New home sales jumped 25.4% in October, the biggest rise in 33 years, the Commerce Department reported Dec. 4.
December 4, 2013BusinessSafety
D.C. Council Weighs Ban on New Diesel Vehicles
The District of Columbia City Council is considering legislation to ban the registration of new vehicles that operate 鈥渆xclusively on the combustion of petroleum diesel fuel.鈥
December 16, 2013BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Trucks Moved 73% of Cargo in 2012, US Survey Shows
Some $13.6 trillion worth of goods were shipped in the United States in 2012 weighing a combined 11.7 billion tons, with trucks once again doing a majority of the work, according to a federal report.
December 16, 2013BusinessSafety
Flawed Safety Data Penalizing Many Fleets Under CSA Program, ATA Report States
Flawed data and methodology used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program have created 鈥渢ens of thousands鈥 of statistical anomalies, according to an American Trucking Associations white paper released last week.
December 16, 2013Safety
Fleets Must Keep Drug Testing 50% of Drivers, DOT Orders
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that fleets must again randomly drug test the urine of at least half their drivers during 2014.
December 16, 2013BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Kenworth Makes Bendix Front Air Disc Brakes Standard
Kenworth Truck Co. said it will make Bendix front air disc brakes standard on its Class 8 tractors and trucks.
December 9, 2013BusinessSafety
Manufacturing Activity Rises in November
U.S. manufacturing activity鈥檚 rate of expansion rose in November, the Institute for Supply Management reported Dec. 2.
December 2, 2013Safety
Some Transport Firms Weigh Benefit Cuts to Counter Higher Costs From Health Law
Some transportation employers say they are bracing for higher costs and are reassessing the scope of employee health-benefit plans to meet requirements under the Affordable Care Act.
December 2, 2013BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Descartes Names Ryan to CEO Post
Edward Ryan has been named CEO of Descartes Systems Group, succeeding Arthur Mesher, the company announced Nov. 27.
November 27, 2013BusinessSafety
Thanksgiving Highway Travel to Fall Slightly, AAA Predicts
The number of Americans traveling more than 50 miles by car for the Thanksgiving weekend will fall 1.5% from last year to 43.4 million, auto group AAA predicted.
November 27, 2013