The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require a cut of 30% in the allowable stopping distance for the majority of new trucks beginning in 2011, the agency said Friday.
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Intermodal, Rail Traffic Drop for Week
Intermodal rail traffic in the United States fell 17.9% last week compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
July 31, 2009NAFTA Surface Trade Declines In May
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 35.4% in May from a year earlier, the largest year-to-year drop on record, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
July 30, 2009MAN鈥檚 Profit Plunges 95%
Substantial production cuts did not stop Germany-based truck maker MAN SE鈥檚 second-quarter profit from plummeting 95%, Bloomberg reported.
July 30, 2009Navistar Increases Truck Prices $6,000 to $8,000 for 2010 Engines
Navistar said that its exhaust gas recirculation technology will increase International truck prices by up to $8,000 for the 2010 model year.
July 29, 2009Durable Goods Orders Fall 2.5%
Durable goods orders declined 2.5% in June, but orders excluding transportation equipment increased 1.1%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
July 29, 2009Fed 鈥楤eige Book鈥 Says Decline is Slowing, Transportation Still Weak
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that almost all Federal Reserve districts are seeing the pace of economic recession slow down, but the transportation sector is still showing signs of weakness.
July 29, 2009Covenant Reports Loss for 2Q
Covenant Transportation Group said it lost $3.1 million, or 22 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $2.3 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
July 28, 2009New Orleans Port Operators Cut Hours
Both of the terminal operators at the Port of New Orleans have reduced their business hours in response to the economic recession and reduced shipping, the Times-Picayune reported.
July 27, 2009Letters: Nitrogen in Tires, Brokers Revisited, Impossibly Low Rates, California Reefers, It鈥檚 All About Freight, Squeaky Wheels
In reference to the story, 鈥淪afeway Fleet Set to Fill Tires With Nitrogen,鈥 which appeared July 6 on p. 8, I have been using nitrogen in my fleet since 2005. We have noticed that the tires stay at a constant pressure, and we have been able to get well over 250,000 miles out of our drive tires and 150,000 miles out of our steer tires.
July 27, 2009