The Department of Transportation said Monday it is requesting proposals for innovative new approaches to reduce traffic tie-ups at some of the nation’s most congested border crossings.
June 2, 2008Business
FMCSA Awards $1 Million in CDL Education Grants
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Monday it has awarded a total $1 million in grants to nine technical and community colleges to enhance safety curricula and behind-the-wheel training courses for students enrolled in commercial driver’s license training programs.
June 2, 2008BusinessEquipment
Cummins Plans Layoffs at Indiana Pickup-Engine Plant
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. plans to temporarily lay off 125 workers from its midrange engine plant in Indiana because of declining pickup truck demand, the Associated Press reported Monday.
June 2, 2008BusinessGovernment
UPS Freight Extends Guarantee to Canada
UPS Freight, which introduced its on-time performance guarantee in the United States in January, said Monday it has expanded the guarantee to shipments moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Improves, But Still Shows Contraction
U.S. manufacturing levels improved in May but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
June 2, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls for Second Straight Month
Construction spending fell for a second straight month in April, the Commerce Department said Monday.
June 2, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentTechnologyEquipment
U.S. Xpress Completes Pinner Purchase
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said its Xpress Global Systems subsidiary finalized its purchase of Pinner Transportation. Terms were not released.
June 2, 2008BusinessFuelGovernment
Software Firms Seeing Greater Demand as Fleets Seek Savings, Efficiency Gains
Executives with several software firms said their businesses are awash with inquiries from carriers seeking to streamline operations as they struggle with record fuel prices and sluggish freight demand.
June 2, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Iteris Reports Higher Income for Quarter, Fiscal Year
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
June 2, 2008Business
South Korea Delays Plan to Import U.S. Beef
South Korea said it was delaying the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports, following weekend protests in that country, the Associated Press reported Monday.
June 2, 2008