States Learn From Disaster Preparation
WASHINGTON — Directors of four state transportation departments said handling natural and man-made disasters has played a role in preparing them for the next one, even as 1,000-year storms and 500-year floods become much more common.
January 25, 2016Class 8 Sales Drop in December, But Still Post Fourth-Best Year
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks fell 11.1% in December from a year earlier but finished 2015 with the fourth-highest annual total on record, WardsAuto.com reported.
January 25, 2016Diesel Falls 6.5¢ to $2.112 for Tenth-Straight Decline
The U.S. average retail diesel price fell for the 10th consecutive week, dropping 6.5 cents a gallon to $2.112, the Department of Energy reported.
January 25, 20162015 Medium-Duty Sales Surpass 200,000 as Growth Is Consistent Among All Classes
Sales of medium-duty trucks for all of 2015 were the highest since 2007, with all weight classes showing growth, WardsAuto.com said.
January 25, 2016New $10 Billion Transportation Plan Expected to Win Georgia Legislature’s OK
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has unveiled a 10-year, $10 billion transportation plan.
January 25, 2016Hundreds of Truckers Were Stranded at W.Va. Rest Stop
Inside the Beckley, W.Va., Travel Plaza the afternoon of Jan. 23, truckers stood around drinking coffee, trading battle stories of past adventures driving the big rigs.
January 24, 2016ELDs Are Coming; Don’t Be Left in the Dust
It’s been discussed, debated and awaited for years, but the federal mandate for electronic logging devices has finally taken shape.
January 22, 2016Data: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff
The old adage “separating the wheat from the chaff” technically describes the process of separating grain from the casing in which it’s grown, but over the years, the saying has broadened to describe any process that isolates what’s valuable by winnowing out what’s worthless.
January 22, 2016Safety Tips for Hazardous Road Travel From ATA's Road Team
With winter weather expected to hit many parts of North America this weekend, including the potential to paralyze major cities on the East Coast, American Trucking Associations’ America’s Road Team has compiled a list of safety tips for drivers.
January 22, 2016Trailer Orders Fall 11% in 2015, But Shipments Set Record
U.S. trailer orders for 2015 fell 11% compared with 2014 to slightly more than 315,000, but shipments of trailers hit an all-time high as they climbed to more than 300,000, ACT Research said.
January 22, 2016