Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent higher in September 2011 than in September 2010, totaling $77.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of ...

In advance of Wednesday’s hearing on hours of service before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, the American Trucking Associations on Tuesday, Nov. 29, questioned the aims of groups pressing the federal government to dismantle what it deems a successful ...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that it has been selected by Con-way Truckload, the North American full-truckload transportation subsidiary of Con-way Inc., as its principal supplier of wide-base truck tires for its fleet of 2,700 tractors and 8,000 trailers. Con-way Truckload says it ...

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a provider of transportation services throughout North America, recently expanded its Xpress Direct Demand Critical fleet to include smaller-capacity vehicles, including cargo vans and straight trucks. The company is operating nearly 30 of these vans and trucks and plans to have 150-200 ...

TransChicago Truck Group, headquartered in Elmhurst, Ill., recently delivered two Freightliner Cummins-powered compressed natural gas-fueled trucks to Exel, part of the Supply Chain division of Deutsche Post DHL. “Having completed more than 50 CNG-powered units distributed nationally, we are excited to have units now running ...

Dr. Alex Sherriffs, a family practitioner and clean-air advocate, has been named to the governing board for the California Air Resources Board. Gov. Jerry Brown last week announced the appointment for Sherriffs to replace Dr. John Telles, who resigned in June. Sherriffs’ appointment must be ...

Hino Trucks and Allison Transmission announced the companies have signed a multiyear long-term agreement that will make Allison transmissions the preferred and exclusive transmission for all current and future Hino conventional trucks in the United States. Since Hino Trucks introduced its conventional truck lineup in ...

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced that its Adjustable Load Securement System (ALSS) option for its flatbed trailers now is available for all types of hauls, including coils. Utility’s ALSS is another load securement option for Utility’s 4000A Flatbed, Drop Deck, Tautliner curtainsided trailers and Conestoga ...

Equipment Web Services, a Website solutions provider for the equipment and trailer industry, announced that it has partnered with Talbert Manufacturing, a manufacturer of heavy-haul trailers and specialized transportation equipment, to increase and enhance the presence of Talbert dealers on the Web. EWS provides dealers with ...

Aljex says it now offers software APIs, allowing brokers and 3PLs to quickly and easily access carrier tracking information and proof-of-delivery, as well as extract correct, updated rates and quotes. Application Program Interface software enables different applications to exchange information. Aljex says it created APIs ...