Uncertainty dominates the outlook for trucking and freight transportation in 2017.
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Opinion: Coating Crucial to Stopping Tank Corrosion
In truck and rail tankers and beyond, chemically bonded phosphate ceramics can stop corrosion, improve safety, extend equipment life and minimize maintenance and downtime.
December 5, 2016That Truck You See on Ohio Roads This Week Might Be Driving Itself
Just weeks after making what it called the world's first shipment by a self-driving truck, Otto plans to travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 in Ohio in another test of its autonomous technology.
November 27, 2016October Tonnage Dips 0.9% From 2015
Truck tonnage sagged 0.9% in October versus a year ago, the second consecutive decline in American Trucking Associations’ monthly index, despite other positive economic numbers in the retail, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
November 28, 2016Trump Touts Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s win, trucking and transportation industry executives saw the president-elect’s bullish interest in modernizing the country’s infrastructure as a glass-half-full.
November 14, 2016For-Hire Trucking Adds 3,000 Positions
For-hire trucking followed the nation as a whole, adding jobs in October, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor.
November 14, 2016Heavy Cancellations Reduce October Net Orders to Fewer Than 14,000 North American Trucks
Net preliminary Class 8 truck orders in October fell below 14,000, but cancellations of previous orders that were removed from the books last month complicated the picture, analysts said.
November 14, 2016Cargo Thieves Feast on Thanksgiving Week; More Than $8.2 Million Stolen Since 2012
Thanksgiving traditionally is a time to spend with family, but it’s also a holiday when cargo thefts spike as criminals resort to sophisticated and coordinated strikes against the trucking and warehouse industry, experts say.
November 14, 2016FMCSA Proposes Changes to Scoring System For Motor Carriers, Seeks Public Feedback
Federal trucking regulators are previewing proposals that would modify a program that measures the safety performance of motor carriers on the nation’s highways.
October 10, 2016FHWA Gives Go-Ahead to R.I.’s Plan That Allows for Truck-Only Tolling
Rhode Island can proceed with its controversial truck-only tolling plan after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Highway Administration, the state’s Department of Transportation announced Oct. 5.
October 10, 2016