US trucking conditions improved in November: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trucking conditions in the US improved in November, thanks to falling diesel prices and strong holiday freight volumes, FTR reports. The FTR Trucking Conditions Index read 8.98 in November reflecting tight capacity and favourable conditions for truckers.…
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Key Transportation Legislator, Sen. Boxer, to Retire
The California Democrat provided crucial leadership for passage of the 2012 highway bill that launched substantive reforms at the Department of Transportation. Boxer pushed for multiyear renewal of the 2012 program when it expired last year, but she an…
193-Vehicle Pileup in Michigan Involved 76 Trucks, Killed One Trucker
Interstate 94 in western Michigan finally re-opened early Sunday after a 193-vehicle pile-up on Friday morning that killed a truck driver closed the highway for almost two days. State transportation officials warn that parts of the eastbound lanes have…
‘Get Out of Your Vehicle’: Unbelievable Video of Massive I-94 Pileup
Some witnesses to that terrifying 150-vehicle pileup on I-94 Friday shot some cell phone video before assisting motorists who had crashed. Steel crashing against steel can be heard as truckers and passenger car drivers were unable to stop on the snow-p…
Trucker from Quebec company killed after massive Michigan pile-up
A 57-year-old Quebec truck driver has died and at least 22 people are injured after a huge multiple car pile-up in Michigan, USA. The 170 vehicle accident happened just after 10 a.m. Friday on Interstate 94, just two hours west of Detroit, near the sma…
Holman Names New Community Affairs Manager
The Holman Automotive Group, parent company of 25 businesses ranging from auto dealerships to truck upfitting and ARI fleet management, named Steve Holman manager of community affairs. Holman’s father Joseph is the chairman and his sister Mindy is the …
150-Vehicle Pileup Blocking I-94 Near Battle Creek, Michigan
Many vehicles were reported to be on fire, including several tractor-trailers, one carrying fireworks and another a hazmat load of formic acid. Videos show fireworks going off and black smoke.
Compact Van Segment Grows 28 Percent
Ford’s Transit Connect paced a 28 percent increase in sales of compact vans in 2014 in a segment that saw the introduction of one new model with a second model debuting in early 2015. Total sales in the category came in at 68,436 for the full year with…
Fleet Enterprises to Expand Trailer Maintenance
Fleet Enterprises, which provides mobile repair and maintenance services in the Midwestern/Northeastern parts of the country, is adding independent contractors so it can expand its trailer maintenance business. The contractors would be supported by Fle…