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Qualcomm Tracking System to Be Used in All Swift Trailers
Mobile communications supplier Qualcomm Inc. said Swift Transportation, the nation’s third-largest truckload carrier, has agreed to equip all of its 35,000 trailers with Qualcomm’s untethered trailer tracking system.
March 28, 2005
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Canadian Railroads Reach Accords With Labor Unions
Canada’s two largest freight railroads said they had reached agreements with labor unions representing their workers.
March 28, 2005Carriers’ Surcharges Working But Concerns Loom, Journal Reports
Cargo carriers have so far used fuel surcharges to blunt high fuel prices, but that could shift if oil prices continue to rise, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
March 28, 2005EMU: Windshield-Wiper Technology Evolves
After a century, the technology of the humble windshield wiper continues to evolve. But the enemy of progress — friction — never rests.
March 28, 2005Canadian Companies Becoming More Efficient as Currency Rises
Canadian companies faced with the rising value of the Canadian dollar are being forced to become more efficient to compete internationally, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
March 28, 2005ATA Tonnage Index Drops 2.2% in February
Overall trucking freight volumes fell 2.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis to 115.7 in February, according to an American Trucking Associations index released Monday.
March 28, 2005UPS Pilots Union to Hold Strike-Authorization Vote
Pilots at UPS Inc. said they would vote on whether to let their union call a strike if a new contract isn't reached, news services reported.
March 25, 2005Kmart Completes $12.3 Billion Purchase of Sears
Kmart completed its purchase of Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $12.3 billion on Thursday, and the company said there would not be widespread store closings, news services reported..
March 25, 2005US 1 Industries Reports 4Q Loss
US 1 Industries Inc. said its net loss for the fourth quarter was $825,267 or 7 cents per share, compared with $127,365 or 1 cent a year earlier.
March 25, 2005EPA Approves Permit for First New U.S. Refinery in Almost 30 Years
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a draft permit for a $2.5 billion oil refinery in Arizona, the Associated Press reported.
March 25, 2005