The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index fell year-over-year in July by the most in 20 years, but showed an increase from June, DOT said Thursday.
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Intermodal Traffic Sees Slight Gain
Intermodal rail traffic in the United States increased 0.2% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said in its weekly report.
September 11, 2009NTSB Bans Employee Cell Phone Use While Driving
The National Transportation Safety Board has instituted a policy banning texting and talking on cell phones by its employees while they are working, the Associated Press reported.
September 9, 2009Economy Shows Improvement, Fed 鈥楤eige Book鈥 Says
The U.S. economy showed signs of stabilization in late July and August, though trucking and transportation industry reports were mixed, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
September 9, 2009Penske, Freightliner to Host SCR Seminars
Penske Truck Leasing said that it will join truck manufacturer Freightliner in a two-month North American tour of seminars about selective catalytic reduction technology.
September 8, 2009DOT Launches Freight Management Software
The Department of Transportation has released a new software application that it said will help the transportation industry to deliver products more efficiently.
September 8, 2009E&MU: Regular Check-Ups Prevent Costly Fixes
Ken Eggen at Tango Transport in Shreveport, La., knows that one size doesn鈥檛 fit all.
That is why he has separate preventative maintenance checklists for each of the three engine models his fleet runs. He goes a step further and sits down with his shop managers quarterly to pick through those checklists and make adjustments.
September 8, 2009Letters: 3PLs, Brokers & Shippers, Quality Counts
Are third-party logistics providers a necessary division in the trucking industry? My opinion is 鈥測es.鈥 We are a group of people who work hard to keep customers and drivers happy, at an agreeable rate.
September 7, 2009FMCSA鈥檚 Bad Solution
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed 鈥渇ixing鈥 the underperforming revenue aspects of its Unified Carrier Registration agreement by shifting more of the financial burden to the nation鈥檚 law-abiding trucking fleets.
September 7, 2009TTNews to Close Monday for Labor Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
September 4, 2008