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February 8, 2012

Paccar recalls trucks equipped with defective part

Paccar Inc. has recalled about 16,000 2012- and 2013-model Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks equipped with a defective Bendix brake ...

Rental has stellar 2011, sees 7 percent growth this year

The American Rental Association expects overall North American rental industry revenues to increase "at least" 7 percent in 2012 to ...

Senate Finance Committee votes to increase pre-tax benefits for public transportation commuters

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Feb. 7 approved legislation that would reverse cuts to the monthly pre-tax transit ...

Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition responds to Gov. Corbett’s budget address

The Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition commended Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's for embracing a comprehensive transportation funding plan as ...
February 6, 2012

Vulcan Materials releasing earnings on Feb. 15

Birmingham, Ala.-based Vulcan Materials Co. on Feb. 3 announced that it will release earnings after the close of business on ...

LaHood reviews $536 million I-4 Connector

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Jan. 27 reviewed progress on the $536 million I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Connector ...
February 3, 2012

AED’s Mack: ‘Both houses of Congress are now making progress on surface transportation reauthorization’

Associated Equipment Distributors President and CEO Toby Mack issued the following statement after the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee cleared ...

Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January

  The for-hire trucking industry added 5,300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, while payroll employment in the ...

The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize ...

T&I Committee passes American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act

The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee approved H.R. 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, by a vote of ...
February 2, 2012

Ritchie Brothers holds annual auction

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers will sell more than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks – the most items the company has ...
February 1, 2012

Study: Infrastructure spending has double the impact

A study has found that over two years, one dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double ($1.92) the initial ...

Navistar submits MaxxForce 13 to EPA for emissions certification

Navistar told attendees at a Feb. 1 stock analyst meeting at the company's brand new world headquarters in Lisle, Ill., ...

MSHA begins 3rd phase of ‘Rules to Live By’ outreach, enforcement initiative

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) on Jan. 31 launched the third phase of an outreach and enforcement program ...

American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act introduced

The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act has been introduced in the House and posted to the Transportation and Infrastructure ...

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