Diesel Reaches Highest Price Since Summer 2008
The average diesel price spiked 1.9 cents this week to $4.142 a gallon, its highest price since the summer of 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly fuel update .
January Container Import Volumes Up 4.1% Year-Over-Year
Steady sales growth in both automobiles and existing homes during the past few months drove January U.S. container import volumes up 4.1% from January 2011 to 1,475,608 million twenty-foot-equivalent units.
DOT Says U.S. Needs $101 billion a Year to Maintain Infrastructure
A new report from the Department of Transportation projects that the U.S. needs $101 billion annually plus increases for inflation during the next 20 years from all levels of government to maintain the nation’s highway and transit systems.
Walmart truckers visit Life Skills class
Four big rig Walmart trucks recently pulled into McDowell High school to give Amanda Buchanan’s Life Skills students a diesel-powered thrill.
Women-Owned Businesses to be Identified on Load Board
Internet Truckstop, with help from the Women In Trucking Association, launched a program that will designate women-owned businesses on the truckstop.com load board.
CTHRC secures funding to develop occupational standards for non-driving trucking industry jobs
OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) announced it has received funding for a new project that will define skills needed for non-driving occupations in the trucking industry.
Trailer Wizards adds B.C. v.p.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Trailer Wizards has named Craig McConnell vice-president of its B.C. region.
HDT Wins Business Journalism Award
Heavy Duty Trucking Editor-in-Chief Deborah Lockridge was named a Neal Award winner today by American Business Media during the 58th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards ceremony Friday in New York City, for her article, “9 Ways t…
NationaLease President Scoggins Retires
Gene Scoggins, president of NationaLease, is retiring after a 37-year career in transportation.
Austin Personal Injury Lawyer Explains that Trucker Driving Logs Exist for a Reason
Altering the information in a truck driver’s log is more common than people think.