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FMCSA outsources enforcement by publishing CSA data analysis.

December 2, 2010

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Technology reshapes how carriers manage safety, compliance.

December 2, 2010

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Session examines the future of freight

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, fleet executives gathered in Washington, D.C. for “The Future of Freight Transportation,” an event hosted by Volvo Trucks North America, the American Trucking Associations and the Swedish Embassy. Leading topics focused on truck productivity, safety technology and carbon emissions as the country’s aging infrastructure and future regulatory policies threaten to limit […]

December 1, 2010

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Polk: New vehicle registrations up, used market hits record levels

Commercial vehicle (GVWR Class 3-8) registrations in the United States during the first nine months of 2010 were 269,650 units, up 9.6 percent over the same period last year, according to Polk, a provider of data-driven products for the commercial vehicle industry. Additionally, the used commercial vehicle market achieved a new record of registrations during […]

December 1, 2010

Manufacturing sector, economy continue to expand

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the 16th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 19th consecutive month, the nation’s supply executives said in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business released Wednesday, Dec. 1. The PMI registered 56.6 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point when compared to […]

December 1, 2010

Freight costs continue to rise for Canadian shippers

Results published Wednesday, Dec. 1, by the Canadian General Freight Index indicate a slight increase in the cost of ground transportation for Canadian Shippers in September. The CGFI Total Freight Cost Index increased by .4 percent in September compared to August, while the Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of fuel surcharges assessed by […]

December 1, 2010

Integrated Freight posts smaller fiscal 2Q net loss

Integrated Freight Co. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30. For the six months ended Sept. 30, the Sarasota, Fla.-based company reported revenues of $15,372,240 as compared to revenues of $8,832,631 for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2009, an increase of $6,539,609 or 74.04 percent due […]

December 1, 2010

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Vitran sells select Frontier assets to Online Transport

Vitran Corp. Inc., a Toronto-based less-than-truckload transportation and supply chain firm, announced that it has sold selected assets of Frontier Transport Corp. to Online Transport, based in Indianapolis. Online purchased 794 Frontier trailers, while Vitran will retain 174 of the newest trailers to be redeployed in its LTL operation. The proceeds and net working capital […]

December 1, 2010

UPS Mail Innovations opens Arizona processing center

UPS Mail Innovations, the business mail services unit of UPS, has opened a new processing center near Phoenix to improve service to companies in Arizona and New Mexico that rely on UPS to manage their outbound mail processing. UPS Mail Innovations handles the pickup, processing and sorting of its customers’ outbound mail pieces weighing less […]

December 1, 2010

$12.9M Recovery Act grant to help pay for rail project

Work can begin on the Appalachian Regional Short-Line Rail project with the signing on Wednesday, Dec. 1, of a $12.9 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The project will improve infrastructure on hundreds of miles of track on five unconnected short-line railroads running […]

December 1, 2010

Mitsubishi Fuso unveils new Class 3-5 powertrain

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, announced that its parent company, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. of Kawasaki, Japan, has unveiled a new highly evolved powertrain to be introduced in the next generation of Mitsubishi Fuso Class 3-5 commercial trucks in North America. The integrated powertrain is designed to meet […]

December 1, 2010

Navistar honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Navistar International Corp. announced that it is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 U.S. Community Service Award for an employee-to-volunteer effort spearheaded by the company’s Navistar Diesel of Alabama engine plant. The award, given by the chamber’s Business Civic Leadership Center, recognizes the Huntsville, Ala.-based plant’s program that gave employees the opportunity […]

December 1, 2010

Allison announces 2011 transmission upgrades

Allison Transmission announced that it will widen its ongoing product optimization initiative with new features for 2011. For starters, all Allison Automatic 2011 models will feature new Economy Shift Schedules for even greater fuel economy. For school buses, Allison 1000/2000 Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series models will be available with Increased Torque Converter Lockup Availability. Lockup occurs […]

December 1, 2010

Elite Brake adds anti-corrosion protection to reman shoes

Elite Brake Co. has added DiamondCote anti-corrosive protection to its remanufactured brake shoes to help eliminate problems associated with rust-jacking. DiamondCote, which helps provide improved rust protection over standard remanufactured brake shoe paint, is a 12-step cathodic electrostatic coating process designed to clean and free the brake shoe of imperfections, followed by another procedure that […]

December 1, 2010

Mobile Awareness upgrades digital monitors for camera systems

Mobile Awareness has upgraded the high-resolution digital monitor for both its VisionStat wired and wireless color camera systems for vehicle blind-spot detection. Each of the digital VisionStat systems is a rugged and easily installed video solution available with either a 5.6-inch or 7-inch color LCD monitor. The digital monitor is configurable with up to four […]

December 1, 2010

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Horton names Locquegnies director, international business development

Horton has hired Michel Locquegnies as director of international business development, responsible for the company’s continued development of international markets, particularly Asia and Latin America. Locquegnies has more than 25 years of international business experience, including opening and managing businesses in Europe and Asia, as well as working with OEMs, distributors and value-added resellers on […]

December 1, 2010

CCJ Innovators Webinar: Excellence in Efficiency

Douglas Petit, executive vice president of operations for Marten Transport, will share the refrigerated carrier’s latest fuel saving innovation and other company efficiency initiatives.

December 1, 2010

ATA seeks more CSA 2010 changes before release

Although the American Trucking Associations is not joining in litigation to block Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, it is asking for further changes before carriers’ rankings under the program are made public. In a related development, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it won’t implement the new system until at least Dec. 12. Boyd Stephenson, […]

December 1, 2010

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Hub Group's acquisition of Marten Intermodal more than doubles the intermodal giant's temp-controlled business.

Hub Group acquires Marten's intermodal business

Marten Intermodal acquisition will increase Hub Group's refrigerated container count by 1,200 units, more than doubling the company's temp-controlled capacity.

Schneider is the only carrier that operates a single-rail cross-border intermodal solution and has rapidly grown its intermodal market share of cross-border freight between the United States and Mexico, while setting industry benchmarks in speed, security and reliability on the CPKC rail network.

Schneider's business is booming at the border

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Truckload market recovery slows amid freight volatility

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