Federal Highway Administration officials today awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Virginia Port Authority for a state-of-the-art truck reservation system that will save time for freight shippers.
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Effort to include trucks fails before Senate panel advances autonomous bill
A Senate panel has excluded commercial trucks from legislation it approved on Oct. 4 to assist the development and deployment of autonomous cars.
Unanimous passage by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sends the AV Start A…
Effort to include trucks fails before Senate panel advances autonomous bill
A Senate panel has excluded commercial trucks from legislation it approved on Oct. 4 to assist the development and deployment of autonomous cars.
Unanimous passage by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sends the AV Start A…
Used Class 8 Sales Climb as Average Price Falls to Six-Year Low
Sales of used Class 8 trucks improved in August, rising 16% year-over-year, while the average price slipped to a six-year low, according to ACT Research Co.
Companies Add Fewest Workers in Nearly a Year, ADP Says
Companies last month added the fewest number of workers in nearly a year, reflecting a hit to the U.S. job market from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, according to data released Oct. 4 from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, New Jersey.
Should the pickup truck be the official vehicle of the United States?
Think bald eagles and America’s pastime, and now picture which vehicles would best exemplify the American spirit. Shell Lubricants has an answer for that: the company announced a formal petition Oct. 3 asking the federal government to name the pickup t…
Should the pickup truck be the official vehicle of the United States?
Think bald eagles and America’s pastime, and now picture which vehicles would best exemplify the American spirit. Shell Lubricants has an answer for that: the company announced a formal petition Oct. 3 asking the federal government to name the pickup t…
Orders continue to climb for Class 8 trucks
Fight for market share among OEMs shaping up for 2018.
Orders for Class 8 trucks continued to soar in September, while demand for medium-duty trucks remained more muted. H…
Orders continue to climb for Class 8 trucks
Fight for market share among OEMs shaping up for 2018.
Orders for Class 8 trucks continued to soar in September, while demand for medium-duty trucks remained more muted. H…
Truckstop.com, FTR release lane-specific rate forecast
Truckstop.com, in partnership with FTR, introduced its Rate Forecasting tool during the FTR and CSCMP conferences in September. Rate Forecasting is a lane-by-lane rate forecast which projects spot market rates using more than 10 years’ of paid rate data.
The rate forecasting service will enable customers to plan based on how rates are expected to fluctuate in the days, weeks and months ahead. It also can provide rate analysis for specific markets and down to the lane level.