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Trucking Executive Tells House Panel HOS Rule's July 1 Implementation Should be Delayed
The federal hours-of-service rule's July 1 implementation date should be postponed until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration completes mandated research on the rule, American Transportation Research Institute Chairman Steve Williams told a House panel Tuesday.
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First-Quarter Used Truck Registrations Rise 4.7% Year-Over-Year
First-quarter used commercial-vehicle registrations rose 4.7% from the same quarter last year, although new registrations fell 4.4%, according to an analysis by R.L. Polk & Co.
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Diesel Dips 0.8˘ to $3.841; Price Is Lowest Since July
Diesel fell for a fourth week, dipping 0.8 cent to $3.841 a gallon, the lowest price since July, while gasoline fell for the first time in three weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
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Housing Starts Jump 6.8% in May
Housing starts jumped 6.8% in May, led by a gain in single-family homes, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
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Consumer Price Index Rises in May
The consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, after dropping in April, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
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Hands-Free Devices Can Be Dangerously Distracting, AAA Report Shows
According to a new study by AAA, hands-free devices can be dangerously distracting to drivers and can result in drivers not seeing items right in front of them.
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GPS Analysis Yields Real-Time Forecasts
Advances in traffic avoidance routing technology are made possible by two things: the vast amounts of data being collected and the complex algorithms that transform the growing mountains of raw data into useable information.
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iTECH: 'I See Traffic In Your Future' Software Predicts Congestion Location and Severity
The balance of power has shifted in trucking's battle against traffic, with the advent of software that can predict the location and severity of congestion problems.
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DAT May Freight Index Slips Year-Over-Year, Improves from April
TransCore's DAT North American Freight Index for May declined from the same month last year, which had been a record high month, but rose from April, the company said Monday.
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Volvo's North American Truck Deliveries Fall 10% in May
Volvo AB's North American truck deliveries declined 10% in May from a year ago, the company said Monday.
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