Truck Sales Hit 8-Year High
Heavy-duty truck sales surged in December to their highest level in eight years, putting an exclamation point on the best year for new equipment purchases since 2006, WardsAuto.com reported.
January 19, 2015TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Volvo's Chayene de Souza and Magnus Gustafson discuss how new, connected trucks can boost business, enhance safety practices, and reinforce preventative maintenance plans.
Letters: Archives, Retaining Drivers, Road Funds Leadership
Your article about the Transport Topics archives project included a picture of Ted Rodgers that brought back memories you may find of interest.
January 19, 2015AASHTO Report Magnifies Transport Needs
Congress will have the opportunity to build muscle for the American economy when lawmakers take action in coming months to replenish the Highway Trust Fund and address critical needs in our highway and transit networks.
January 19, 2015Transportation’s Disney World
If you have ever attended some of the sprawling conferences hosted by the trucking industry, you know that it’s difficult to see everything.
January 19, 2015TT Archives: U.S. Department of Transportation Starts
Pictured in this issue of Transport Topics, DOT’s first secretary, Alan S. Boyd, celebrated the department's first official day of operation on April 1, 1967, by riding in the hot air balloon “Golden Bear” with balloonist Don Piccard.
January 19, 2015FMCSA Finalizing New Rules to Target Unfit Drivers, Fleets
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. trucking regulator pledged to step up its safety initiatives and outreach programs this year to aggressively go after commercial drivers unfit to operate on the nation’s highways.
January 19, 2015America’s Road Team Captains to Spread Trucking’s Safety Message
American Trucking Associations last week named 19 truck drivers to represent the industry as the 2015-2016 America’s Road Team.
January 19, 2015Transportation Leaders Haunted By Road Woes, Clean-Air Rules
WASHINGTON — While transportation professionals keep coming up with innovations in distribution, they also are squeezed by deteriorating infrastructure and demands for improved environmental quality, industry experts said.
January 19, 2015Self-Driving Vehicles In Commercial Use, But Consumer Versions Still Years Away
WASHINGTON — Automated vehicle operation is under way, and the technology could expand the availability and types of transportation options for commercial and consumer vehicles in years to come, industry and government experts said.
January 19, 2015State DOTs Seek National Freight Policy, Say Energy Transport Burdens Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — State transportation leaders urged Congress to develop a national freight policy and pass a long-term transportation bill — soon.
January 19, 2015