A bipartisan group is pressing for an overhaul of the U.S. surface transportation system, including everything from road systems to freight movement. The Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP) specifies a national freight policy, which the nation does not have, favoring a Continue Reading

Called the most innovative lighting technology since the first LED marker lamp was introduced more than 20 years ago, Grote’s new LightForm marker lamp is thinner than a penny and is mounted on self-adhesive flexible strips that can be bent, twisted and cut to size. Making its debut on Continue Reading

Ensure your brakes are in proper working order by evaluating the entire system, replacing them with quality replacement parts if necessary. ArvinMeritor offers ten tips Continue Reading

With Qualcomm’s new Mobile Computing Platform 200 Series, more and more office functions are hitting the road, bringing new functionality to the cab. Now information on customers, payroll and even training lessons will be available in the field. Qualcomm sees greater potential for delivering Continue Reading

Time is running out on bringing reefer units into compliance with California’s new emissions regulations, and many fleets are scrambling. With the cost of retrofitting the unit in the thousands of dollars, some companies have procrastinated, hoping for an appeal to delay Continue Reading

In response to the state’s stricter regulations to reduce emissions, the California Air Resources Board has partnered with California Capital Access Program, or CalCap, to offer loans to companies to help them get in compliance. While the loans are targeted for smaller businesses, some fear Continue Reading

Though intermodal transportation has a price advantage over truckload carriers, major industry players believe that the latter will come out on top as supply chains shorten. Truckload carriers could see faster growth, they say, because of their speed and flexibility. Intermodal saw Continue Reading

Intermodal freight volumes are the bright spot domestically, where they’re down in the single percentage point range compared to international volumes, down as much as 25 percent. Factors such as truck overcapacity and less rail traffic have made more turn Continue Reading

Though the Obama administration will soon consider re-opening the U.S.-Mexican border to trucking, thousands of Mexican truckers have filed suit against the U.S. government citing its violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA would have given Mexican truckers limited Continue Reading

Truck and engine manufacturers are siding with the courts in response to Navistar’s case involving its rejection of SCR (selective catalytic reduction) technology in order to meet Federal 2010 emission standards. Navistar has pursued a different Continue Reading