Trucking Sees Slow Growth in New Year
The forecast for the year ahead for trucking looks a lot like what happened in the year just ended, with economic growth hampered by elevated levels of unemployment, weak spending by consumers and businesses, and ongoing uncertainty about federal spending and taxes.
January 7, 2013Drivers Battle for America’s Road Team
Dozens of truck drivers will undergo a rigorous two-day test this week in hopes of qualifying for America’s Road Team.
January 7, 2013TRB Panels to Examine Transportation Funding, Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy at Conference
The Transportation Research Board said the new federal transportation funding law and the effects of Superstorm Sandy will be among the topics discussed at its meeting later this month.
January 7, 2013November Trailer Orders Decline From Strong Year-Ago Performance
Orders for new U.S. trailers tumbled 22.8% to 22,306 in November from the same month in 2011, when new orders hit a recent peak, but manufacturers said they remained very busy at the end of 2012.
January 7, 2013Jackson Stepping Down as EPA Administrator
Lisa Jackson will step down soon as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after four years that included the development of the first greenhouse-gas standards for heavy-duty trucks.
January 7, 2013Fuel-Price Spread Near Four-Year High Despite Recent Diesel, Gasoline Changes
U.S. retail diesel prices declined a combined 2.7 cents a gallon over the final two weeks of 2012, to reach $3.918, while the gasoline average rose 4.4 cents to $3.298 over the same span, the Department of Energy reported.
January 7, 2013Trucking Adds 4,200 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 7.8%
Trucking added 4,200 jobs in December as the U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8%, matching the lowest in almost four years, the Labor Department said Friday.
January 4, 2013NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 7.9% in October
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 7.9% higher in October than the same month last year, the Department of Transportation reported Friday.
January 4, 2013Toll Rates to Increase in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said rates will increase Jan. 6 on the turnpike and other toll roads in the state.
January 4, 2013Intermodal Traffic Up 3.2% for Year
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.2% to 12.3 million containers and trailers in 2012 from the year before, the second highest total on record, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 4, 2013