Maryland expands emergency truck parking
The Maryland DOT in conjunction with the Maryland Trucking Assn . and I-95 Corridor Coalition announced a new pilot program to provide emergency truck parking in select park and ride lots as a safe haven for truckers during heavy snow storms.
Owner-Operator Wins Grand Prize in TCI’s "12 Days of Christmas" Promotion
Ron Phares of Springfield, IL, was drawn as the grand-prize winner of Illinois-based Truck Centers, Inc.’s "12 Days of Christmas" promotion.
Maryland Hikes Truck Tolls January 1
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012, new toll rates and other changes take effect at Maryland’s toll facilities.
Containerized Exports up 5.8%, Asian Imports Almost Flat
U.S. international containerized trade grew about 3.7% in 2011, a sharp slowdown from double-digit gains from the year before, according to preliminary figures from PIERS.
For trucking industry, new HOS rule appears to be much ado about not much
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks to reporters during a news conference Dec.
Trailer Industry Expects Strong Start to 2012
Commercial trailer net orders surged in November, with 28,393 trailers added to the order board.
Tolling Begins Today on Seattle’s Highway 520 Bridge
Tolling on one of the state’s busiest bridges is set to begin Thursday, but state transportation officials are expecting traffic on the route to be much lighter than usual.
Secretary of Energy to Deliver Keynote Address at Green Truck Summit
United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu will give the keynote address at the 2012 Green Truck Summit on Monday, March 5 at The Work Truck Show 2012.
Poll Finds Tolls More Popular Than Higher Fuel Taxes
In a Reason-Rupe poll of 1,200 adults, 58% of respondents said they would rather pay tolls if and when they use a particular lane or highway, rather than paying higher fuel taxes.
Forget the evils of CO2. It’s actually an environmentally safe refrigerant, Carrier says
The way that environmentalists bad-mouth carbon dioxide, it should be a four-letter word. Of course it is abbreviated to three characters – CO2.