Truck dealership Rush Enterprises has signed an agreement to sell its John Deere construction equipment business for $37 million.
June 21, 2010GovernmentBusiness
N.Y. Lawmakers Propose State Version of 鈥楯ason鈥檚 Law鈥
A bill in the New York State Legislature would create a system of loans and tax incentives for businesses willing to build safe parking facilities for truck drivers.
June 22, 2010BusinessLogisticsEquipment
Wabash Begins Production on 350 Reefers for Frozen Food Express
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it has begun production on 350 new refrigerated van trailers for Frozen Food Express Industries, to be completed by September.
June 22, 2010GovernmentBusiness
Obama Touts 10,000th Infrastructure Project
President Obama touted the 10,000th road project funded by last year鈥檚 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at an event Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
June 22, 2010BusinessFuel
Diesel Rises 3.3垄 to $2.961, Marking First Gain in Six Weeks
Diesel and gasoline both rose for the first time in six weeks, with diesel gaining 3.3 cents to $2.961 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
June 22, 2010Business
Truck Tolls to Jump Next Year on S.F. Area Bridges
Passenger car tolls will rise July 1 on seven state-owned bridges that crisscross the San Francisco Bay, while truck tolls will jump a year and two years from then, according to the Bay Area Toll Authority.
June 21, 2010BusinessFuel
Company Supplying LNG to SoCal Ports
Applied LNG Technologies said it is supplying liquefied natural gas to Speedy Fuel鈥檚 first LNG fueling station to serve the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
June 21, 2010BusinessFuel
Diesel Demand Rising at Fastest Pace in Five Years
U.S. diesel demand is rising at the fastest pace in five years as the economy expands and truckers haul more goods, boosting profits for refiners, Bloomberg reported Monday.
June 21, 2010Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Letters: Rate Setting, Fuel Efficiency, Restrictive Laws
About the two May 17 鈥渞ate setting鈥 letters: It鈥檚 important for trucking companies to understand that we are the ones who set the rates.
June 21, 2010EditorialBusinessAutonomous
Recovery and Expansion
Amid the gyrations of the stock markets and the television talk-show discussions about a possible double-dip recession, virtually all business signs in the trucking industry show unmistakable movement toward recovery and expansion.
June 21, 2010