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House Republicans will introduce a highway bill next week, said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mica's announcement followed President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for funding the highway program with money not spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. View the full article
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Three major truckload carriers, Knight Transportation, Celadon Group and Swift Transportation, each announced profitable fourth quarter results. View the full article -
More than 80% of carriers report that recent health care changes will adversely affect them, according to the recent fourth quarter national Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners. View the full article
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Yancey Bros. Co. announced they will acquire the operating assets of Mays International Trucks in Augusta, Ga., effective Jan. 31. View the full article
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JX Enterprises appointed industry veteran Dan Ryan to head the company's two newest dealerships, JX Peterbilt - Fort Wayne and JX Peterbilt - Indianapolis. View the full article
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Travel Centers of America installed GPS tracking technology on its RoadSquad fleet of more than 400 emergency road service vehicles. View the full article
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DMS Moving Systems of Canton, Mich., will receive the 2011 Moving and Storage Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award from the American Moving and Storage Association. View the full article
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HyperSolar Inc. announced that its proprietary process can produce zero carbon, renewable hydrogen gas using the power of the sun and wastewater. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 5.9% over the previous year, the largest annual increase since 1998. View the full article
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Accuride Corporation has appointed two new members to its Quality and Supply Chain teams, and says it will invest $110 million in its Accuride Wheels and Gunite business units during 2011-2012. View the full article
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The California Trucking Association announced that members of the association will join forces with Truckers Against Trafficking to combat domestic human trafficking. View the full article
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The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network and the Heavy Duty Distribution Association announced a collaborative agreement designed to strengthen the independent heavy-duty distributor aftermarket. View the full article
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After news broke that Missouri might toll I-70, which runs east and west through the middle of the state, to fund repairs, the truckstop association NATSO urged Missouri lawmakers to oppose the proposal. View the full article
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The University of the Aftermarket announced a new leadership development program for early- to mid-career manufacturing, distribution, service and fleet professionals in the commercial vehicle industry. View the full article
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The Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division will acquire the Service Solutions business of SPX Corp. for $1.15 billion. View the full article
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On March 6, A U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas will decide whether to approve a $6.5 million settlement to a class action lawsuit against YRC Worldwide. View the full article
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YRC Worldwide is selling 61 terminals in a sealed-bid auction with a deadline of March 15. The "buy one, some or all" auction is part of YRC's plan to speed freight flow by eliminating unnecessary handling in its remaining network of about 300 terminals. View the full article
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The Timken Company has added to its online training and information about wheel-ends for heavy-duty trucks. View the full article
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Last March, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced results of crash-testing of several van trailers whose underride guards did not perform well, except in a couple of cases. View the full article
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Emerging from truck factories in the U.S. since Aug. 1 are road tractors that can stop in substantially shorter distances than those built earlier. It's due to a change in government stopping distance requirements View the full article
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I recently sold my '87 Dodge W150 pickup, and I don't miss it at all. Oh, I liked it when I bought it a year earlier, because it was a funky Power Ram 4x4, View the full article
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Old Dominion Freight Line announced OD Household Services, a new self-moving service where consumers only pay for the truck space that they use. View the full article
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In an annual outlook, the U.S. Department of Energy says increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production and energy efficiency improvements will reduce U.S. reliance on imported oil and other energy sources. View the full article
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Remy International now offers light-duty commercial vehicle products through its traditional Delco Remy distribution channels. View the full article
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For the first time in three weeks, average U.S. diesel and gas prices dropped, but only by less than a tenth of a cent for each. The current averages for diesel and gas are $3.848 and $3.389, respectively, down from last week's $3.854 and $3.391. View the full article
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