Transport Topics

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is accepting public comments on the agency’s intention to request approval for an information collection regarding event data recorders. NHTSA issued...

31 Aug 20212min

The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that John Porcari will serve as port envoy to the administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. The goal of the task ...

30 Aug 20213min

July sales of used Class 8 vehicles, along with the average price for a heavy-duty truck, rose year-over-year again, ACT Research reported. Sales were 22,800 units compared with 18,000 a year earlier ...

27 Aug 20213min

Mathias Carlbaum has been appointed CEO and president of Navistar International, effective Sept.1. Since April, Carlbaum has been leading the post-merger management of Navistar on behalf of Munich-bas...

26 Aug 20212min

Truck tonnage in July declined 2.9% when measured against the same month in 2020, according to data released yesterday by American Trucking Associations. When measured against the previous month, the ...

25 Aug 20212min

The average price of a gallon of diesel dropped 3.2 cents to $3.324, marking the fourth decrease in five weeks. It’s also the largest drop in the price of trucking’s main fuel since May 4, 2020, when ...

24 Aug 20212min

The nation’s new chief accident investigator is concerned that public confusion over automated driving systems is threatening to undermine the potential safety benefits of the technology. Jennifer Hom...

23 Aug 20212min

Supply chain challenges have prompted the governors of Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska to extend hours-of-service relief to truckers who haul fuel. Iowa Motor Truck Association President Brenda Neville s...

20 Aug 20213min