Truck-Involved Fatalities Drop 12.3% in 2008
The rate of truck-involved fatalities in the United States dropped 12.3% in 2008 to a record low, American Trucking Associations said Wednesday.
January 20, 2010ATA Tells FMCSA Hours-of-Service Rule Is Working
Trucking industry speakers including American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that current federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers are working.
January 20, 2010Volvo CEO Sees More Trucking Consolidations
Volvo AB’s chief executive officer said he sees more consolidation in the trucking industry, in part because there are too many producers, particularly in China, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
January 20, 2010Producer Price Rate Increase Slows
Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.2% in December, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
January 20, 2010Housing Starts Fall in December
Housing starts dropped 4% in December while building permits rose to the highest level in a year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
January 20, 2010UPS Deploys 245 ‘Green’ Trucks to Colo., Calif.
UPS Inc. said it has deployed 245 new delivery trucks powered by compressed natural gas to cities in Colorado and California.
January 19, 2010EPA Revises SCR Guidance for ’10 Engines
In a legal maneuver designed to bolster its defense in a federal lawsuit filed by truck manufacturer Navistar Inc., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revised its 2010 engine selective catalytic reduction guidance to remove a specific requirement limiting the hours and miles a truck can operate after its urea tank runs dry.
January 19, 2010CFTC Issues Proposed Trading Rule on Oil Position Limits
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has issued a proposed rule that would limit the number of oil and gas futures contracts investors can hold.
January 19, 2010FMCSA Will Meet Deadline on Hours Rule, Ferro Says
WASHINGTON — Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics the agency was committed to meeting its deadline to revise the driver hours-of-service rule.
January 19, 2010ATA Files Suit on HOS Rule’s Documentation Regulations
American Trucking Associations said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to compel the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a long-overdue hours-of-service supporting documents regulation.
January 19, 2010