The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index rose to record high in November, DOT said Jan. 9.
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Thruway Reopens in Western N.Y. as Temperatures Increase
Officials reopened a section of the New York State Thruway early Jan. 8 after closing it two days before because of snow and extreme cold.
January 8, 2014Trailer Orders Rise 16.7% to Highest in 11 Months
November trailer orders climbed 16.7% from a year earlier to 25,670 as the U.S. economy continued to improve, yielding the strongest monthly total in nearly a year, ACT Research reported.
January 6, 2014Bendix Gets 2-Year Regulatory Renewal for LDW System
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
December 20, 2013Year in Review: Regulatory Successes, Growth of Budget Highlight 鈥楥hallenging Year,鈥 Graves Says
It many ways, 2013 was a good year for American Trucking Associations.
December 27, 2013Year in Review: Senate OKs Foxx as Transportation Secretary
The biggest change in transportation at the federal level this year came when Anthony Foxx took over as secretary of transportation in July.
December 23, 2013D.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, 2013Trucks 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, 2013Flawed 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, 2013Fleets 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, 2013