Transportation CARB ordered to make rules more transparent August 1, 2014 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CARB's regulatory process is about to become more transparent to the public, thanks to a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Transportation Truck orders show promising bounce August 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- North American Class 8 truck orders for all major OEM's rose by 21.6 percent over the previous month and 38.8 percent better than September 2009.
Transportation Like crossing Can-Am border? OOIDA wants to know August 1, 2014 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has launched a survey to gauge how trucks feel about cross border trucking in Canada.
Transportation Double-dip rests on foreclosure crisis in US August 1, 2014 MONCTON, N.B. - Truckers in Canada should begin seeing some improvement on freight volumes in 2011, unless - and it's a big one -- the escalating foreclosure scandal in the U.S. further sinks an already very brittle housing sector
Transportation Survey Says: Economy, CSA giving truckers anxiety August 1, 2014 PHOENIX, Az. -- Truckers across North America have lots to worry about in the coming year -- CSA, HOS, fuel costs, driver availability -- the laundry list's as long as the Trans Canada.
Transportation Mexico demands permanent cross-border truck policy August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - Mexico says it will lift $2 billion in tariffs when the U.S. allows Mexican trucks back across the border, but a pilot program isn't going to cut it any more.
Transportation Canada won’t mirror extended border hours in Mont. August 1, 2014 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Canada has decided not to follow U.S. Customs and Border Protection's move to extend hours of operation at the Port of Wild Horse north of Havre, Mont.
Transportation ATA: Tonnage index up, but economy ‘barely growing’ August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in September after falling 2.8 percent in August.
Transportation Freight weights to rise over 60% by 2040 August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - The US DOT predicts freight tonnage will increase by 61 percent in the next 30 years.
Transportation NAFTA surface trade up a quarter over ’09 August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade totaled $39.9 billion in August, up 21.1 percent from the same month in 2009.
Transportation DRIC vote dead for 0-10 August 1, 2014 LANSING, Mich. -- Plans to build a new, public bridge at the Windsor-Detroit gateway suffered a setback this week when Michigan's Senate Majority Leader announced there would be no vote on the proposal in 2010.
Transportation DRIC ‘aint dead: OTA August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Although he's extremely disappointed a much-anticipated vote to build a new bridge at the Windsor-Detroit trade gateway was cancelled, OTA's David Bradley is still optimistic that the project is alive
Transportation Canadian exports keep steady August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise export values declined just slightly by 1.7 percent in September, while volumes remaining relatively unchanged since the beginning of 2010.
Transportation Mexico threatens more tariffs over truck policy August 1, 2014 MEXICO CITY -- A new set of U.S. goods will get slapped with retaliatory tariffs if Washington doesn't move quicker to resolve the cross-border trucking dispute between the two countries.
Transportation Shippers want action on HOS proposal August 1, 2014 WACONIA, Minn. -- A coalition of U.S. shippers is wants the government to pull the current hours-of-service out of Limbo and release a new proposal immediately.