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US DOE Grants $80m For Supertruck II Project To Develop Long-Haul Tractor-Trailer Truck Technology

Mar 7, 2016

The US Deparment of Energy (DOE) has granted $80m fund under the SuperTruck II initiative for the research, development and demonstration of long-haul tractor-trailer truck technology. More than $12m was also granted for three new ...

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US-NAFTA Freight Totaled $103.0 Billion in June 2014

Sep 1, 2014

US-NAFTA freight totaled $103.0 billion in June 2014 as all five major transportation modes – air, vessel, pipeline, rail, and trucks – carried more freight by value in June 2014 than in June 2013, according to the TransBorder ...

Tags: vessel, pipeline, trucks

Truck Freight Volumes Declined,But Truckers Still Hauled More Goods in April 2014

May 15, 2014

Truck freight volumes declined after March's spike in loads, but truckers still hauled more goods in April 2014 than the same time last year, according to data records from TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index. April's load ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Logistics

Truckers Hauled More Goods in March 2014 Than Ever Before

Apr 21, 2014

Truckers hauled more goods in March 2014 than ever before, according to data records from TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index. Truck load volumes have been on a rising trend for the past four months in a row, but March ...

Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto

Con-Way Freight Is The LTL Carrier to Announce It's Increasing Rates

Mar 21, 2014

Con-way Freight is the latest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier to announce it’s increasing rates. Come March 31, the company will raise its general rate by about 5.4 percent, which will be applicable to non-contractual business. ...

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This Editorial Appears in The March 10 Print Edition of Transport Topics.

Mar 10, 2014

This Editorial appears in the March 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Signs are increasing that the nation's economic health is steadily improving. It's not a barnburner, and there is still some ...

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US for-Hire Truck Tonnage Fell 4.3% in January

Feb 24, 2014

US for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.3% in January, but you can blame the weather. The American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index was still up 1.2% year-over-year. The softening from December was attributed to winter storms, and ...

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Truck Tonnage Rose 1.2% in January, Held Back by a Series of Nationwide Winter Storms

Feb 19, 2014

Truck tonnage rose 1.2% in January, held back by a series of nationwide winter storms, American Trucking Associations announced. The impact of the storms was illustrated by the 4.3% drop from December, the largest sequential decline in ...

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There's More Freight Hitting The Road in Canada Today,by About Eight Percent

Nov 29, 2013

There's more freight hitting the road in Canada today than the same time last year, by about eight percent. Even since last month, the volume of freight was up seven percent, making October 2013 the second highest freight volume since 2009, ...

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ATA Advanced Seasonally Adjuted (SA) for-Hire Tonnage Index Rose 1.4% in September

Oct 23, 2013

The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjuted (SA) For-Hire Tonnage Index rose 1.4 percent in September. "I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the strength of truck tonnage," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello ...

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US for-Hire Truck Tonnage Spiked 1.4% in September, Matching August's Gain.

Oct 23, 2013

US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in September, matching August's gain. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index is up 8.4% compared to September 2012, marking the largest ...

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ATA's Truck Tonnage Index Is Affected by Slowdown in Manufacturing Impacts

Aug 22, 2013

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.4 percent in July after edging 0.1 percent higher in June. (June's increase was the same as ATA reported on July 23, 2013.) The ...

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US for-Hire Truck Tonnage Dipped 0.4% in July

Aug 22, 2013

US for-hire truck tonnage dipped 0.4% in July, marking the first decline since April. The small decline came on the heels of a 0.1% increase in June. June 2013 posted the highest tonnage on record, according to American Trucking ...

Tags: Truck, Transportation

SA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for July Fell 0.4 Percent

Aug 22, 2013

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for July fell 0.4 percent. That's the first drop since April and comes as no surprise, said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "After ...

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Trucking Conditions Keep Improving According to FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI)

Jun 11, 2013

Trucking conditions keep improving according to FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI), and with new hours-of-service regs set to begin in July, that could benefit truckers. The latest TCI report is showing another 2+ point increase ...

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