Brenny Wins 2012 Award From Women in Trucking
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Joyce Brenny received the second Influential Woman in Trucking award, which recognized her contributions to trucking and commitment to people in the industry.
March 12, 2012TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
Tech Products Shine at Yearly TMC Meeting
TAMPA, Fla. — Two of the nation’s largest trailer makers unveiled advancements in their offerings here at the Transportation Technology Exhibition, with Great Dane Trailers focusing on support services and Wabash National Corp. showing off a dry van that behaves like a flatbed.
March 12, 2012Gasoline Jumps Another 12¢ to $3.81 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
Gasoline continued to climb, rising 12 cents in the past two weeks to $3.81 per gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 12, 2012Con-way Truckload Goes With Maptuit
Con-way Truckload said it is installing Maptuit NaviGo technology in all its trucks and owner-operator tractors equipped with Qualcomm computers.
March 12, 2012Opinion: Information Logistics Improves Efficiency
In order to grow their revenue, many carriers say they want to be as flexible as possible in adapting to the specific needs of shippers and freight brokers.
March 12, 2012February Truck Orders Drop 7.3%, But Dealers Still Confident on 2012
North American trucking fleets ordered 22,500 new Class 8 vehicles in February, a 7.3% decrease from last February and the second straight monthly decline, ACT Research reported. However, truck dealers told Transport Topics they were not concerned a downward trend had begun.
March 12, 2012TCA Backs 65-mph National Speed Limit
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Truckload Carriers Association has decided to endorse a 65-mph national speed limit in the latest sign of consensus-building within the industry.
March 12, 2012Consumer Market Shaping Handheld Devices Used by Trucking Industry, Manufacturers Say
Although today’s handheld devices continue to become smaller, tougher and far more capable than their clunky, limited-application predecessors, manufacturers and officials at the freight companies that rely on them said the next technological developments will be influenced by what’s happening in the consumer market.
March 12, 2012Obama Touts Natural Gas for Trucking
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — President Obama proposed a federal tax credit designed to encourage the trucking industry to move toward natural-gas and electric vehicles by helping underwrite their higher acquisition costs.
March 12, 2012Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Up 9% in 2010, DOT Data Show
The rate at which fatalities occurred in truck-involved crashes increased 9.4% in 2010 from the previous year’s all-time low, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation mileage data made public last week.
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