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Click here to post questions for the chat. xecutives of three truckload carriers are scheduled to answer questions about upcoming changes in hours-of-service rules for drivers in an online chat session next month hosted by TTNews.com.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.I feel the maintenance of the chassis has not been up to standards set by the FMCSA. Each year the chassis are to be inspected by a certified/qualified technician by the criteria established.

United Parcel Service said Friday it was raising rates for its ground services by 1.9% effective Jan. 5 and discontinuing the fuel surcharge on UPS Ground. This is the smallest increase for ground-delivery rates in at least seven years.

Trucking could get swept up in new federal rules aimed at aftermarket parts used to change the exterior lighting systems on automobiles, American Trucking Associations said.

NEW YORK — Motor carriers said they continued to evaluate the performance and reliability of new-model engines a year after new emissions standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency took effect..

Final Vote on Energy Bill Blocked in Senate • Dana to Supply Driveshafts for Hino Trucks • Volvo Chooses Goodyear for Truck Tires • Intermodal Rail Loads Up 10.2% in Latest Week • And more...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday that its manufacturing index for November dipped to 25.9 from 28 last month.

Initial jobless claims in the United States declined by 15,000 in the latest week, while the four-week moving average dropped to its lowest level since February 2001, the Labor Department said Thursday.

John Ficker was just getting settled into his job as president of the National Industrial Transportation League on a recent weekend when he met the truck driver who delivered his automobile to his new home in Washington, D.C.

Leading Economic Indicators Rise 0.4% • Maine Bans Trucks From Left Lanes • Volvo's CEO Taking Leave for Surgery • Bid to Repeal Higher Truck Fees Fails in Illinois Senate • And more...