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Volvo’s 21st Century Truck Effort Has Hybrid Engine
A Volvo truck powered by a hybrid electric engine will be the first to hit the road under the U.S. Army’s 21st Century Truck Initiative.
February 9, 2000
Robert Brown of Bot Auto breaks down the state of autonomous trucking today, and where it's headed.
Regional LTL Urged to Embrace Sophisticated Data Links
New technologies and services are making it easier — and cheaper — for regional and local less-then-truckload freight carriers to improve their productivity. The real issue, however, is not whether the technology may aid the carriers, but whether the carriers are ready to embrace it, according to people who sell the technology.
February 9, 2000Railroads, Unions Seek Changes in Retirement Law
Railroad management and labor unions have agreed on changes they want to make in the Railroad Retirement Act, and now they want Congress to enact them.
February 9, 2000Carrier Urges Regional Surcharges
U.S. Xpress, One of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, is beginning to push for changes in the way fuel surcharges are calculated to recover more of its fuel costs.
February 9, 2000Freight Express Lifts Amtrak Revenues
Amtrak beat its business plan by more than $2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2000, the quasi-public corporation announced Jan. 23, thanks in part to its express shipment business.
February 9, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - Feb. 9
This afternoon's headlines: Port truckers planning New York fuel protest; DOT budget seeks big increase for safety; and Transport Corp. stock plummets 40% after USF merger called off.
February 9, 2000Railroads Seek Retirement Law Change
Railroad management and labor unions have agreed on changes they want to make in the Railroad Retirement Act, and now they want Congress to enact them.
February 9, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - Feb. 9
In the news this morning: AFL-CIO to give Teamsters $500,000 in support of Overnite strike; Congressman seeks probe of diesel fuel costs; and U.S. Trucking moves into hauling flowers.
February 9, 2000Lung Assn. Seeks Smog Review
The American Lung Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that blocked the enforcement of new federal smog and soot regulations.
February 9, 2000USF, Transport Corp. Cancel Merger
USFreightways Corp. and Transport Corp. of America have called off a $150 million plan to merge the companies.
February 9, 2000