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iTECH: Putting the Pieces Together -- Integrating IT for Profit
Regardless of the nature of a motor carrier’s operation, in today’s highly competitive transportation business environment trucking companies of all types and sizes are increasingly relying on integrated information systems to help develop and ensure a competitive advantage..
July 14, 2003Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Technology Briefs - July 8 - July 14
TMI, All American Travel Plazas in Scanning Deal • Fuel Cells May Be Used to Power Cell Phones • NWA Cargo Offers New Services on Web Site • Transport Topics Corrects iTECH Calendar
July 14, 2003Private Truck Council to Launch Safety Web Site
The National Private Truck Council is poised to launch an online, interactive program that for the first time will enable member companies to compare their fleet safety performance with that of their peers.
July 14, 2003EPA Orders Makers of Smaller Trucks to Post Emissions Data on Web Sites
Manufacturers of light- and medium-duty vehicles will have to provide emissions-component repair information to independent repair organizations, the Environmental Protection Agency said June 27.
July 14, 2003News Briefs - July 14
DOT Selects Carriers for Hong Kong Cargo Service • Lundberg: Gasoline Prices Rise More Than a Penny • Truck Ban on Maine Bridge Could Be Permanent • Mitsubishi Fuso Recalling Almost 15,000 Trucks • And more...
July 14, 2003Hurricane Watch Posted for Texas Coast
A hurricane watch was posted for the Texas coast on Monday as Tropical Storm Claudette moved toward the United States, news services reported..
July 14, 2003U.S. Said to Weigh Extending Hazmat Deadlines
As several major groups last week joined calls for the government to delay fast-approaching deadlines for criminal background checks of hazardous materials drivers, a spokesman for one agency said the government was weighing that issue.
July 11, 2003PPI Rises 0.5% in June as Energy Prices Soar
Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in June, the first increase in three months, but excluding the volatile food and energy sectors, the so-called core producer price index declined 0.1%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
July 11, 2003Bush Names Horinko Acting Administrator of EPA
President Bush named a new acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, promoting Marianne Lamont Horinko to replace Linda Fisher.
July 11, 2003Ill. Bars Heavy Trucks From 'Oases' Being Rebuilt
Illinois has begun temporarily barring heavy trucks from using some rest stops along toll roads - even though motorists may still stop there - as the state's toll agency and vendors rebuild a series of on-highway "oasis" stops.
July 11, 2003