After dropping by 25% from 2005 to 2014, traffic fatalities in the United States rose 7.7% last year, according to preliminary data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatal crashes involving large trucks were up 4%.
July 5, 2016GovernmentBusiness
July 4 Weekend Traffic Deaths Seen Jumping to Highest Level Since 2008
U.S. traffic fatalities over the Independence Day weekend will probably climb this year to the most since 2008 as an improved economy and lower gas prices encourage more people to get behind the wheel, a safety group said.
June 30, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Deaths Jump by Most Since 1966, Safety Group Says
Traffic fatalities increased in 2015 by an amount not seen in 50 years, alarming road safety advocates. The trend in Texas, which has the deadliest highways in the country, remained largely unchanged.
February 18, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Fatalities Up 9.3% for First Nine Months of 2015, NHTSA Says
Early estimates of the overall number of traffic fatalities in the United States show about a 9.3% increase the first nine months of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.
February 8, 2016Government
Trucking Company Owner Fights DEA Over Slain Informant, Bullet-Riddled Vehicle
The owner of a small Texas trucking company continues to fight with the U.S. government over the death of an informant who was slain in Houston while working as the man's 18-wheeler driver and secretly assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration.
February 3, 2016GovernmentBusiness
TAG Truck Center Plans $20 Million Development at Former Mall Site
A Memphis, Tennessee-based freight truck dealership plans to build a $20 million center on the old Mall of Memphis property it recently purchased for $3.9 million.
January 4, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Pacific Rim Nations Led by US Agree to Historic Trade Deal
A dozen Pacific Rim nations agreed to an historic pact that would cut trade barriers on items ranging from cars to rice, setting up a potentially contentious ratification vote before a skeptical U.S. Congress.
October 5, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Traffic Deaths Rise 14% for First Half of the Year
Traffic deaths increased 14% in the first six months of the year according to data by the National Safety Council, the Associated Press reported.
August 17, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Truck Dealer MHC Acquires Five Locations in Midwest
Truck dealership group Murphy-Hoffman Co. announced that it has acquired five dealership locations formerly operated by R.L. French Corp.
June 5, 2015GovernmentBusiness
Greg Nadeau Nominated to Be Administrator of FHWA
President Obama on May 8 nominated Greg Nadeau to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
May 11, 2015