Study: Problems with newer engines

J.D. Power study finds that 51 percent of owners of 1-year-old heavy-duty truck engines in 2010 report experiencing a problem.

09.02.10

| Year-to-date, tonnage is up 6.7 percent compared with the same period in 2009.

09.02.10

| Unit sales were up year-over year and are running 43 percent above 2009 year-to-date, according to ACT Research.

09.01.10

| Two men charged as accessories in the murder of trucker Jason Rivenburg were sentenced to 30 days in jail.

08.31.10

| Trade with Canada and Mexico in June remained 5.8 percent below the June 2008 level.

Trucking News

Year-to-date, tonnage is up 6.7 percent compared with the same period in 2009.

Unit sales were up year-over year and are running 43 percent above 2009 year-to-date, according to ACT Research.

Two men charged as accessories in the murder of trucker Jason Rivenburg were sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Trade with Canada and Mexico in June remained 5.8 percent below the June 2008 level.

State police focused on commercial vehicles traveling on rural roads and non-interstate highways.

More than 354,000 used commercial vehicles (Class 3-8) were registered in the U.S. during the first half of 2010.

U.S. Department of Transportation has submitted a final rulemaking that would ban text messaging while operating a commercial vehicle.

The national price declined 1.9 cents to $2.938 in the latest week.

Construction is scheduled to start Sept. 1 on the Platte River Bridge on Interstate 80 eastbound.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration levied $281,000 in fines for violating multiple federal regulations.