Volvo Trucks North America said United Auto Workers union members have ratified a five-year contract covering about 1,300 workers at its New River Valley heavy-duty truck plant in Dublin, Va.
March 28, 2011Business
Consumer Confidence Hits Three-Year Low
Consumer confidence reached a three-month low in March, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
March 29, 2011Fuel, Business, Technology
WebTech Wireless Narrows Fourth-Quarter Loss
WebTech Wireless, a supplier of GPS location-based and fleet telematics services, reported a loss of C$3.55 million for the fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a loss of C$7.26 million a year earlier.
March 28, 2011Business, Government
EPA Oversight of Diesel Grants Criticized
Ineffective oversight of the federal diesel emissions reduction grant program by the Environmental Protection Agency may have caused EPA to overstate the environmental benefits of the program, according to a new audit by the agency’s inspector general.
March 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Clean Energy to Provide CNG at Atlanta-Area Stations
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has agreed to establish compressed natural gas facilities at the Atlanta-area fuel stations of PS Energy Group.
March 28, 2011Business
UAW Approves Three-Year Contract at Dana
About 2,500 United Auto Workers members ratified a new three-year labor contract with truck and auto components maker Dana Holding Corp., the union said.
March 28, 2011Business
Personal Spending Rises 0.7%
Consumer personal spending rose 0.7% in February, the Commerce Department said Monday.
March 28, 2011Business
February Truck Tonnage Rises 4.2%
U.S. truck tonnage improved from a year earlier for the 15th straight month, enough to allow fleet executives to pursue higher freight rates yet leave them with worries about how global events could hurt the domestic economy.
March 28, 2011Letters to the Editor, Business
Letters: EOBRs for Mexico, HOS & EOBR Subsidy, Bogus Letters
If FMCSA can pay for the Mexican trucks to have EOBRs, why not U.S. trucks? Our government is helping out others and yet not putting or keeping the money here in the good old United States of America.
March 28, 2011Business
Sen. Pryor Says He Opposes DOT’s Plan to Finance EOBRs for Use on Mexican Trucks
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is the latest member of Congress to send a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressing his strong opposition to a U.S. proposal to buy electronic onboard recorders for Mexican trucks that will travel within the United States.
March 28, 2011