fleets easily comply with the federal ELD mandate.
March 31, 2016FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.
March 31, 2016Wabco Adds Video Analytics to Lane-Departure System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wabco introduced the next generation of its lane-departure warning system and pointed to air disc brakes as a key component for the emergence of autonomous driving technologies.
March 31, 2016TMAF Reaches Trailer-Wrap Goal, Touts Growing Success of Image Movement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials with the Trucking Moves America Forward image movement said they have surpassed their goal of getting 100 specially designed trailer wraps on the road.
March 31, 2016Expect GHG Rules to Spark Another Pre-Buy Truck Splurge Before 2021, Experts Say
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions could increase the cost of a tractor-trailer combination by about $14,250 through 2027 and cause another pre-buy cycle of trucks similar to 2006-2007, participants at an industry conference said here.
March 31, 2016Analysts See No Evidence of Looming Recession
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The well-established, yet not-at-all-dramatic U.S. economic recovery will probably avoid recession and instead keep chugging along at about 2% annual growth, said a trio of economic analysts.
March 31, 2016BNSF Starts $180 Million Expansion of California Intermodal Rail Yard
STOCKTON, Calif. — BNSF Railway is beginning an expansion of its intermodal rail yard in Stockton as part of $180 million in planned capital expenditures in California this year.
March 31, 2016Mid-America Trucking Show Enters a New Era
A very different Mid-America Trucking Show runs this week, one that will not feature displays by any heavy-duty truck or engine manufacturers.
March 31, 2016Missouri Senate Gives Initial Nod to Fuel-Tax Increase
Missouri’s Senate gave preliminary approval on March 30 to a fuel-tax hike of 5.9 cents per gallon on both diesel and gasoline. The first-round voice vote still must have a final reading in the Senate before moving on to the House, where Transportation Committee Chairman Glen Kolkmeyer is its leading proponent.
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