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Spot market loads up 74 percent in most recent week, while rates fall

Rates in all three segments fell in the most recent week, according to data released Jan. 15 by DAT, while the number of loads on the spot market jumped 74 percent in the first full week since the holiday season ended.

January 15, 2014

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Freight shipments rise again in Nov., push DOT freight index to another all-time high

For-hire transportation carried 1.2 percent more freight in November than it did in October, according to the DOT. The increase again pushed the BTS’ Freight Transportation Services Index to an all-time high. The index benefited from growth in tonnage-intensive industries, however, like construction and fracking.

January 15, 2014

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Clore offers battery tester

Clore Automotive now offers Solar’s Model No. 1852, a 100-amp fixed load battery tester designed to assess the condition of batteries up to 1,000 cold cranking amps and the performance of 6- and 12-volt charging/starting systems. The tester features a color-coded meter and a graduated scale. Clore also offers the Solar HT1224 12/24V mobile commercial […]

January 15, 2014

Clore Solar Model No. 1852 Battery Tester

Pilot Flying J, Love’s extend truck stop scanning agreement with Pegasus TransTech

Pilot Flying J and Love’s Travel Stops have extended their exclusive agreements to provide Transflo Express truck stop scanning at all locations through Dec. 31, 2030.

January 15, 2014

Governors, mayors, industry push for long-term transport plan

American jobs, the economy, and global competitiveness are at stake without a modern transportation network, a panel representing U.S. governors, mayors and manufacturers told Congress Tuesday, testifying in the year’s first hearing on a new highway bill.

January 15, 2014

“If you have a world-class port and the highway infrastructure surrounding it isn’t up to standard, you haven’t gained anything,” Caterpillar Inc. Group President Stuart Levenick tells Congress.

CellSentry creates app to prevent texting while driving

CellSentry has created a new mobile app that prevents distracted driving while texting.

January 14, 2014

Colorado offers Drivewyze bypass service to truckers

Drivewyze and the Colorado State Patrol announced that Colorado has become the 19th state to offer the Drivewyze PreClear bypass service.

January 14, 2014

Who needs paper? Mobile apps provide proof of delivery

For many years, it seemed like no job in the transportation industry was finished until the paperwork was done. Times have changed. Today, any process with paper is synonymous with waste, or better yet, an opportunity for change.

January 14, 2014

Click on the info-graphic to see the hidden costs and opportunities to go paperless.

Cummins confirms plans to halt development of 15-liter natural gas engine

Cummins follows Westport – at least temporarily – out of the marketplace in building 15-liter NatGas engines.

January 14, 2014

Rush Enterprises expands operations in Indiana and Illinois

Rush Enterprises announced that its subsidiaries have acquired certain assets of CIT, Inc., which does business as Chicago International Trucks, Mcgrenho L.L.C., which does business as Indy Truck Sales, and Indiana Mack Leasing, LLC; and the membership interests of Idealease of Chicago, LLC. The purchase price for the assets, membership interests, goodwill and dealership properties […]

January 14, 2014

Ridewell introduces RSS-233 steerable auxiliary lift axle suspension

Ridewell Suspensions’ RSS-233 steerable auxiliary lift axle suspension system is designed with a compact mounting envelope and an easy-mount adjustable hanger. The 13,200-pound-capacity suspension is manufactured with a dual draw-key kingpin design to help extend kingpin life and fully-cast axle ends for added strength and durability. Polyurethane pivot bushings help extend suspension life, while angled […]

January 14, 2014

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Carrier Transicold releases new laptop reefer control interface

Custom configuration of transport refrigeration unit (TRU) settings and operations analysis is now easier than ever with Carrier Transicold’s new TRU-Tech and TRU-View computer applications. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping of temperature-controlled cargoes with a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Building […]

January 14, 2014

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Kenworth issues recall for some ’14 model trucks; Freightliner issues for some ’13, ’14 Cascadias

Certain Kenworth models manufactured between July and December of 2013 may have a tail light defect, while Freightliner Cascadias made between December 2012 and November 2013 could have faulty wiring in their electronically controlled air suspension.

January 14, 2014

The Kenworth T680 is one of the KW models potentially affected by a tail light defect.

Diesel price sees biggest fall since early November, down 2.4 cents

The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell in the week ended Jan. 13 for the first time since the middle of December, declining 2.4 cents to $3.886 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy. That drop is also the largest since a 2.5-cent drop Nov. 11, and is the third largest drop since a 3.6-cent drop in the week ended April 29.

January 14, 2014

Note to Congress: Fix the roads; no excuses

Every member of the House transportation committee should be required to drive Interstate 40 between Memphis and Little Rock as a prerequisite for consideration of the next highway bill. But since formal proceedings begin today, that’s not going to happen.

January 14, 2014

Traffic stopped on I-40 (Kevin Jones/CCJ)

Judge dismisses racketeering claims against Pilot in lawsuit, upholds other portions

A U.S. District Court in Alabama has dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against Pilot Flying J by Wright Transportation that alleges the company violated racketeering laws. It also dismissed claims that Pilot violated deceptive trade practice laws. It did uphold breach of contract counts, though.

January 13, 2014

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Supreme Court denies OOIDA’s request for review of FMCSA’s cross-border program with Mexico

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s request to hear its case against the federal cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.

January 13, 2014

Navistar launches online truck configurators for ProStar, DuraStar and TerraStar

Navistar International Corporation today announced the availability of its new, re-designed online truck configurators for International ProStar, DuraStar, and TerraStar models on Internationaltrucks.com. The configurators allow customers to virtually design, build and customize their International Truck’s cab, exterior, interior, powertrain and more. “We know that an increasing number of customers in the commercial truck industry […]

January 13, 2014

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Show me the money: Drivers report falling pay, shrinking miles and pay disputes with carriers

Almost one-third of drivers say they have experienced payroll discrepancies as take-home pay falls and miles follow.

A new bill argues that EPA emissions safeguards shouldn't 'jeopardize human safety' in the cold. It would allow manufacturers to suspend derates at freezing temps and create a year-round DEF exemption for vehicles north of 59 degrees latitude.

Bill targets 'life-threatening' engine derates in extreme cold

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Groups press states to leverage public funds to lower electric truck prices

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Court: Yellow Corp $1.5B lawsuit against Teamsters can proceed

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