May Tonnage Falls 9.6% Year-Over-Year
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Truck tonnage in May declined 9.6% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest seasonally adjusted year-over-year percentage drop since a 10.7% decline in June 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.
June 23, 2020TIA CEO Robert Voltmann to Step Down at End of September
Transportation Intermediaries Association President and CEO Robert Voltmann by John Hursh for Transportation Intermediaries Association
Transportation Intermediaries Association President and CEO Robert Voltmann will step down from his post later this year, the association announced June 10.
June 11, 2020Class 8 Sales in May Fall to Lowest Point Since 2011
A Freightliner Cascadia. Freightliner was the market leader in May. (Freightliner)
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May tumbled 62.5% — during the heart of the novel coronavirus pandemic — to just above 9,000 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.
June 10, 2020April Tonnage Down 11.3% Year-Over-Year
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April truck tonnage declined 11.3% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest year-over-year decline since 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.
May 19, 2020FMCSA Publishes Final HOS Rule, Granting Flexibility to Drivers
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published its long-awaited final rule on changes to hours-of-service regulations in a move intended to increase flexibility for truck drivers.
May 14, 2020Class 8 Sales Fall 47.4% in April
Kenworth trucks sit on a dealership lot. Class 8 sales for 2020 through April sat at 60,219, a 30.7% decrease from the comparable 2019 period, when that figure was 86,908. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Class 8 U.S. retail sales in April plunged 47.4% as freight demand plummeted amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, WardsAuto.com reported.
May 12, 2020FMCSA Adopts Crash Accountability Program
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 1 announced that effective immediately it is making permanent a pilot program that will not count a crash in which a motor carrier was not at fault when calculating the carrier’s safety measurement profile. It also is expanding the types of crashes that may be considered.
May 1, 2020Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year on Coronavirus Surge
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Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.
April 21, 2020Daimler Truck AG, Volvo Group Plan Joint Venture on Hydrogen Fuel Systems
Martin Daum (left) and Martin Lundstedt by Daimler AG
Global truck manufacturers Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have reached a preliminary agreement on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems in heavy-duty vehicles by the second half of the decade.
April 21, 2020Oil Price Turns Negative in Historic First; Diesel’s Decline Continues
Tanker trucks are filled with gasoline at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery in Memphis, Tenn. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
The price of oil dropped to its lowest level in history April 20, sinking into negative pricing as oil supplies are beginning to overwhelm the globe’s storage capacity.
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