Federal Freight Index Up Fifth Month in a Row
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.3% in March from February, rising for the fifth month in a row, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Lautenberg Offers Bill to Restrict Sizes and Weights
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., reintroduced a bill that would restrict truck size and weight limits.
Toronto Transportation Club accepting applications for scholarship program
TORONTO, Ont. — The Toronto Transportation Club is currently accepting applications for its scholarship program. The scholarship is open for students graduating high school and entering their first year of college or university. The…
Maine Lawmakers Pass Speed Limit Increase, East-West Highway Likely Dead
Lawmakers in Maine have given final passage to a bill allowing speed limits to increase along Maine’s interstates, but are moving to pull the plug on a study to determine the feasibility of an east-west highway.
Highway Fatalities Increase for the First Time in Several Years
A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows highway fatalities in the United States increased last year 5.3% from 2011, reversing several years of annual declines.
ESW CleanTech Buys Cleaire
Diesel emissions control company ESW CleanTech has acquired the assets and product line of Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls LLC, which ceased operations earlier this year .
Clean Energy, Mansfield Team up for Natural Gas Fueling
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Mansfield Energy Corp. announced a strategic partnership to offer customers what they say will be the most comprehensive solution in the compressed natural gas fuel industry.
Combating corrosion
KING CITY, Ont. — No one in the trucking industry is fond of road salt or chemical de-icers applied to our highways in the winter, but most will accept they’re a necessary evil.
Trucker who used Kent warehouse as hub gets 12 year prison sentence for drug conspiracy
A Canadian truck driver who used a Kent warehouse as a hub for marijuana distribution, received a 12-year prison sentence Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
DPF cleaning and maintenance tips shared at TMTC
KING CITY, Ont. — There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and as it turns out, the same can be said for the cleaning of diesel particulate filters (DPFs).