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Navistar Picks New Vendor to Transport Vehicles

Navistar Inc. has shifted the vehicle delivery contract for its Springfield, Ohio, plant to Truck Movers.com after a contract with Auto Truck Transport, another haulaway carrier, expired, a Navistar spokesman said.

January 13, 2010

DOT Freight Index Slips in November

The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for November fell 6.8% from a year ago but showed a slight increase from October.

January 13, 2010

Calif. Sees No Major Infrastructure Damage from Quake

A powerful earthquake off the shore of Northern California over the weekend caused no significant damage to the state鈥檚 transportation infrastructure, the Associated Press reported.

January 12, 2010

Opinion: Women in the Trucking Industry

A friend once told me to 鈥渓ead from a position of strength.鈥 This helpful piece of advice is a reminder that people don鈥檛 want to follow negativity 鈥 especially in these turbulent times. They want leaders who can offer them something positive.

January 12, 2010

ATA Taps Osiecki as Policy Head

American Trucking Associations announced last week it has promoted two officials in its policy and legal departments.

January 11, 2010

Ferro Hopes for Variety of Perspectives on HOS Rule

WASHINGTON 鈥 Anne Ferro, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, told Transport Topics she hoped the agency will get a variety of points of view during its upcoming public hearings on hours-of-service.

January 12, 2010

Maine Opens Interstates to Heavy Trucks

A federal pilot project taking heavy trucks off Maine鈥檚 local routes is drawing cheers from residents along the roads the trucks used to travel.

January 12, 2010

LaHood Announces New Group to Fight Distracted Driving

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Tuesday the creation of FocusDriven, an organization dedicated to fighting distracted driving.

January 12, 2010

DOE Gives $115 Mil. for 鈥楽uperTrucks鈥 Efficiency Program

The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday that it has awarded more than $115 million to heavy truck and engine makers in a partnership designed to improve the efficiency of Class 8 trucks.

January 11, 2010

Gas Gains 14垄 in Three Weeks to $2.74 a Gallon

Gasoline鈥檚 national average price jumped 14 cents in the past three weeks to $2.74 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.

January 11, 2010