Freight Shipments Fell 0.6% in August from July
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6% in August from July, declining after a one-month rise. This information is according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Frei…
DAT Freight Index Softened in September
The DAT North American Freight Index reports a softer spot market in September. The seasonal decline in overall freight volume was attributed to a reduction in flatbed and reefer freight availability. Both equipment types experienced a decline month…
TxDOT To Expand I-35W for $1.6 Billion
The Texas Department of Transportation has completed negotiations on a new highway construction agreement that will add two privately managed lanes to I-35W in the Fort Worth area.
Truckers pay for striking
A delivery truck that was set alight allegedly by striking truck drivers in Kempton Park in Johannesburg.
Extensively faired trailers show big savings, skirt maker says
Brian Layfield, president of Laydon Composites Ltd. in Ontario, Canada, read our recent Trailer Talk about the MAN-Krone aero tractor-trailer shown at the IAA show in Germany.
Drivers urged to share the road during ‘Operation Safe Driver Week’
MoDOT says the point of Safe Driver Week is drivers of big trucks and passenger vehicles need to respect each other, pay attention and avoid unsafe behavior that could result in a crash.
Medicaid debate hits home
Marvin Berry Jr. was just 7 years old when a ricocheting bullet struck his spinal cord at the point where his head joins his neck.
Third-generation miner: ‘Without coal down here, we’re sunk’
ALLIE ROBINSON/BRISTOL HERALD COURIER – Many of the cars and coal trucks that passed the hundreds of people lined up along U.S. 23 on Saturday for the United for Coal demonstration displayed pro-coal signs from their windows, eliciting a cheer from tho…
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South Africa: Truckers Lose Despite Wage Agreement
The signing of a wage agreement between transport workers’ unions and employers on Friday, Oct.