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Fewer than half of all commercial truck drivers wear seat belts, a much smaller percentage than drivers of passenger vehicles, according to Annette Sandberg, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

In the industry’s quest for innovative technologies, trailers are sometimes viewed as an afterthought. This is truly unfortunate since some of the most productive technologies adopted in trucking are found in the box that carries the freight.

U.S. wholesalers kept their inventories flat for a third straight month in June, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

U.S. workers increased their productivity in the second quarter at a 5.7% rate – more than twice as fast than in the previous quarter, a government report said.

The price of diesel fuel has increased more than 3 cents per gallon since the end of June. Although diesel is still well below the record high set earlier this year, how does this recent increase affect your business? More ...

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With the U.S. trailer market showing signs of growth, a Chinese company that said it has built more than 3 million shipping containers over the past 20 years has announced creation of a U.S. subsidiary to make dry van trailers in Monon, Ind., as part of its global strategy to expand into new products and markets..

At a time when a recovering economy is expected to generate more business, the trucking industry and its shipper customers are seeing a number of innovations in the trailers and trailer floors that will carry the freight. br clear=all>

Crude Oil Prices Close Down Slightly • Oklahoma Needs Funding for Bridges, Transportation Chief Says • CF to Sell Canadian Unit in Aug. 25 Auction • California Overnight Opens Northern Hub • Net Income Rises for Expeditors International • And more ...

Annette Sandberg was sworn in Tuesday as the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Department of Transportation said in a release.