Technological Advances May Help Carriers Haul Loads Farther at Lower Costs
If manufacturers’ claims about the latest developments in cargo refrigeration units are correct, motor carriers now can haul fresh, frozen or deep-frozen loads for any distance with reefer-fuel savings of as much as 80%, compared with past costs — and with little or no reefer maintenance.
September 28, 2009Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Electronic Recorder Rule Sent to DOT
BALTIMORE — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent its final electronic onboard recorders rule to the U.S. Department of Transportation for review, acting agency Administrator Rose McMurray told Transport Topics last week.
September 28, 2009Senate OKs Budget Funding for DOT, Maine’s Test of Heavier Trucks on I-95
The Senate has approved legislation that would increase the funding for the Department of Transportation in fiscal 2010 and would allow Maine to raise the truck weight on Interstate 95 as part of a pilot program.
September 28, 2009Recession Spurs Shippers to Reduce Costs, Improve Operations, Prepare for Recovery
CHICAGO — The economic downturn presents an opportunity for shippers to pare costs and strengthen transportation and distribution operations, industry experts said here at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ annual conference.
September 28, 2009Study Sees $4.8 Bln. Cost from Mexican Truck Ban
The United States’ failure to open its borders to Mexican trucks has cost the country roughly $4.8 billion, according to a new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
September 28, 2009Truck Tonnage Sees Smallest Drop Since November
U.S. truck tonnage fell 7.5% in August from the same month last year, the best year-to-year showing since November 2008, American Trucking Associations said Friday.
September 25, 2009Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Intermodal rail traffic in the United States fell 12.4% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said in its weekly report.
September 25, 2009Opinion: A Year of Changes and Challenges
The old saying, “Time flies,” fits my year as chairman of American Trucking Associations. I remember my phone ringing with the first call from Fred Burns to say I was nominated to vice chairman.
September 25, 2009FMCSA Nominee Ferro Faces Questions in Confirmation Hearing
Anne Ferro, the Obama administration’s pick to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, faced tough questioning in a Wednesday hearing from a key Senator over her trucking industry background, the Associated Press reported.
September 24, 2009I-20 Reopens in Georgia Following Floods
The Georgia Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 20 through several counties that were flooded earlier this week, making the highway impassible, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
September 23, 2009