The Canadian Trucking Alliance said it opposes a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal that would substantially raise the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service fees imposed on trucks crossing the border.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Mack Trucks to Aid Customers in Alt-Fuel Grant Process
Mack Trucks announced it is working with Sustainability Initiatives Group (SIG) to help dealers and customers navigate the grant process to obtain public funding for alternative fuel- and clean diesel-powered vehicles.
June 20, 2014Graves, ATA Support HOS Suspension In Senate Bill
With the Senate debating truck safety priorities on the floor as early as June 17, leaders of American Trucking Associations said they are confident senators will pass a fiscal 2015 transportation bill that would postpone for a year a new federal rule limiting certain times truckers are allowed on the roads.
June 17, 2014Diesel Falls for 7th Straight Week
The national retail diesel average continued to decline even as crude oil futures remained above $105 a barrel.
June 17, 2014‘SuperTruck’ Program on Track to Meet Fuel-Economy Goals, Report Finds
The research and development project sponsored by the Department of Energy known as “SuperTruck†is on track to meet the goal of 10-plus miles-per-gallon average tractor-trailer fuel economy, according to a new report.
June 12, 2014May Truck Orders Climb 14.2%
Class 8 truck sales climbed 14.2% in May from a year earlier, offering further evidence that the industry has begun to enter a growth cycle, ACT Research reported.
June 4, 2014Elephants Take Truck Odyssey from Calgary to D.C. Zoo
A pair of North American zoos used two tractors pulling drop-deck trailers to carry a trio of female Asian elephants to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., from Calgary, Alberta, quickly and in comfort.
June 2, 2014Cass Freight Shipment Index Rises 5.5% Over April 2013
The Cass Freight Index of shipments moved primarily by truck hit the highest level in nearly two years last month, increasing 5.5% over April 2013.
May 7, 2014Editorial: Studying HOS
A memo from the American Transportation Research Institute last week questioning the government’s perceived safety benefits of the hours-of-service rule change likely did not surprise many in trucking.
April 28, 2014Report Calls for Separate Emissions Rule for Heavy Trucks Powered by Natural Gas
Federal regulators should develop a separate standard for natural gas-powered vehicles when they finalize the second phase of the government’s emissions reduction and fuel-efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, according to a new report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
April 14, 2014