EPA Announces Final Study Plan to Assess Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its final research plan on hydraulic fracturing.
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Calls for Passage of Jobs Bill
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Congress to pass the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act during a visit to the Bridgeport-Norristown Viaduct outside Philadelphia.
B.C. trucker injured after pumpkin tossed from overpass
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A B.C. trucker has been sporting cuts and bruises on his face since Monday night – but not because he forgot to wash off his Halloween make-up. Kamloops trucker Gary Henville, 55, a driver with Arrow Transportation, was… [Full Story]
Tandet wins leadership award from NationaLease
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Tandet NationaLease has been named as one of the 2011 recipients of NationaLease’s Leadership Circle Award. The awards, presented at NationaLease’s 67th annual meeting held recently in San Francisco, were doled out to… [Full…
Cummins Reports Strong Q3 Earnings, Predicts Record Year in 2011
Cummins Inc. is reporting strong sales and earnings for the third quarter. Third quarter sales were $4.6 billion, a 36% increase from the same period in 2010. All segments delivered double-digit growth over the prior year, Cummins indicated in it’s t…
N.A. surface trade passes $80 billion in August
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US, and Mexico was 18.3% higher in August than in August 2010, totalling $80.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department… [Full …
Commercial Vehicle Market Led by Class 3 Vehicle Growth; Diesel Continues to Dominate: Polk
New commercial vehicle registrations (Class 3-8) in the U.S. are set to reach 440,000 units for the 2011 calendar year, an increase of 17.6% over the 2010 calendar year and a 33% uptick from 2009, according to Polk.
Trucker, trooper recount fiery Wisconsin crash that killed 2
Carolyn Sailor figured her life was over Wednesday morning when she saw a westbound semitrailer truck cross the median on Interstate 94 near Osseo, heading directly at the semi her husband, Perry, was driving.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Rises in September
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the November Trucking Update, spiked 3.1 points in September to a reading of 9.2. While improved, the TCI remains well below its recent peak of 13.3 achieved in March.
Semi-truck topples fire hydrant in Vallejo; water column shoots into the air
A driver of a semi-truck failed to negotiate a right-hand turn and toppled a fire hydrant at Tennessee Street and Broadway about 9 a.m. Thursday.