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Truck sales may be stabilizing
Data compiled by economic research firm FTR Associates indicates that commercial truck sales – for both the heavy- and medium-duty segments – are beginning to stabilize, albeit at historically low levels. The million-dollar question, said FTR president Eric Starks, is when sales might start picking up again...
Roadcheck results: Safety performance trending up
Despite more inspectors operating out of more locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for the 72-hour Roadcheck 2009 safety blitz, held earlier this month, out-of- service (OOS) rates for commercial trucks and buses continued to drop...
DOT: Highway safety to remain top priority
WASHINGTON. Despite the ongoing and overwhelming effort to distribute billions in transportation infrastructure from President Obama's economic stimulus package, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood stated here yesterday that that effort won't distract his agency from its "number one priority" going forward-- improving highway safety...
Lawyer: U.S.-Mexico border should be open to all truckers
Despite the escalation in rhetoric over the cross-border trucking debate, a lawyer for the National Chamber of Autotransporte de Carga (CANACAR), the Mexico’s trucking lobby, told Fleet Owner that a compromise is still possible to avoid further damage to the U.S.-Mexican trade relationship...
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