American Trucking Associations’ June for-hire truck tonnage index fell to a seven-month low and was down 3.4% from a year ago, ATA said late Friday.
July 27, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
N.J. to Enforce Idling Restrictions
July 30, 2007
GovernmentBusinessSafety
Court Rejects Hours-of-Service Rule
A federal appeals court last week struck down key provisions of the government’s latest commercial driver work rules, the second time in three years the court has rejected attempts to rewrite the original, 68-year-old regulations.
July 30, 2007BusinessSafety
NHTSA Revises ’06 Truck Deaths Down
NHTSA last week revised its truck-fatality report for 2006, saying the number of people killed in truck-related crashes fell below 5,000 for the first time in five years.
July 30, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Congress Set to Revive SSRS
The Single State Registration System for trucking, which supposedly was put to rest at the beginning of this year, could make a brief, albeit costly, return because of legislation expected to pass Congress this month.
July 30, 2007BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Levels Drop
Rail carload and intermodal freight continued a downward trend compared with a year ago, as year-over-year levels fell for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads said.
July 27, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Hill Says FMCSA to Begin Pilot Program of Compliance Review System Next Year
WASHINGTON — John Hill, head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency expects to launch a pilot program of its overhauled compliance review and safety rating process during 2008.
July 25, 2007BusinessSafety
Opinion: How to Prevent Cargo Theft
July 25, 2007
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Volvo’s Second-Quarter Earnings Plunge
Truck maker Volvo AB posted its biggest profit decline in 18 months after stricter emissions rules caused U.S. truck sales to plunge 54%, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
July 25, 2007