Use truck-routing tools. Choosing the shortest, most practical truck route can save hundreds of dollars a year in fuel. Spoken, turn-by-turn directions will take you directly to street-level addresses. With a navigation aid, savings of 10 miles or more a week is possible by eliminating out-of-route miles. Â Fuel Tips by Overdrive
Use tires with low rolling resistance. Deeper lug tires usually last longer, but the extended tread’s very slight movement is enough to decrease fuel economy. Shallower lugs decrease rolling resistance and give improved fuel. Fuel Tips by Overdrive
In an effort to alleviate fuel shortages in states impacted by Hurricane Sandy’s landfall last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Monday it is leading what it calls an “interstate petroleum transport team†that will “serve as a single
In Mitt Romney’s losing bid for the presidency, he still remained the top recipient of trucking contributions to political campaigns, with American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves ranked as the Republican nominee’s top trucking-oriented bundler nationwide. From CCJ
President Obama won a second White House term Tuesday night, overcoming concerns about the fragile economic recovery to soundly defeat Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Preliminary data for Class 8 truck sales in North America shows the highest level of net orders since the start of the year — 23,200 units — on both an actual and seasonally adjusted scale, according to industry research firm ACT Research – By CCJ
The American Trucking Associations has released a paper concluding that the driver shortage the industry is experiencing now — about a 20,000- to 25,000-person shortage — could jump to as high as 239,000 in just 10 years, with the bulk of them coming in the long-haul, truckload sector.  – From CCJ
American Suzuki Motor Corp., rocked by a plunge in volume while the industry has climbed back from recession, is ending U.S. auto sales after nearly 30 years and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  – By Automotive News
Roadrunner Transportation Systems said Monday it has acquired intermodal transportation company Central Cal Transportation for about $4 million.
