Air Liquide spec’s safety systems in newest trucks
HOUSTON, Texas — Private fleet Air Liquide says it made safety a priority when spec’ing new additions to its delivery fleet, including 133 trucks that will be delivered through the end of 2011. [Full Story]
Capital Truck Show coming to Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ont. — A new trucking trade show is coming to the nation’s capital, developed by the founder of the original Convoy for a Cure. [Full Story]
EIA Lowers Economic Growth Projections, Sees Crude at $100 for 2011, 2012
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the U.S. average refiner acquisition cost of crude oil to remain relatively flat for the next year, averaging about $100 per barrel in 2011 and 2012.
Mack names John Walsh v.p., marketing
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack Trucks has named John Walsh its vice-president of marketing, effective Dec. 1. [Full Story]
Ontario fleet optimism wanes heading into fourth quarter
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario carriers are less certain about their immediate future, according to the latest Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) quarterly survey. [Full Story]
Retail Container Traffic Expected to Decline in November
With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall.
Intermodal Volume Posts Year-over-Year Gains for Seventh-Straight Quarter
Domestic container volume posted its strongest growth of the year in Q3 2011, according to IANA’sIntermodal Market Trends & Statistics report released today.
Trucker charged in Commerce Road wreck that killed two boys
Athens-Clarke police have charged a trucker with misdemeanor vehicular homicide in connection with a wreck on Commerce Road that killed two 10-year-old Madison County boys in June.
HOS, windmills, dropped balls and the DOT
What do the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration have in common — aside from coming under the purview of the Department of Transportation? They both apparently have a penchant for dropping the ball on r…
Clean diesel — it’s not just for trucks
Who would have thought that you’d find a roundup of 2012 diesel cars on a website called the Practical Environmentalist?