Rail and intermodal traffic declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, with much of it due to Hurricane Ike, the Association of American Railroads said.
September 26, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Diesel Slips Under $4 a Gallon
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 6.5 cents to $3.958 a gallon, the 10th straight weekly decline and the first time it has fallen below the $4 mark in almost six months, the Department of Energy said Sept. 22, although a surge in crude oil prices added uncertainty to the outlook.
September 29, 2008Business, Safety
ATA Urges Approval of Treasury Financial Plan
American Trucking Associations urged quick government review and approval of a comprehensive, estimated $700 billion plan by the Treasury Department to buy bad loans from financial institutions.
September 26, 2008Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
Court Ruling Green-Lights SoCal Ports’ Clean Trucks Plan
A federal appeals court Wednesday denied a motion to block a clean trucks program at the Southern California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, allowing the sister ports to begin implementation of the program Oct. 1, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times newspaper reported.
September 25, 2008Business, Safety
August Tonnage Rose 2.6%, ATA Says
Truck tonnage rose 2.6% in August from a year earlier, its 10th straight year-to-year increase, but fell 1.6% from July, the biggest month-to-month decline since March, American Trucking Associations said late Wednesday.
September 24, 2008Government, Business, Safety
Congress Reaches Deal on Rail Safety Bill
House and Senate negotiators reached a deal Tuesday on a major railroad safety reform bill that will require new technology to prevent crashes and limit hours engineers can work, the Associated Press reported.
September 24, 2008Business, Fuel, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Port of Oakland Issuing Funds for Truck Emissions Systems
More than 1,500 truckers at the Port of Oakland, Calif., have applied for 1,000 subsidies to retrofit their trucks to reduce emissions, the San Francisco Business Times reported Monday.
September 22, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Equipment
NTSB Says New Technologies Could Help Alert Tired Truckers
Trucking companies could do more to enforce rules that drivers get enough rest, and the government should consider moving toward mandating the use of new technologies to alert tired truckers, the Associated Press reported.
September 22, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Equipment, Technology
Collision-Warning System an Option for Freightliner
Heavy-duty truck components supplier Eaton Corp. said its Vorad VS-400 collision-warning system has become a factory-installed option on all Freightliner Cascadia, Century and Columbia Class 8 trucks.
September 22, 2008Government, Business, Safety
New Highway Bill to Top Agenda When ATA Meets in New Orleans
When members of American Trucking Associations gather next month in New Orleans, the main topic of discussion will be the 2009 federal highway bill, ATA President Bill Graves said.
September 22, 2008