Transportation Industry News, Today

President Joe Biden signaled confidence that his personal lobbying of reluctant Democratic senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Synema of Arizona ultimately will prevail and the nation shortly will have two huge infrastructure bills – one covering traditional roads and bridges and the other, larger bill for “human... Read more

Total September volume—at 1,499,034 units—was down 7.3% annually, well above August’s 1.6% annual decline. Trailers—at 92,954—fell 15.2% annually, and domestic containers—at 664,986—were down 7.0%. All domestic equipment, which includes trailers and domestic containers—at 757,940—decreased 8.1%. ISO, or international, containers—at 741,094—saw a 6.4% annual decrease.... Read more

Rail carloads—at 229,730—saw a 1.2% annual increase, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 267,253—saw an 8.5% decline.... Read more

American Trucking Associations has sent a letter to the Biden administration expressing “grave concern” over the potential damage that the president’s plans for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many businesses — including trucking companies — could cause for the country.... Read more

During Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week inspection and enforcement initiative, 88% of commercial motor vehicles did not have critical brake-related violations.... Read more

See what attendees of Peterbilt's 2021 Vocational Dealers Meeting saw in the high desert on the Utah border at the Gateway Canyon Resort in Gateway, Colorado.... Read more

Find out the top four ways fleet managers can work with shippers to create a driver-friendly environment.... Read more

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Embark Trucks Inc., a developer of autonomous truck technology, announced that carriers participating in its partner development program placed 14,200 nonbinding reservations for Embark-equipped autonomous trucks.... Read more

The American Transportation Research Institute has begun a survey of motor carriers and truck drivers to assess the state of adoption of truck safety technologies.... Read more

The world’s largest retailer announced Oct. 21 that it is “delivering added convenience” with extended store delivery hours, more delivery windows and increased selection for same-day and next-day orders coming from local stores.... Read more

Mack Trucks dealer Northwest Equipment Sales, based in Boise, Idaho, is now a Certified Electric Vehicle Dealer, making it the first Mack dealer in the Northwest United States to achieve that status.... Read more

U.S. trailer orders in September reached the third-highest level this year, clearing 28,000. But that was far short of year-ago volumes, according to ACT Research.... Read more

Sutton Transport entered into an agreement Oct. 20 to purchase the less-than-truckload division of CRH Transportation.... Read more

Inspectors conducted more than 35,000 inspections across North America, with brake-related violations resulting in a 12% OOS rate...... Read more