DHL Express said Monday it has started a new service from New York City to several major European destinations, including guaranteed arrivals by noon in Paris and Zurich, Switzerland.
June 25, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
July 4 Travel to Reach Record, AAA Says
Despite continued high gasoline prices, a record 41.1 million Americans are expected to travel during the July 4 holiday week, up 0.8% over last year, AAA said.
June 26, 2007Business
Hino to Build Medium-Duty Truck Plant in W.Va.
Japan's Hino Motors said it will spend $8.6 million to open a medium-duty truck assembly plant in West Virginia, which is scheduled to open in November.
June 25, 2007BusinessFuel
Volvo’s Five-Month Truck Sales Drop 10%
Sweden’s Volvo AB said its truck sales fell 10% first five months of the year, as U.S. deliveries plunged after stricter emissions standards made trucks more expensive, Bloomberg reported.
June 25, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
Online Map Shows TSE Network
The Texas Transportation Institute has put an interactive map online showing where truck stop electrification units are located nationwide.
June 25, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics
So. Calif. Emissions Rules Could Boost New Truck Sales
A push for lower emissions from heavy-duty trucks, coupled with grants from state and localities in order to meet Southern California’s air-quality standards, are prompting interest in and sales of new trucks in the region, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Monday.
June 25, 2007BusinessGovernment
Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Drop 0.3%
Existing homes sales fell in May to the lowest level in four years, while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month, the Associated Press reported.
June 25, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Ala. Court Overturns Truck Tax Assessed for In-State Use
An Alabama appeals court ruled Friday that a trucking company with headquarters in the state should not have been required to pay more than $900,000 in state use tax for trucks that were originally delivered to a terminal in Ohio, a state appeals court ruled Friday, the Associated Press reported.
June 25, 2007