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This week, U.S. diesel prices increased by less than a tenth of a cent to $3.850 from $3.848. However, the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions all saw very slight price decreases. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association announced the division winners of its 36th annual National Fleet Safety Awards. View the full article -
During its annual summit in Las Vegas, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association awarded TransAxle LLC its Mike Hill Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year award. View the full article
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CargoNet announced a new alliance with the Tennessee Highway Patrol to combat stolen goods in transit in Tennessee and surrounding states. View the full article
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Some time soon, if we don't already, we'll have a rulemaking proposal that ultimately will put a stability-control system on every new tractor, and maybe retrofit such a system on all tank trailers too, old or new. I'm sold on both ideas. View the full article
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This August, Boise State University's student club Greenspeed will use vegetable oil in hope of breaking the existing 215-mph world land speed record for all vehicles in the diesel truck classification, including those that burn traditional fuel. View the full article
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Fleets may be missing opportunities to reduce the cost of accidents by millions of dollars, according to Luann Dunkerley, The CEI Group's manager of business development for truck fleet services. View the full article
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Arkansas Best Corp. announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.05 per share, compared to a fourth quarter 2010 loss of $0.12 per share. For the entire year, Arkansas Best's earnings were $0.23 per share versus a loss of $1.30 per share in 2010. View the full article
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that real gross domestic product, the output of goods and services produced in the United States, increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011. View the full article
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Randy Arlt is the new vice president of sales and marketing for Polar Tank Trailer, Polar Corp.'s's tank trailer manufacturing business. View the full article
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The U.S. biodiesel industry produced more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, a key milestone. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge announced the 2012 winners of Best Fleets to Drive For, a survey and contest that identifies North American for-hire trucking companies that provide the best workplace experiences for their drivers. View the full article
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The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics released State Transportation Facts and Figures, an interactive web transportation mapping application that allows customers to find and download state-by-state transportation data, comparisons and rankings. View the full article
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ASF Intermodal, Mobile, Ala., has exceeded 100 trucks on the road, which it calls a major milestone in the intermodal drayage industry. View the full article
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Engineers at Cummins Inc. have retuned their heavy duty ISX11.9 diesel for better performance and fuel economy, and marketers have stepped up promotion of the engine by renaming it the ISX12. View the full article
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Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales improved in December. Volumes were consistent among channels on a sequential basis. View the full article
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On Thursday, President Obama visited a UPS facility in Las Vegas to pitch a plan to boost the nations' use of natural gas. View the full article
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The commercial trailer sector finished 2011 on solid footing and is well-situated for the third year of growth in the current cyclical recovery. View the full article
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The Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association awarded TransAxle its Mike Hill Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year Award. View the full article
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Increased interest in full-size pickup trucks is a positive indication that the economy is on the mend, according to the January issue of the New Car Insights Report. View the full article
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Two major trucking companies, Marten Transport And J.B. Hunt, reported record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011. View the full article
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Miles of Texas highway will soon see speed limit increases after the Texas Transportation Commission action approved 75 mph designations for almost 1,500 miles of interstate. View the full article
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TravelCenters of America finished its second annual "Band Together for SCF" campaign with $212,538.87 in donations to support the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, benefiting truck drivers suffering from financial hardship due to medical problems. View the full article
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Eaton saw a record fourth quarter in 2011. The company's truck segment saw significant year-over-year growth. View the full article
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FMCSA released updated FAQs on its new handheld mobile telephone ban to clarify that the use of the push-to-talk function on mobile phones is permitted, under certain limited conditions. View the full article
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