WASHINGTON 鈥 Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation鈥檚 two-day distracted driving summit was likely to result in 鈥渟omething legislatively鈥 to ban texting and driving, which he termed a national 鈥渆pidemic.鈥
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Daimler Reverses Its Decision to Close Portland Truck Plant
Three major truck makers altered their manufacturing activities last week. Daimler Trucks reversed its decision to shutter its Portland, Ore., plant; Peterbilt Motors closed its dormant Madison, Tenn., factory; and Navistar International announced it has found a Chinese manufacturer with which it will work as part of its partnership with Caterpillar Inc.
October 5, 2009Lawmakers Pitch Solutions to Driver Texting 鈥楨pidemic鈥
WASHINGTON 鈥 While government officials, researchers and industry executives debated the merits of limiting driver distractions, state and federal lawmakers used last week鈥檚 distracted driving summit to pitch their various solutions to what Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called 鈥渁n epidemic.鈥
October 5, 2009New U.S. Study Says Wetlines Incidents Led to 13 Deaths Over 10-Year Period
Damaged or ruptured tank-truck wetlines resulted in 13 fatalities and seven injuries over the past 10 years, according to a new analysis by federal regulators.
October 5, 2009Industry Leaders Gather in Las Vegas as Economic Outlook Brightens
As signs of an evolving U.S. economic rebound in-crease, trucking industry leaders will gather in Las Vegas, Oct. 4-7, at American Trucking Associations鈥 annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 5, 2009Diesel Fuel Slips 2.1垄 to $2.601 In Fourth Straight Decline
U.S. retail diesel prices dipped again last week as the national average reached $2.601, 2.1 cents lower than the week before, according to the Department of Energy.
October 5, 2009August Freight Volumes Climb to Highest Level in Six Months
August truck tonnage volumes reinforced signs of a recovering economy, reaching the highest level in six months and recording the best year-over-year performance since November, according to American Trucking Associations.
October 5, 2009DOT to Ban Texts, Limit In-Cab Devices
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Obama administration will move to ban cell-phone texting by truck drivers and to restrict the use of other in-cab communications units, according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
October 5, 2009ISM Factory Index Slips But Shows Expansion
An index of U.S. manufacturing activity declined slightly in September but showed overall expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
October 1, 2009LaHood Says Government to Ban Truckers鈥 Texting
WASHINGTON 鈥斅 The Obama administration will ban texting by truck drivers and restrict the use of other in-cab technologies as part of its effort to eliminate distracted driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
October 2, 2009