In The News

• ACT: Truck, trailer backlogs soar

  By Overdrive Staff
  Posted May 27th 2011 3:43AM

  The North American Class 8 truck order backlog has risen to more than 126,000 units, a 55-month high, reported ACT Re...

• Free Memorial Weekend BBQ For Professional Drivers

  By Carol Hill
  Posted May 26th 2011 6:11AM

  IdleAir thanks America’s professional drivers for bringing us the goods we use every day, and IdleAir thank...

• Tonnage Falls in April; Analysts Still Upbeat on Freight Growth

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted May 26th 2011 6:02AM

  The American Trucking Associations' tonnage index fell 0.7 percent in April after gaining a revised 1.9 percent in Ma...

• Senate version of highway bill in the works

  By David Tanner, Associate Editor - Land Line
  Posted May 26th 2011 5:58AM

  The leaders of two Senate committees say they're on the verge of introducing a bill to authorize a new long-term surf...

• Secretary LaHood Announces Success of Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted May 25th 2011 9:25AM

  Commercial carriers and truck drivers conducted 380,000 pre-employment driver safety record searches during the first...