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DHL Announces Leadership Transition
Parcel carrier DHL Americas announced Monday that its chief executive officer, John Fellows, would move from his current post to a new role with parent company Deutsche Post World Net effective Jan. 1.
November 9, 2004TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
News Briefs - Nov. 9
FedEx Ground to Open Atlanta-Area Distribution Center • U-Haul Parent Reports Rise in Second-Quarter Earnings • Snow Will Remain as Treasury Secretary, Officials Say • And more...
November 9, 2004Vote Results Likely to Scramble Some Transport Panels; Highway Bill Future Unclear
In the wake of the Nov. 2 elections that gave President Bush a second term and expanded Republican control of Congress, observers said leadership changes were ahead for some congressional panels important to transportation and the future of the long-pending highway funding bill remained unclear.
November 8, 2004Hazmat Rule Delay Seen
The Transportation Security Administration will not meet its latest deadline of Jan. 31 to begin a system of background checks and fingerprints for all truck drivers who haul hazardous materials, several sources have told Transport Topics.
November 8, 2004FedEx Announces Rate Hikes, Changes Fuel Surcharge
FedEx Corp. said Nov. 5 that it would raise its rates for ground and air deliveries and increase its fuel surcharge effective Jan. 3.
November 8, 2004CARB May Seek Clean Air Act Waiver to Make Fleets Buy Cleaner Engines
The California Air Resources Board may seek a waiver from federal Clean Air Act rules in order to allow a Southern California air-quality agency to require public fleets to buy cleaner-running engines, industry officials said.
November 8, 2004TMC Plans Skills Competition For Truck Maintenance Techs
The Technology & Maintenance Council said it planned to host a nationwide skills competition for truck technicians at its September 2005 fall meeting in Valley Forge, Pa.
November 8, 2004Virginia Joins E-ZPass System to Collect Tolls
Transportation officials in Virginia said that the state had merged its electronic toll collection system, SmartTag, with the E-ZPass system that is in use in many East Coast states.
November 8, 2004News Briefs - Nov. 8
Zollars Says Pacific Port Freight Moving from Rail to Truck • Central Freight Lines Posts Loss for Third Quarter • Lundberg Survey: Average Gasoline Prices Drop to $2.01 • Study Shows Washington Truck Tollway May Work • And more ...
November 8, 2004Average Price of Diesel Falls 4.3 Cents; Second Decline in Two Weeks
The Department of Energy said Monday the U.S. average price for retail diesel fuel dropped 4.3 cents to $2.163 per gallon, the second decline in two weeks.
November 8, 2004