July Trailer Orders Increase 36.7%, Fueled by Surge for Reefer Units
An 80% jump in orders for refrigerated trailer units helped fuel a 36.7% gain in industrywide orders in July from the same month a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
September 1, 2014Feds Sending Emergency Funds to Napa to Cover Road, Bridge Repairs
The federal government is sending $2 million in emergency road funds to the California Department of Transportation and local governments to help begin immediate repairs to roads and bridges damaged by the earthquake Sunday in the Napa Valley.
August 26, 2014Carper to Tour Delaware Road Projects
Sen. Tom Carper said he will tour three transportation projects in Delaware on Aug. 28 to emphasize the importance of infrastructure in his state and what could be lost if a new surface funding plan is not passed soon.
August 26, 2014Rahall Criticizes Obama Administration’s Bridge Safety Reform
The ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee criticized the Obama administration for its handling of bridge safety reform, citing a DOT inspector general’s report for highlighting “shortcomings in federal oversight and management of highway bridge safety.”
August 26, 2014Darr to Head Short-Line Rail Group
Linda Bauer Darr, a Washington transportation trade group executive, will become president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association when current leader Richard Timmons retires at the end of 2014.
August 26, 2014More Than 1 Million View Video of Trucker Pulling Baby from Burning Car
The car-truck collision and resulting fireball on a Mississippi stretch of Interstate 10 was as spectacular as it was chilling.
August 25, 2014Nationwide Cargo Theft Ring Broken Up Following Trailer Heist of Canned Corn
Cindy Winslow likely will never forget that early Sunday morning phone call from the FBI informing her that authorities in Michigan had recovered a stolen trailer filled with a $30,000 load of Green Giant canned corn.
August 25, 2014Volvo’s North American Deliveries Rise 21%
Volvo Group’s North American heavy-duty truck deliveries rose 21% in July from the same month last year, the company reported Aug. 21.
August 21, 2014Jobless Claims Decline by 14,000 Last Week
Fewer Americans than forecast applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the U.S. job market is making progress as the world’s largest economy grows.
August 21, 2014Video: Graves, ATA Staff Respond to ALS #IceBucketChallenge
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves accepted an #IceBucketChallenge Aug. 20, rallying about 16 ATA staffers to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to show support and awareness for ALS.
August 20, 2014