Clean Energy Accelerates Fueling Station Completions in 2011
Clean Energy significantly increased its fueling station project completions during 2011 to help support the growing demand for natural gas vehicle fueling.
YRC Looks to Operational Changes to Gain Efficiency, Seeks Cooperation of Teamsters Union
YRC President Jeff Rogers says the nation’s third-largest LTL company needs to improve efficiency in its freight handling operations, and will seek discussions with the Teamsters Union on a redesign of its terminal network.
New committee to explore transportation requirements of Athabasca oil sands
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A new advisory body has been set up to explore the current and future transportation needs of the Athabasca oil sands region. [Full Story]
Cash, food collected by growing 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign
CALGARY, Alta. — The ninth annual 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign collected more than 100,000 lbs of donations for local food banks this past Christmas season. [Full Story]
NTEA provides MVP designation to Airworks Compressors
EDMONTON, Alta. — Airworks Compressors Corp. is one of the latest companies to be MVP-qualified by the National Truck Equipment Association. [Full Story]
Trucks don’t have to use far-right lanes on those long uphill climbs
Are truckers required to use the lane to the right of the fog line when moving slowly up grades such as Siskiyou and Sexton passes on Interstate 5? Traffic is constantly stalled because of slow trucks using the left lane to pass barely slower trucks in…
NAFTA Surface Trade up 12% Year Over Year
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and trading partners Canada and Mexico was 12% higher in October 2011 than in October 2010, totaling $79 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Highway Funding Climbing Legislative Ladder, More States Eyeing Tax Hikes
The declining state of roads and bridges, and burgeoning congestion is becoming more difficult to ignore, and several state legislatures are now openly discussing the likelihood of hiking fuel taxes.
Cass Freight Index: Rate Increases Hold Despite Lack of Imminent Capacity Threat
Motor carriers and railroads were successful in passing along rate increases in 2011. For the most part, the rate hikes stuck, but carriers didn’t gain any ground, they just kept pace with increasing costs.
FMCSA Reminds Carriers to Update VMT, Power Unit Data
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding commercial motor carriers they they need to update their Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data on their Motor Carrier Registration form, known as the MCS-150.