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Business

Chris Patterson to Retire from DTNA in June

Chris Patterson, head of Daimler Trucks North America, plans to retire in June, parent company Daimler AG said Monday.

March 16, 2009
Business

Carriers May Save Billions of Dollars With Better Technology, Study Says

Motor carriers incur tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity because of inefficiencies that could be mitigated by wider use of wireless information technology, according to a new federal report.

March 16, 2009
BusinessEquipment

Eaton to Close Indiana Transmission Plant

Truck parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. plans to close a plant in Greenfield, Ind., and move its operations to North Carolina and Mexico, Bloomberg reported.

March 16, 2009
Business

Industrial Production Falls 1.4%

U.S. industrial production fell 1.4% in February, declining for the fourth consecutive month, the Federal Reserve said Monday.

March 16, 2009
Business

OPEC Holds Off on More Production Cuts

OPEC plans to hold its oil output steady rather than to make deeper production cuts that were sought by some of its members, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

March 16, 2009
BusinessLogisticsGovernment

Transplace to Manage Logistics for Pace Industries

Custom die casting company Pace Industries has chosen third-party logistics company Transplace to manage its truckload, less-than-truckload and expedited shipments, Transplace said Tuesday.

March 16, 2009
BusinessGovernment

N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Hits Record Low

Manufacturing growth in New York state contracted this month at the fastest pace on record, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

March 16, 2009
BusinessGovernment

N.H. Truckers Balk at 15-Cent Diesel Tax Boost

A proposed 15-cent boost in New Hampshire’s diesel tax will badly hurt the trucking industry, truckers told state lawmakers, the Associated Press reported.

March 16, 2009
BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment

ATRI Study for FMCSA Gauges Value of Safety Systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released the results of a study led by the American Transportation Research Institute that quantifies the potential return on investment offered by three types of onboard truck safety systems.

March 16, 2009
Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel

Letters: Rooftop Snow, ATA Couple Retires, Fuel Prices, Those Railroad Ads, SCR Details

Forget about getting truck drivers to remove snow and ice from trailer rooftops. For one, many drivers cannot even walk across the parking lot, let alone be expected to somehow get on top of a trailer roof.

March 16, 2009