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U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 08-11 Thursday, March 31, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-9999 or (202)… Read More »FMCSA Declares Super Luxury Tours, Inc. an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety and Orders the Bus Company to Immediately Cease All Operations

Cummins not only makes engines, it also makes aftertreatment and other components used on competing engines. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Now that every truck… Read More »How Cummins is beating vertical integration

 Updated: 3/30/2011 8:15:00 AM American Trucking Associations Chairman Barbara Windsor told a congressional panel Tuesday that the trucking industry needs a new surface transportation bill, with a focus on highways,… Read More »ATA Chairman Makes Trucking’s Case for Highway Bill at Congressional Hearing

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 07-11 Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: (202) 366-9999 or (202)… Read More »FMCSA Places Super Luxury Tours Bus Company Out-of-Service for Violating Federal Safety Regulations

Many maintenance shops buy more parts than necessary, in effect storing company cash on parts room shelves. Even when buying ahead, they sometimes pay too much, says Dave Reed, maintenance… Read More »Arsenault: Don’t Over-Buy on Parts

 Updated: 3/29/2011 8:00:00 AM By John ByrneVice President and CEO Byrne Transportation Services LLC This Opinion piece appears in the March 28 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to… Read More »Opinion: Setting Aside? Count Trucking In.

Imagine Valmet’s Think City EV with a bite-out-of-the-apple logo on the door. Electric cars are just now hitting the streets. A few of them anyway. They are by no means… Read More »Maybe what we’re waiting for is the iCar?

 Updated: 3/28/2011 11:30:00 AM UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. Monday announced new flights connecting Asia with North America and Europe. FedEx Express launched a new, dedicated 777F route connecting its… Read More »FedEx, UPS Set New Asian Flights

Orders for manufactured goods fell in February, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, but shipments were up slightly. New orders for manufactured durable goods in February… Read More »Durable Goods Orders Fall, but Shipments Up

 Updated: 3/25/2011 8:00:00 AM By Mac McQueenSafety and Compliance Manager Wyoming Casing Service This Opinion piece appears in the March 21 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe… Read More »Opinion: Does the U.S. Hate Big Trucks?

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum on truck and bus safety May 10-11 in Washington, D.C., to review the progress that has been made since the… Read More »NTSB Will Hold Review Forum For Truck and Bus Safety Progess

 Updated: 3/22/2011 8:20:00 AM Berkshire Hathaway will acquire Lubrizol Corp., the world’s largest producer of lubricant additives, the companies said. Berkshire will pay about $9 billion, or $135 a share… Read More »Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Lubrizol