iPhone Trucker News

FedEx Corp. said fiscal second- quarter profit will exceed its forecast as international and ground shipments rose, bolstering economistsa assessments that a global recovery is under way. More: continued here

Heavy truck demand for 2010 is likely to slow afte… More: continued here

Truck drivers traveling through Michigan soon could be paying a few cents more per gallon at the pump. The Senate Transportation Committee voted Tuesday, Dec. 8, to approve legislation that would increase the diesel tax by 4 cents per gallon to pay for bridge repairs. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially designated greenhouse gases a threat to the public health and welfare of the American people, and that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contributes to that threat, the ultimate impact this will have on the trucking industry is unknown at this point. More: continued here

MONTREAL, Que. — Total Lubricants Canada has acquired Ultramar’s lubricants business. The two companies… [Full Story] More: continued here

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified Tuesday, Dec. 8, at an oversight hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee that her agency is unlikely to meet its goal of inspecting 100 percent of the cargo that comes into the U.S. by ship. Also on Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration announced it had accidentally posted secret information [...]

WARRENVILLE, Ill. – Navistar has leapt into the cement mixer business. [Full Story] More: continued here

A former Federal Highway Administration official says Pennsylvania’s application to toll Interstate 80 has been a square peg from day one and deserves to be rejected. More: continued here

TORONTO, Ont. — Humber College’s Transportation Training Centre and FleetSmart (ecoENERGY for Fleets) a… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

CYPRESS, Cal. – Three of Toyo Tire’s commercial tires have been certified by the US EPA SmartWay p… [Full Story] More: continued here