Connecticut to Consider Toll Options on I-95
Connecticut is preparing to conduct a $1.4 million study on express-lane tolls in the state’s Interstate 95 corridor, potentially without the use of tollbooths, the New Haven Register newspaper reported.
April 2, 2012Trimac Buys Majority of Ontario Carrier
Trimac Transportation Ltd. has taken control of another Canadian bulk trucking rival, completing its acquisition of a 60% stake in the parent of bulk liquids hauler Fortress Trucking Ltd. for C$4.4 million.
April 2, 2012ISM Manufacturing Index Rises in March
U.S. manufacturing activity improved in March, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
April 2, 2012Construction Spending Falls in February
Construction spending dropped 1.1% in February, the largest decline in seven months, the Commerce Department said Monday.
April 2, 2012Oil Holds Near Six-Week Low $103 a Barrel
Oil rose slightly in early trading Monday but held near a six-week low just over $103 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
April 2, 2012Truck, Engine Makers See Natural Gas as Practical Alternative to Diesel Fuel
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Truck and engine manufacturers at the Mid-America Trucking Show here declared natural gas the victor in the industry’s search for a practical alternative fuel to diesel, saying they could have three different types of natural-gas engines by 2013 and a nationwide network of 100 fueling stations that offer it by 2014.
April 2, 2012New Engines in Cooling Units to Meet Emissions Mandates
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The two major manufacturers of cooling units for refrigerated trailers said that they have devised new technology that will meet federal emissions mandates for small diesel engines that take effect Jan. 1, 2013.
April 2, 2012IdleAir Debuts Electrification Site in Arizona
IdleAir, which provides truck stop electrification services, said it has opened a location on Interstate 10 in Benson, Ariz., its 26th station in the United States.
April 2, 2012Opinion: Driver Choice and Rear-Impact Crashes
Why do cars run into tractor-trailers stopped on the shoulders of roads? How could anyone miss seeing a tractor-trailer? It happens all too frequently.
April 2, 2012Editorial: Optimism at MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show, held every March in Louisville, Ky., is the nation’s largest trucking show and a wonderful barometer of what is going on in the industry.
April 2, 2012