Category: Truck, vehicle, and equipment assets

A report released by the Labor Department on January 6 stated that 200,00 jobs were added in December, and that 5,100 of these were created in the trucking industry. [ more ]

The company that owns the largest collection of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic's demise is planning on auctioning the items in a single lot in 2012, which is the 100th anniversary of the ship sinking. [ more ]

A bill that was introduced in Congress on December 15 would require large auction houses to pay royalties of 7 percent when selling pieces of art that have a value exceeding $10,000. [ more ]

A collection of cars and motorcycles with a combined value of roughly $12.4 million or £8 million is scheduled to be auctioned during June’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. [ more ]

Various safety groups are lobbying to reduce the maximum number of hours that truckers can drive in one shift due to a recent spate of accidents and resulting deaths. [ more ]

The most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that diesel will not decline from its current prices, while gasoline will either maintain its current price or depreciate. [ more ]

Demand for class 8 vehicles hit its highest level in six months in October, according to a statement released by commercial vehicle research firm Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co. LLC (ACT). [ more ]

A judge has issued orders to the Minnesota State Patrol on how to change its practices concerning drivers of commercial vehicles. [ more ]