In The News

• Leading candidate for governor would lease Illinois Tollway

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Jan 8th 2010 3:22AM

  Jim Ryan, the leading Republican candidate running for governor in Illinois, has unveiled a transportation proposal c...

• Indiana bill would make weight exception for APUs

  By Keith Goble - State Legislative Editor
  Posted Jan 8th 2010 3:19AM

  An incentive to reduce truck idling in Indiana has been renewed as lawmakers returned to the state Capitol this w...

• New jobless claims rise less than expected

  By Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:35AM

  WASHINGTON — The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time barely rose last week,...

• Webster’s Word of the Year 2009: distracted driving

  By Barb Kampbell - The Trucker Staff
  Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:23AM

  Those in the trucking industry have heard a lot about distracted driving because it’s one of the targets to...

• North American Surface Trade Slips 15.5 Percent in October

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Jan 7th 2010 3:11AM

  In October, NAFTA land transportation trade was down 15.5 percent from October 2008, slipping to $61.4 billion, accor...