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Diesel back below $4 a gallon
The national average retail diesel price dropped 3.6 cents to $3.991 a gallon during the week ended Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The latest weekly price is 9.7 ...
President Obama lauds Detroit transmission deal
President Barack Obama on Monday recognized Detroit Diesel Corp. and its local UAW unit for working together to invest in facilities needed to build the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission and DD15 proprietary asymmetric turbocharger ...
Groups take aim at cross-border program in court
An appeals court in the District of Columbia heard oral arguments from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and Teamsters Dec. 6 in a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's cross-border trucking pilot program ...
Trucking adds 2,500 jobs in November
For-hire trucking companies added 2,500 payroll jobs in November on a seasonally adjusted basis after a downward revision by 1,600 jobs of initial October trucking employment figures, according to the latest estimates released Dec. 7 ...
House bill pushes drug testing truckers with hair sample
Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) introduced into the U.S. House this week a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement a pilot program to test the feasibility of using hair samples instead ...
Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference – Registration is Open
Chart the future of critical issues — fuel economy, safety technology, infrastructure funding, and much more at this year's Commercial Vehicle Outlook conference held August 21-22 at the Dallas Convention Center. Registration is open and your early bird special of $245 includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities. The early bird ends July 15th.
Mack delivers 73-foot Christmas tree to capitol
A Mack Pinnacle that's spent weeks toting the 73-foot Capitol Christmas tree around the country reached its final destination Tuesday — the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol — where it was unloaded, stood up ...
Strikes end at LA, Long Beach ports
Work should resume today at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports after employers and union workers announced an eight-day strike had ended.
At 11 p.m. Dec. 4, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
DOT still prohibits marijuana for rec, medical uses
Despite state measures to legalize both the recreation and medical uses of marijuana, the Department of Transportation said this week that truck drivers and other occupations regulated by DOT law are still prohibited from using ...
Diesel dips but remains above $4
The national average retail diesel price decreased by 0.7 cents to $4.027 a gallon during the week ended Dec. 3, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The latest weekly price is ...
Agency OKs camera monitoring system exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has renewed for 90 days a waiver for Transecurity — a company doing research on behalf of the agency — to mount cameras on windshields in up to 500 ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...
CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
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