Business

This column is an update of one I wrote for this publication a half-dozen years ago under the headline “Trucking Is Overtaxed” (2-6-06, p. 9). As the only slightly altered headline above says, taxes still cost the trucking industry far too much.

The people have spoken. And the answer to the question, “Who will lead us in Washington?” is — depending on your point of view — “all of the above” or “none of the above.”

Truckers in the Northeast said last week they have successfully managed to get most business moving, overcoming port delays, flooding and power outages left behind by Superstorm Sandy.

American Trucking Associations officials recently traveled to Mexico City to urge cooperation among freight transportation companies and governments in building commerce among the United States, Mexico and Canada.

CINCINNATI — The need for diesel exhaust fluid is growing rapidly in North America but still makes up only a tiny portion of the continent’s total demand for urea, market analysts said here during a DEF conference.

Truck manufacturers received 23,200 new Class 8 orders in October, the highest monthly total since January, despite truck buyers’ ongoing concerns about the economy and the looming “fiscal cliff,” according to ACT Research.

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who is expected to take over as chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said that everything from higher fuel taxes to tolling is on the table when it comes to making the Highway Trust Fund solvent.

Preparing truck fuel for winter weather needs to begin long before frost actually hits the ground, according to several fleet managers.

YRC Worldwide Inc. returned to the ranks of profit-making less-than-truckload carriers in the third quarter, riding the improved performance at its regional trucking unit and long-awaited positive results at its national freight service.

Intermodal shipments rose 3.2% in the third quarter, putting that portion of the freight business on course for a record year, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.