Nafta Freight Value Falls 5.8% in March; Trucking Mode Decline Was Slightest
The total value of U.S. cross-border freight with Canada and Mexico in March fell 5.8% to $90.5 billion from March 2015, while the value of commodities moving by truck declined 1.1%, the smallest decrease of any mode.
May 26, 2016TT 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.
ATRI Survey: Sleep Apnea Studies Costly to Drivers
More than half of drivers who have been asked to participate in sleep apnea studies paid more than 150% of their median weekly pay to do so, a survey released by the American Transportation Research Institute on May 26 revealed.
May 26, 2016FTR’s Latest Shippers Condition Index Falls to Near Neutral
Research company FTR said its latest Shippers Conditions Index fell to a near-neutral reading of 0.4 in March after improving for each of the four previous months.
May 26, 2016Sen. Cory Gardner Asks Colleagues to Oppose Excise Tax Increase on Trucks
The trucking industry is supporting a resolution that calls for no increase in the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks.
May 26, 2016South Carolina House Passes Transportation Funding Bill; Measure Moved to Senate
South Carolina is inching closer to a long-awaited transportation funding bill.
May 25, 2016Replay: FMCSA Listening Session on Sleep Apnea
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted a listening session on obstructive sleep apnea May 25 in Los Angeles. Watch a videotape of the session.
May 25, 2016Arkansas Gov. Signs Bill That Ensures FAST Act Funding Match
After overwhelming votes in favor by the Arkansas House and Senate, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill on May 23 that boosts state funding for roads and bridges by $50 million to qualify for $200 million in federal funds from the FAST Act.
May 25, 2016Stakeholders United in Disdain for Proposed Safety Fitness Rule
A survey of comments about the proposed safety fitness rule on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s website by the May 23 deadline were almost universally negative.
May 24, 2016House Panel Keeps Trucking-Related Provisions in Transportation Bill
WASHINGTON — A Democratic push to undo trucking-related provisions from a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill was soundly rejected during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 24.
May 24, 2016Retailers Fuel a Warehouse Boom, Racing to Keep Up With Amazon
The first thing online clothing reseller ThredUp did after clinching a new round of funding last year? Hunt for strategic warehouse space to get the goods to customers as fast as possible.
May 24, 2016