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Ford’s Earnings Rise; Automaker to Close Plants, Cut Jobs
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ord Motor Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose 19% to $124 million and it earned $2 billion last year, but the company will close North American plants and cut up to 30,000 jobs, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2006Averitt Reportedly to Sell Air Unit for $17.8 Million
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Nashville, Tenn.-based parent-company of FractionAir plans to buy the air assets of trucking firm Averitt Express for $17.8 million, the Nashville Business Journal reported.
January 23, 2006Daimler’s 2005 Truck, Bus Sales Surge 16% to Record
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. aimlerChrysler AG sold a record number of commercial vehicles in 2005 as demand rose for freight deliveries and construction equipment, Bloomberg reported Monday.
January 23, 2006Eaton’s 4Q Profit Rises; Sales Hit Record $2.8 Billion
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ehicle parts maker Eaton Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 15% from the previous fourth quarter.
January 23, 2006Gasoline Rises 3 Cents to $2.332, Lundberg Reports
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he national average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline rose 3.1 cents to $2.332 over the past two weeks, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
January 23, 2006Experts to Consider California’s Environmental Regulations
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. fficials from federal and California regulatory agencies said they will meet with trucking, port and rail executives Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Long Beach, Calif., to discuss the future of goods movement in the state and the implications that new California environmental regulations will have on the transportation industry.
January 23, 2006Xantrex Says New APU Available on Volvo Trucks
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. antrex Technology Inc. said its new auxiliary power unit is available on Volvo VN and Volvo VT 880 heavy-duty trucks. The company said the unit converts battery power into 120-volt AC, or household power in the vehicle cab to operate devices such as televisions, microwaves and computers onboard.
January 23, 2006Technology Briefs - Jan. 17 - Jan. 23
ATRI Issues RFP for Idle-Reduction Technologies • GeoLogic Adds 15 Customers at Year's End • New Hampshire Testing 'Smart Highways'
January 23, 2006‘Off-Spec’ Biodiesel Fuel Stalls Minnesota’s Program
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Key biodiesel promoters said fuel that did not meet Minnesota’s specifications contributed to the problem of clogged truck filters that led the state to suspend its requirement for all diesel sold there to contain some soybean-based biodiesel.
January 23, 2006Editorial: Biodiesel, Surprises and Murphy
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he fiasco in Minnesota over the state’s attempt to mandate the use of diesel fuel that contains 2% biodiesel illustrates several things, including the law of unintended consequences and that Murphy is alive and well in the Gopher State.
January 23, 2006