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NAFTA Trade Gains 5.2%; Truck Trade Dips

Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico was 3.9% higher in June than a year earlier, though truck trade declined, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.

August 30, 2007

Volvo鈥檚 North American Deliveries Drop 60%

Volvo AB鈥檚 North American units鈥 deliveries fell more than 60% from a year ago from January through July, the company said Wednesday.

August 30, 2007

Ryder to Buy Canadian Leasing Firm

Ryder System said it has reached agreement to buy a privately held Canadian truck leasing company for an undisclosed sum.

August 30, 2007

Mass. Considering Tolls, Rush-Hour Fees, Paper Says

Massachusetts may put tolls on Interstate 93 and toll other state highways during peak travel times, the Boston Herald reported Wednesday.

August 29, 2007

Groups Sue to Block Mexican-Trucks Plan

Five groups聽filed suit Wednesday in attempt to block a Department of Transportation pilot program set to allow some Mexican trucks full access to U.S. roads.

August 30, 2007

NHTSA to Issue Side Air Bag Rule

Federal officials next month are set to unveil a requirement that automakers install side air bags by the early part of the next decade, the Detroit News reported.

August 29, 2007

Editorial: Continuing HOS Worries

The worst part of the seemingly never-ending saga of the attempt to bring the antiquated hours-of-service rules somewhere close to the realities of 21st century trucking is the uncertainty brought on by the current game of legislative and judicial ping-pong being played in slow motion.

August 29, 2007

Top Drivers Emphasize Safety as NTDC Begins in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 Some of the nation鈥檚 best truck drivers arrived here last week ahead of the 70th annual National Truck Driving Championships to discuss the importance of safety on the nation鈥檚 highways and to express their sympathies as the city recovers from the deadly bridge collapse earlier this month.

August 29, 2007

ATA Marks Truck Driver Appreciation Week

American Trucking Associations said it is taking this week to extend a national 鈥減at on the back鈥 to the 3.4 million U.S. professional truck drivers.

August 28, 2007

Roadway Driver Is 2007 Truck Driving Grand Champion

A driver for Roadway Express, one of the two longhaul units of YRC Worldwide, was named the 2007 National Truck Driving Grand Champion, American Trucking Associations said Sunday.

August 27, 2007