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Vendors Push Pure Nitrogen as Alternative to Air in Tires
A small number of vendors to the industry are investigating to see if trucking fleets might some day consider paying for nitrogen rather than using free air to fill up the tires of their rolling stock.
April 29, 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 - April 29
Bridgestone Announces Tire Price Hike • ATA Says Truck Tonnage Tops 9 Billion in '03 • Frozen Food Express Reports 1Q Gains • TransForce Acquires Canadian TL Carrier • And more ...
April 29, 2004Heartland Express to Replace Tractor Fleet
Truckload carrier Heartland Express Inc. said Tuesday it planned to replace its entire tractor fleet by the end of 2006.
April 28, 2004News Briefs - April 28
Overnite Reports Increased 1Q Revenue • First-Quarter Net Income Rises at Forward Air • Driver in Md. Tanker Crash Likely Suffered Attack • Patriot Transportation Reports Higher Net Income in 2Q • And more ...
April 28, 2004New Mexico Extends Hours of Operations at Border
New Mexico is trying to attract more commercial traffic to its Santa Teresa port of entry by allowing trucks to operate longer on certain days, state officials said.
April 28, 2004Security Briefs - April 22 - April 28
Washington Said to Consider Large Truck Ban • Canada to Increase Security Spending • High-Speed Customs Lane Opens on Mexico Border •
April 28, 2004Editorial - Clear the Air, Open the Border
It is now more than nine years after the date the United States agreed to begin opening its borders to Mexican truck operators under the North American Free Trade Agreement, and four years since it pledged to open its borders completely.
April 28, 2004Opinion - Clarify the Federal Excise Tax
Just because we recently have filed our personal income-tax returns does not mean that people in the trucking industry can put aside thoughts about the tax code for another year.
April 28, 2004Tech Gains Lure Flatbed Fleets to Experiment With New Units
Indifference to trailer tracking by flatbed-fleet managers may be cracking, at least a little. A Texas-based carrier said it would outfit its fleet with the devices, and technology vendors said they see the sector as an open market.
April 28, 2004Truck-related Highway Fatalities Rose in 2003, NHTSA Says
The number of fatalities related to truck crashes on U.S. highways rose 0.9% to 4,942 in 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report detailing preliminary data on highway deaths.
April 28, 2004