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• Economic Watch: Was 2014 Great or Not?

  By Evan Lockridge - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jan 6th 2015 4:25AM

  Was 2014 a great year for U.S. economy or not? What were the biggest influences on it and how did it affect trucking? I...

• Random drug testing of truckers to continue at 50 percent rate

  By James Jaillet - eTrucker.com
  Posted Jan 6th 2015 4:22AM

  Random drug testing rates for trucking company employees in safety sensitive positions, like truck drivers, will contin...

• Brake inspection blitz places 16.2% of vehicles out of service, up from 2013 rate

  By James Jaillet - eTrucker.com
  Posted Jan 6th 2015 4:03AM

  For full inspection/violation statistics by state, visit OverdriveOnline.com/csa. Enforcers in an annual week-long b...

• Volvo Completes 45% Acquisition of China’s Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles

  By Michael G. Malloy, Staff Reporter - Transport Topics
  Posted Jan 6th 2015 3:59AM

  Volvo AB said Jan. 5 it completed its 45% acquisition of Chinese automotive manufacturer Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles C...

• GOP panel chair says higher fuel tax among options for road runding

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 5th 2015 4:05AM

  WASHINGTON  — The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee says raisi...