Diesel rose for the first time in eight weeks, gaining 0.6 cent to $2.732 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.
December 29, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
N.C. Crews Working Around-the-Clock to Clear I-40 Rockslide
Work crews struggling around the clock to clear a rockslide on Interstate 40 in western North Carolina to speed the clearance of boulders from the road, the Associated Press reported.
December 29, 2009BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Dohrn Transfer to Install PeopleNet鈥檚 Onboard Units
PeopleNet said regional less-than-truckload carrier Dohrn Transfer Co. will begin installing its onboard technology system in January.
December 29, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafety
Expected Crackdown on Distracted Driving Captured the Attention of IT Firms in 2009
Some of the year鈥檚 most significant information technology developments came from Washington, D.C., where federal regulators planted the seeds for tighter industry oversight for years to come.
December 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Stimulus Funds 10,000th Highway Project, DOT Says
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday that the Federal Highway Administration has approved 10,000 highway projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, marking 鈥渁 major milestone in creating jobs and improving the nation鈥檚 infrastructure.鈥
December 28, 2009Business
Daimler Extends Renschler鈥檚 Contract Through 2013
Daimler AG has extended the contract of Andreas Renschler, head of the German corporation鈥檚 global truck-making business, for three years.
December 28, 2009Business
Medium-Duty Total Volume Drops in November
Medium-duty U.S. retail truck sales volumes showed further signs of hitting bottom during November, even though they declined for the 21st consecutive month on a year-over-year basis.
December 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnology
iTECH: Another Kind of Cell Block
If people won鈥檛 voluntarily avoid using handsets while operating a motor vehicle, there are ways to render cellular connections inoperable, or at least report the driver鈥檚 activities to management.
December 28, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
TTNews Closed for Christmas Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Friday and Monday for the Christmas holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Dec. 28, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
December 23, 2009BusinessEquipment
Arrow Trucking Closes
Flatbed and heavy specialized carrier Arrow Trucking has closed down, the Associated Press reported.
December 23, 2009