April 2011 News Archive

The unfortunate side of business is that when costs rise they are usually reflected in the prices consumers eventually pay.

American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently announced that they are pushing for changes to regulations that control hazmat shipments.

FTR Associates recently announced that with the proposal for raising the weight limit for tractor-trailers on highways gaining headway, other mandated plans such as hours of services change will not hurt the industry, Fleet Owner reports.

According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, oil futures fell back below $110 a barrel after last week's 30-month high, Trucking Info reports.

According to the Federal Highway Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, truck-involved fatalities in the U.S. have fallen to 1.17 per million miles in 2009, which represents a record low since 1975.

Companies are beginning to unveil new plans for engine systems that will decrease the industry's dependency on foreign oil and diesel as a whole.

Many rules and regulation guiding the trucking industry have been addressed and, in some cases, altered to increase trucking safety as well as the security of the public.

The Cass Freight Index - a leading provider of transportation expense management services - recently announced that freight movements increased substantially at nearly 7 percent in March, Trucking Info reports.

Although there are more than 13.5 million Americans currently out of work, some industries are still fighting worker shortages.

A new bill aimed at providing alternatives to diesel fuel was introduced in the House of Representatives recently.