Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 39.5 percent higher in May 2010 than in May 2009, reaching $66.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of ...

Saia Inc. on Thursday, July 29, reported improved second-quarter 2010 results on stronger revenue, improved pricing fundamentals and solid cost performance. Revenues were $231 million, an increase of 6 percent from the prior-year quarter, while operating income was $5.9 million compared to an operating loss ...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law HB 5819, which restores language to the Illinois Vehicle Code that gives trucks up to 65 feet in length access to local roads to points of delivery or for food, fuel, rest and repair. The legislation, effective ...

The American Transportation Research Institute has updated the listing of state and local idling regulations found on its website, www.atri-online.org. The updated listing is provided in two forms: a cab card that can be downloaded and carried in the glove box of a truck, and ...

The Petroleum Equipment Institute has announced that online testing for Recommended Practices for the Storage and Dispensing of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (PEI/RP1100) now is available. The test, developed by the PEI DEF Committee, contains 70 questions and can be accessed through www.pei.org/RP1100. RP1100 describes how to ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday, July 29, announced the lineup of 2011 model-year passenger vehicles that will receive new safety ratings under the agency’s revamped and updated 5-star safety ratings program. In all, 24 passenger cars, 20 sport utility vehicles, two vans ...

The Port of Long Beach has released the final environmental analysis for a plan to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge with a new, nearly $1 billion span designed to improve traffic flow, safety and vessel navigation. The document is scheduled to be considered for ...

Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions’ Bandag-brand B197 trailer tread is patterned after the Bridgestone brand R197 trailer radial for fleet customers seeking a seamless choice of new tires and retread designs. The B197 tread, built for long life, combines innovative compounding and a classic straight-rib tread design, ...

FreightWatch International has launched its new global website at www.freightwatchintl.com. Browsers now will find all of the company’s regions together in one location online to better communicate who FreightWatch is as a global entity, as well as the company’s logistics security intelligence that is available ...