Graves not sure if we’ve hit bottom yet
NEW ORLEANS. With Wall Street’s chaos as a backdrop, American Trucking Assns. (ATA) president & CEO Bill Graves told his members, “Things are not going well for our industry and we face some awfully tough times in the near future.”...
Schneider Logistics EPA-certified
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Schneider Logistics a SmartWay Transport Partner...
What the bailout could mean to trucking
According to trucking industry analysts, it is difficult to forecast exactly what impact the $700 billion financial-market bailout signed into law on Friday will have on credit availability and the trucking industry in general...
Mack sponsoring Share the Road program
Mack Trucks will be the primary sponsor of American Trucking Assns.’ 2009 Share the Road program, aimed at teaching car drivers the proper way to safely drive around large trucks...
Are emissions-reducing strategies working?
According to a study published in Regulation & Governance, emissions-reducing programs and legislation are not working on a macro level because most fleets do not have the financial resources or motivation to “green” their trucks...
House passes $700-billion bailout
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $700-billion bailout bill for the nation’s financial system this afternoon by a 263 to 171 vote, sending the bill to the President to sign...
Ryder purchases two Canada-based companies
Ryder System, Inc. has announced an agreement to purchase the assets of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. (TCTL) and CRSA Logistics Ltd...
Nominations for Tech of the Year
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2009 Technician of the Year award, designed to recognize the technician that best exemplifies the profession...
Cognitive training to improve driver safety/fuel economy
When safety directors talk about driver training, they generally mean skills training--how to back around a corner, shift correctly, secure a load, maintain a logbook and so on. At Israel-based CogniFit, LLC, however, training goes deeper than that, right down to the core cognitive functions that underpin all human activities...
Bill would give $48 million for hybrids
A law passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week would authorize $16 million for the fiscal 2009, 2010 and 2011 years to encourage the development of hybrid heavy-duty trucks...
Trucking outlook negative across the board
Freight demand may not increase until 2010, truck and trailer orders are down and the economy doesn’t look to be rebounding anytime in the near future, according to FTR Associates’ North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook Report...
Con-way announces mulitiple payment options for carriers
Con-way Multimodal’s Quick Pay program will give carriers multiple payment options and schedules, allowing participants to receive payments through direct deposit, paper check or electronic funds transfer...
FleetOwner scores gold “Eddie”
FleetOwner’s August 2007 “Fuel: Diesel and Beyond” cover story has been named the 2008 gold winner for best single article in the B2B Transportation/Travel category in the prestigious awards competition conducted annually by the publication Folio:...
Diesel prices remain at $3.96
The average diesel price in the U.S. stayed steady at $3.96 for the week of September 29...
EPA begins clean diesel project funding
The first $3.4 million in funding for clean diesel projects has been allocated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the $50 million Diesel Emissions Reduction Program...
Con-way driver named 2008 National Truck Driver of the Year
David May, a driver for Con-way Freight, has been named the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) 2008 National Truck Driver of the Year...
Kennedy argues economics of environmental action
BOSTON. According to environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., implementing a U.S. energy policy that would "de-carbonize" America would not only restore the country's environmental health, but quickly drive the nation's economic growth to new heights...
TMW chief calls for innovation
David Wangler, president & CEO of TMW Systems, a leading provider of enterprise software to trucking and logistics firms, urged attendees of the company’s TransForum 2008 user meeting this week in Orlando to innovate in the face of adversity...
Testing selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
Improved fuel economy. More power. Less active regeneration. And above all, miniscule amounts of pollutants from the tailpipe...
Isuzu president says GM Truck fits plans
TOKYO. While there’s been no formal proposal from either party, buying General Motor’s medium-duty truck business fits Isuzu Motors’ “aggressive alliance strategy” to boost volumes, according to Isuzu president Susumu Hosoi...
Webasto receives Frost & Sullivan award
Webasto has received the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Anti-Idling Systems Technology Innovation Leadership of the Year Award...
Volvo Trucks offers scholarships
Volvo Trucks North America will offer one-year scholarships to three students whose parent or guardian drives a Volvo truck and are in or entering college in Fall 2009...
ATA tonnage index drops
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.6% in August...
Bill seeks to buoy owner-operators, small-business truckers
A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives would allow eligible “small business concerns” to apply for a low-interest loan of up to $250,000 to help pay for increased fuel costs...
Executive pushes for energy plan
The United States needs a comprehensive energy plan that decreases the demand for fossil fuels, increases domestic energy production and ensures petroleum market transparency, the president & CEO of Hahn Transportation told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
Con-way reaches out to military
Con-way Truckload has become a participant in the U.S. Dept. of Labor National Apprenticeship Program, the company announced...
Oil makes the world go ‘round—and ‘round
ORLANDO. “As we speak, the Russian and Venezuelan navies are conducting joint exercises [off South America],” energy industry expert Michael J. Economides, Ph. D., told attendees here at the TMW Systems Transforum 2008 user conference...
Networkcar names vp of finance
Networkcar has appointed Joshua Haims vp of finance. In this role, Haims will direct the company’s financial activities and shape long-term strategy...
AIG impact minimal on trucking insurance
The AIG bailout has shaken up Wall St. and significantly deflated financial confidence, but it will probably not have a large impact on trucking insurance, at least not in the near term, analysts said...
Diesel falls below $4 a gallon
The average price of a gallon of diesel fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since April 14, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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