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Truck tonnage rose 6.6% in January from a year earlier to set another record, driven by a strong manufacturing sector and easier comparisons due to 2014’s weather-affected results, American Trucking Associations reported.

Senate to Offer New Road Bill Before May 31, Inhofe Says

WASHINGTON — A Senate transportation panel will unveil a multiyear highway bill before there is a need to approve a short-term extension of funding authority for highway programs, which expires in late spring, the panel’s chairman told Transport Topics on Feb. 25.

Snowy States Rely on Trucks to Counter Mother Nature

While snow is sometimes viewed as the enemy of trucking, when it comes to moving goods over highways, trucks also are the primary weapon for state and local governments to fight winter’s blowing flakes.

Replacement of Older Units Drives Growth Of Medium-Duty Vehicle Sales, Analysts Say

Drivers Can Improve Fleets’ CSA Scores By Conducting Better Pre-Trip Checks

Federal Proposal to Regulate Drones Could Delay Package-Delivery Potential

Mileage Tax Could Replace Fuel Taxes in Near Future, Lawmakers, Experts Say

Republicans, Foxx Clash on Transportation Budget

Trailer Orders Cool After 4Q Surge, But Still Gain 18% During January

West Coast Ports Start to Clear Backlog After Tentative Agreement With Union

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Navistar Cuts Fiscal 1Q Loss
Navistar International Corp. reduced losses in its fiscal first quarter as the company reported growth in vehicle sales and a continued reduction in warranty costs.

CP Rail CEO Says Biggest Crude-by-Rail Fear Is Terrorism Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief executive officer, said his greatest fear in moving crude by rail is the prospect of a terrorist attack on the company’s trains.
Diesel Price Rises for Fourth Week, Up 3.6¢ to $2.936; Gas Jumps 14.1¢ Diesel’s national average pump price rose for a fourth straight week, gaining 3.6 cents to $2.936 a gallon, while gasoline prices jumped more than 14 cents, the Department of Energy reported March 2.

CP Rail CEO Says Biggest Crude-by-Rail Fear Is Terrorism
Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief executive officer, said his greatest fear in moving crude by rail is the prospect of a terrorist attack on the company’s trains.

Diesel Price Rises for Fourth Week, Up 3.6¢ to $2.936; Gas Jumps 14.1¢
Diesel’s national average pump price rose for a fourth straight week, gaining 3.6 cents to $2.936 a gallon, while gasoline prices jumped more than 14 cents, the Department of Energy reported March 2.

CRST Buys Pegasus Transportation

March 3 Earnings Roundup: TransForce, Accuride, Clean Energy

Railroads Struggle to Keep Up With Demands to Move Trucks, SUVs

Teletrac, Navman Wireless Merge

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TT Archives: ATA on the Move The opening of new offices for American Trucking Associations in Alexandria, Virginia, is recorded in the Jan. 28, 1985 edition of Transport Topics with a ribbon cutting featuring ATA President Thomas J. Donohue, Gov. Charles Robb and DOT Deputy Secretary James Burnley IV.

TT Archives: ATA on the Move
The opening of new offices for American Trucking Associations in Alexandria, Virginia, is recorded in the Jan. 28, 1985 edition of Transport Topics with a ribbon cutting featuring ATA President Thomas J. Donohue, Gov. Charles Robb and DOT Deputy Secretary James Burnley IV.

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