Business

AUSTIN, Texas — Law enforcement officials were reluctant to endorse a safety group’s push to require speed limiters on all heavy trucks in the United States, in part because of the speed differential it could create on highways.

Peter Appel, administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, announced he will step down after less than three years on the job.

OnAsset Intelligence, a provider of freight management software and tracking devices, said it has enhanced its Vision Software product.

It has been almost a year since we gathered in Phoenix, and while it seems that the time has just flown by, as we prepare to come together in Grapevine, Texas, the issues we face now are identical to the issues we faced then.

I would like to congratulate you on identifying and writing about what I believe to be the most important driver safety topic but is in most cases overlooked in our industry.

LAS VEGAS — The abundance of natural gas in the United States provides a significant opportunity for trucking to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions, although several significant hurdles remain, an official with American Trucking Associations said.

With Virginia already moving to toll Interstate 95, neighboring North Carolina has also launched an effort to obtain federal permission to toll its stretch of the highway.

Daimler AG and a large Chinese truck maker have received Chinese government approval for their joint venture to build medium- and heavy-duty trucks and engines for the domestic market and for export.

CHICAGO — Shipper representatives speaking at the McLeod Software User’s Conference 2011 here last week said the most important things a carrier should do are to be on time, provide delivery status and maintain dependable relationships.

The August truck tonnage index rose 5.2%, American Trucking Associations reported, signaling that fears of an imminent economic slowdown are premature, and may be wrong altogether.