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Dec. Class 8 Orders Highest in 4 Years

Net orders for December of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles in North America reached the highest level in four years.

Proposed DOT Rule Would Ban Hand-Held Phone Use in Trucks

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday proposed a new regulation that would specifically prohibit commercial truck drivers from using hand-held cell phones behind the wheel.

ATA: Truckers Do Not Use Weekly Hour Allotment

Truckers typically do not use their weekly allotment of on-duty hours, according to the American Trucking Associations.

U.S. Factory Output Expands in November

U.S. manufacturing expanded for the 16th straight month in November.

FTS Fleet Services: Carrier Remains Safe Despite Hester Operation

FTS Fleet Services officials said the carrier is safe, despite inheriting some bad equipment from Hester Inc.


FedEx Predicts 16M Shipments on Busiest Day

FedEx Corp. expects to ship around 16 million packages on its busiest day this year, December 13.


UPS Orders 475 Mack Pinnacle Trucks

UPS turned to Mack Trucks, Inc. for its most recent order of fuel-efficient, clean-running trucks.


Judge Reinstates Injunction Against Owner-Operator Ban at Port of L.A.

A Judge in California reinstated an injunction Tuesday against the owner-operator ban at the Port of Los Angeles.


UPS CFO: U.S. Economy "Unexciting"

UPS Inc. said Thursday the U.S. economy is showing more signs of life but not recovering fast enough.


PCI Declines in September

The Ceridan-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, a real-time measure of the flow of goods to U.S. factories, retailers, and consumers, fell 0.5 percent in September.


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