In The News

• Jobless rate drops; for-hire trucking adds no jobs in August

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Sep 6th 2013 6:02AM

  WASHINGTON  — U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August and many fewer in July than previously thought. H...

• 51 lawmakers press DOT to wrap up HOS study

  By Jami Jones, Managing Editor - Land Line
  Posted Sep 6th 2013 5:57AM

  A letter spearheaded by four lawmakers will be heading to the Department of Transportation urging the agency to expedit...

• Annual brake inspection blitz begins Sept. 8

  By Jill Dunn - eTrucker.com
  Posted Sep 6th 2013 5:49AM

  Inspectors will conduct more than 30,000 brake inspections across North America during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Al...

• Oil rises as Obama gets support in Syria effort

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Sep 4th 2013 10:05AM

  NEW YORK — Oil rose above $108 a barrel Tuesday as President Barack Obama won the support of key Republicans for...

• Diesel, conventional engines will remain dominant, Shell says

  By James Jaillet - eTrucker.com
  Posted Sep 4th 2013 5:51AM

  Diesel’s not going anywhere, says Shell, at least for the next 35 or so years, as the company’s General M...