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National Roadcheck 2011 begins Tuesday, June 7.

According to officials with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, truck and bus safety inspectors will be on the job day and night through June 10. Authorities will be checking vehicles and drivers at inspection sites along major highways across the country.

In addition to checks at inspection points, roving patrols and inspection vehicles will inspect drivers and vehicles traveling other roadways.

“Commercial motor vehicle inspectors work diligently every day to ensure that the commercial vehicles using our highways do so as safely as possible,” said Stephena A. Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. “While a significant majority of vehicle operators are highly responsible, conscientious, and safe, a few in the minority are less so. “

Since Roadcheck began in 1988, inspections have numbered over one million.

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Surface transport trade between Canada and Mexico reached more than $80.8 billion in March.

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation, trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners was 15.6 percent higher this March than in March 2010. This March was the highest month since collection data began in 1994 beating the previous record set in April 2008 by 9 percent.

The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico increased by 58.3 percent since March 2009, according to the agency. Trade value was up 14.2 percent from the early recession level of March 2008.

Freight value also rose in March, up by 21.5 percent from February.

Surface transportation includes freight movements by truck, rail, pipeline, and mail.

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Mack Trucks Inc. said Friday it will boost production at it Macungie, Pa. truck plant.

According to a company press release, Mack Trucks will hire approximately 300 people to support the production increase. Mack officials said all the additional personnel will be new hires, due to recent recalls of employees laid off during the truck industry’s downturn. The production boost is largely attributed to increased demand for the Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks.

“Customers are extremely pleased with the Pinnacle model and our MP series engines, in terms of both performance and fuel economy,” Mack Senior Vice President Kevin Flaherty said. “With recently announced enhancements to our vehicle aerodynamics and engine offerings, we expect the enthusiasm to continue.”

The company plans to have the new hires in place by August. The production increase will include the addition of a second shift.

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The American Trucking Association predicts the freight economy will grow significantly in the coming years.

Accoridng to the ATA’s U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast, freight economy, particularly trucking, is predicted to grow by 24 percent by 2022. The forecast is a product of a collaboration between ATA, Martin Labbe Associates and HIS Global Insight.

“The trucking industry continues to dominate the freight transportation industry in terms of both tonnage and revenue, comprising 67 percent of tonnage and 81 percent of revenue in 2010,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said. “At this time when our nation’s leaders are debating what our future transportation system should look like, the Forecast is a tremendous resource.”

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Heavy-duty truck sales increased by 41 percent in April, a new report says.

According to a new report issued by Ward’s Automotive, Class 8 heavy-duty truck sales totaled 12, 731 trucks in the United States in April, up from 8, 627 trucks the previous April, a 41.1 percent increase. April marks the 16^th consecutive year-over-year improvement for Class 8 sales in the United States.

April sales were down form a very strong figure of 13,010 in March, which was the highest monthly total since April 2007. Year-to-date Class 8 truck sales have reached 44,131 in the United States, an increase of 35.9 percent from 2010 and a 55 percent gain from 2009. Sales this year, however, are still only about half of those posted through April during the industry peak in 2006.

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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners was up 11.8 percent in February.


According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation, trade between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, was 11. 8 percent higher in February than in February 2010, reaching $66.5 million. The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in February increased 38.8 percent in two years from February 2009.


Surface transportation trade in February 2009 had the lowest amount of trade of any month since February 2004, with $47.9 billion, according to the Research and Innovation Technology Administration.


Trade value in February was down 4.1 percent from the early recession level of February 2008. Freight value in February fell 1.8 percent from January. In February 86.4 percent of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico moved on land, 9.3 percent moved by vessel, and 4.3 percent moved by air.


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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners was up 11.8 percent in February.


According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation, trade between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, was 11. 8 percent higher in February than in February 2010, reaching $66.5 million. The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in February increased 38.8 percent in two years from February 2009.


Surface transportation trade in February 2009 had the lowest amount of trade of any month since February 2004, with $47.9 billion, according to the Research and Innovation Technology Administration.


Trade value in February was down 4.1 percent from the early recession level of February 2008. Freight value in February fell 1.8 percent from January. In February 86.4 percent of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico moved on land, 9.3 percent moved by vessel, and 4.3 percent moved by air.


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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners was up 11.8 percent in February.


According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation, trade between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, was 11. 8 percent higher in February than in February 2010, reaching $66.5 million. The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico in February increased 38.8 percent in two years from February 2009.


Surface transportation trade in February 2009 had the lowest amount of trade of any month since February 2004, with $47.9 billion, according to the Research and Innovation Technology Administration.


Trade value in February was down 4.1 percent from the early recession level of February 2008. Freight value in February fell 1.8 percent from January. In February 86.4 percent of U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico moved on land, 9.3 percent moved by vessel, and 4.3 percent moved by air.


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Truck Capacity rose 2.9 percent, on a national average, this week.

According to TransCore’s latest Trendlines report, truck capacity rose 2.9 percent while spot market load postings fell 2.3 percent from the previous week. Loads declined for vans by 3.7 percent and for flatbeds by 2.4 percent. The report does show that reefer loads rose 1 percent week over week.

The load to truck ratio declined this week for all equipment types. Vans fell 8.2 percent, reefers dropped 2.6 percent, and the ration for flatbeds declined by 2 percent, according to the report.

The trendlines report is a weekly updated report highlighting key industry indicators from TransCore’s U.S. Freight Index supported by 60 million loads and trucks. The report also features data from the American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Department of Energy.

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A recent survey finds that carriers have used less broker services during the past three months.

According to Transport Capital Partners LLC’s first quarter Business Expectations Survey, 87 percent of responding carriers have used less broker services since the year began. Transport Capital partner Richard Mikes said the survey shows a “dramatic turn around” since May of 2009, when two-thirds of carriers reported an increase in broker usage.

“Obviously the freight supply demand balance has shifted dramatically to the carriers, and they are using their capacity to serve the needs of their long term customers,” Mikes said. He added that publicly traded brokers achieve gross margins of 15 to 20 percent, which typically reduces what the carriers get for loads hauled for brokers.

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