Truck tonnage fell 9.2% in February compared with a year ago, though it rose 1.7% from January, American Trucking Associations said.
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U.S. to Resolve Truck Dispute, Clinton Tells Mexican Officials
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is 鈥渨orking very hard to achieve a resolution鈥 to a trade dispute that led to Mexico imposing tariffs on U.S. goods valued at more than $2 billion after President Obama signed a law ending a cross-border trucking plan.
March 30, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
China Auto Production Tops U.S., Group Says
China passed the United States last year to become the world鈥檚 second largest auto-producing nation behind Japan, according to a California research firm.
March 27, 2009Rail, Intermodal Traffic Continue to Fall
Rail and intermodal traffic continued to decline along with the economy last week, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
March 27, 2009Opinion: Don鈥檛 Worry 鈥 Take Action
The private sector has plenty to worry about at the moment. On a global scale, there are the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and Iran鈥檚 nuclear issues.
March 27, 2009House Bill Would Extend Size, Weight Limits
A House bill would freeze the truck size and weight limits of 53 feet for trailers and 80,000 pounds for the entire national highway system.
March 26, 2009Technicians to Face More Fault Codes With Use of OBDs, Engine Makers Say
Truck technicians next year will have to deal with a pronounced increase in engine fault codes because of the onboard diagnostics systems added to 2010 and later model engines, engine makers said.
March 23, 2009LaHood Says U.S. Seeking to Revive Mexican Trucking Plan
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to revive the cross-border trucking program with Mexico that lets some carriers from that country deliver goods into the United States beyond a set border zone, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
March 24, 2009Volvo Gives Tractor to ATA for Road Team
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Volvo Trucks North America gave a new highway tractor to American Trucking Associations on March 19, providing the federation with a second power unit to pull its image trailer, a rolling demonstration for highway safety.
March 23, 2009Garmin Introduces Truck-Specific GPS Navigator
Garmin International announced last week a global positioning system navigator that it said is its first portable navigation device designed exclusively for the trucking industry.
March 23, 2009