16 Oct Trailer Orders Climb Out of Summer Slump FTR reported preliminary U.S. trailer orders hit 19,000 in September, calling it a rebound and the highest tally since February. Read more...
16 Oct NHTSA Seeks Comments on Rear-Visibility Camera Systems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comments on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to camera-based, rear-visibility systems replacing mirrors on heavy trucks and cars. Read more...
15 Oct Diesel Ticks Up 0.4¢ to $3.051 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose by 0.4 cent to $3.051 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 15, breaking a three-week decline. Read more...
15 Oct Refocus on Customers as Trailer Orders Slow, Expert Says PALM BEACH, Fla. — As the market slows, trailer dealers need to pay closer attention to customer relations, inventory management, accounts receivables and employees, an industry consultant said. Read more...
15 Oct FedEx Freight to Expand Home, Business Deliveries in US FedEx Freight is expanding its FedEx Freight Direct e-commerce pilot to more than 80% of the contiguous population of the United States, following expansion of the program to additional markets earlier this year. Read more...
15 Oct Perspective: Diversity Is Essential in Fast-Moving Industry Diversity is a core tenet of any high-performing team, and its importance is heightened the faster a company grows. This is especially true in the logistics and freight-matching world, says Lily Shen of Transfix. Read more...
15 Oct EPA Proposes Biofuel Quota Plan to Offset Refinery Waivers The Environmental Protection Agency proposed changes in the way it sets annual percentages spelling out how much renewable fuel refiners must blend into gasoline and diesel. Read more...
15 Oct US House Transportation Panel Showcases Partisan Dispute NEW YORK — On Oct. 14, Rep. Peter DeFazio held court on Broadway. The country’s top transportation Democratic policymaker kept an audience engaged with his one-man show, touching on topics including a highway policy bill during the current session of Congress. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
15 Oct Illinois, Missouri, Georgia DOTs Honored by AASHTO The Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation won the grand prize in the America's Transportation Awards competition. Read more...
15 Oct GM CEO Mary Barra Joins UAW Negotiations in Sign Agreement Is Near General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra is meeting with United Auto Workers leaders at the main bargaining table Oct. 15 as the two sides inch closer to a tentative agreement that could end a strike now in its fifth week. Read more...