Truck stop chain TravelCenters of America reported a net loss for the two-month period from Feb. 1 through March 31, and for the first quarter.
May 16, 2007Business, Fuel, Safety, Autonomous
Truck Makers Oppose Legislation Imposing Fuel-Economy Standards
A Senate proposal that would set fuel-economy standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks conflicts with a current push to reduce engine emissions and would not work without additional research, representatives of the truck manufacturing industry said.
May 21, 2007Business, Fuel, Government, Autonomous
Pa. Trucking Firm Helps Buy Air Monitor
May 21, 2007
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
House Limits Plan Granting Mexican Trucks Access
The House voted last week to impose more restrictions on the DOT’s plans to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways, in a move aimed at significantly slowing a proposed pilot program.
May 21, 2007Business, Safety, Autonomous
DHS Sets $11.6 Mln. for Highway Watch Program
The Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security said Thursday it has issued an $11.6 million grant to the Highway Watch program it sponsors jointly with American Trucking Associations.
May 16, 2007Business, Autonomous
TravelCenters Posts 1Q Loss
Business, Autonomous
Freightliner to Cut N.C. Jobs
Freightliner will cut as many as 1,500 jobs at a North Carolina truck assembly plant, the Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday.
May 15, 2007Business, Autonomous
Daimler to Sell Chrysler UnitTo Private Firm for $7.4 Bln.
DaimlerChrysler will sell its Chrysler unit to a private-equity firm for $7.4 billion, abandoning a nine-year effort to make the division profitable, Bloomberg reported Monday.
May 14, 2007Business, Safety, Autonomous
Volvo’s 1Q Profit Declines
Truck maker Volvo AB’s first-quarter profit dipped 5.8% as North American sales declined, but the company’s European sales increased, Bloomberg reported Friday.
May 11, 2007Business, Government, Autonomous
House Panel Imposes New Border Limits
A House panel moved to put new limits on the Bush administration’s plans to open the U.S. border to Mexican trucks, and the panel’s chairman warned DOT not to go forward with its plans.
May 7, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
DOT Delays Mexican-Trucks Program
The Department of Transportation said it will delay its plan to allow Mexican trucks into the United States until U.S. trucks are allowed into Mexico, and that it will take public comments on the program this month.
May 1, 2007