6/7/2012 4:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Navistar International Corp. Navistar International Corp. reported a second-quarter loss and said company executive Troy Clarke will… Read More »Navistar Reports 2Q Loss; Names New Truck and Engine Chief
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When the tires roll over a roadway, the maximum pavement deflection is just behind the path of travel. It’s like continually driving up a slope (exaggerated in this illustration). All… Read More »For greener roads, make them stiffer
6/6/2012 3:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. economy grew at a moderate pace in April and May as manufacturing improved, and trucking… Read More »Economy Growing at Moderate Pace, Fed Says
By Jim Beach, Contributing Editor A decade ago, selling truck parts was mostly a face-to-face (or least voice-to-voice) business. Distributors used outside salespeople to call on fleets, independent repair shops… Read More »How Technology is Changing the Way Fleets Buy Parts
In previous quarters, Schilling’s big rig and trailer, without side skirts, averaged 6.7 to 6.8 miles per gallon. For the first quarter with the prototype Freight Wing fairings installed, his… Read More »Side Skirts Save Owner-Operator Team $10,000 a Year in Fuel
6/4/2012 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance About 10,000 federal, state, provincial and local truck and bus inspectors will fan… Read More »Roadcheck 2012 Begins Tuesday
Kenworth says the company invested $400 million and more than four years bringing this truck to market. By Jim Park, Equipment Editor When I first heard that Kenworth’s new T680… Read More »Test Drive: Kenworth T680
6/1/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Construction spending rose in April for a second straight month, the Commerce Department said Friday. The 0.3%… Read More »Construction Spending Rises 0.3%
The archive below lists all new content featured in the “New at FMCSA homepage since January 1, 2006. Rulemakings and Notices are archived separately. [Help] Posted Announcement Category 05/31/12 FMCSA… Read More »Join FMCSA’s Administrator, Anne S. Ferro for the “National Registry’s Healthy Drivers: Safer Highways Podcast” on May 24, 2012.
6/1/2012 11:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 8.2% in May from April’s three-year-low 8.1%, but trucking and transportation… Read More »Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.2%; Trucking Gains Jobs
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 14-12 Thursday, May 31, 2012 Contact: Shashunga Clayton Tel.: (202) 366-9999 U.S. Department… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Shuts Down 26 Bus Operations in
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