Trucking Continues as Dominant Freight Mode, ATA Report Says
Trucking continues to be the dominant U.S. mode of freight transportation, hauling 68.5% of freight last year, according to an American Trucking Associations report released Wednesday.
May 29, 2013DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index rose 2.8% in March from the same month last year and increased sequentially for the fifth straight month, DOT said Wednesday.
May 8, 2013Daimler Says Its 1Q Truck Sales Fall; Sees ‘Slight Increase’ in Full-Year Sales
Daimler AG said Wednesday its first-quarter North American truck sales slipped 3%, while its worldwide truck unit sales fell by 6%.
April 24, 2013Congress Needs to Do More to Address Freight Transportation, Trucking Executive Tells House Committee
A trucking executive told a House committee Wednesday that Congress needs to address the needs of the trucking industry by dedicating real funding to addressing freight transportation needs and by improving the efficiency and productivity of the industry.
April 24, 2013ABF, Teamsters Extend Contract Through End of May as Negotiations Continue
ABF Freight System said it has agreed to another extension of its contract with the Teamsters union, through May 31, as labor negotiations continue.
April 22, 2013House Committee Creates Special Freight Panel
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has created a special panel to explore improving freight movement in the United States among various transportation modes, which will hold its first hearing later this month.
April 16, 2013DOT Freight Transportation Index Rises 2.7%
The Department of Transportation said its freight transportation services index rose 2.7% in February from the same month last year.
April 11, 2013Daimler to Recall Freightliner Cascadia Trucks for Light Issue
Daimler Trucks North America will recall about 46,000 Freightliner Cascadia trucks due to a software glitch that may cause the daytime running lights to turn off, the company said in a report released by the federal government Wednesday.
March 27, 2013Freightliner Cascadia Evolution Passes 10,000-Order Mark
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freightliner Trucks’ Cascadia Evolution passed the 10,000-order threshold after less than a year in production, and the company rebranded its Coronado model as the 122 SD, the company said here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 21, 2013Cass Freight Index Improves in February
The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other transport modes, grew 0.5% in February from the year-earlier period.
March 6, 2013