The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel fell 0.6 cent to $2.829 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 3, 2007Business
Freightliner Machinists Strike Oregon Plant
Machinists for Freightliner Trucks in Portland, Ore., went on strike Tuesday morning over insurance and overtime provisions in a proposed labor contract, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
July 3, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
TTNews to Close Friday for July 4 Holiday
Transport Topics Online will be closed Friday for the July 4 holiday. Please check back on Monday, July 7, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
July 3, 2007Business
European Regulators OK Chrysler Sale
European Union regulators have approved private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management’s plan to buy DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler division for $7.5 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
July 3, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
CVSA Releases Roadcheck Results
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance released results from its Roadcheck 2007 truck safety inspection program held last month, citing higher levels of hours of service violations but improvements in safety belt use among drivers.
July 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Letters to the Editor: Hours of Service, Hypermiling, EOBRs
The critics of a nonsynchronized hours-of-service application tend to be somewhat too closely affiliated with the providers of onboard solutions.
July 2, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Rises in June
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index rose at the fastest pace in 14 months, ISM said Monday.
July 2, 2007Business
KonaWare Upgrades Software
July 2, 2007
GovernmentBusiness
Clarification: Werner Gains C-TPAT Validation
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Monday it has become a validated member in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT, federal cross-border trade program.
July 2, 2007