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, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Canadian Provinces Nearing Accord on Speed Limiters, OTA Says
The Ontario Trucking Association said that a joint meeting this week of the Ontario and Quebec government cabinets moved them closer to accord on trucking issues such as implementing speed limiter legislation and allowing for longer combination vehicles.
June 4, 2008Fuel, Business, Safety, Government
GM Closing Four North American Plants
General Motors Corp. is closing four North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants, in light of high fuel prices that are pushing consumers to smaller vehicles, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
June 3, 2008Government, Business, Safety
DOT Seeks Proposals to Fight Border Congestion
Business, Safety, Government
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, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment
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, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
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, Safety
Tonnage Up 2% in April for Sixth Consecutive Month
U.S. truck tonnage rose 2% in April from a year ago, the sixth straight increase in monthly volumes, according to a preliminary report from American Trucking Associations.
June 2, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Fuel
Diesel Soars Another 22.6¢ to Record $4.723
Diesel continued to soar last week, jumping 22.6 cents to put the national average retail price at an unprecedented $4.723 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy.
June 2, 2008Fuel, Government, Business, Safety
Bill Would Require Ships to Use Clean Fuel
Emissions from cargo ships would be reduced under legislation that passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Associated Press reported.
May 30, 2008Business, Safety, Government
NAFTA Surface Trade Rises 1.5%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 1.5% in March from a year earlier, though imports by truck fell, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
May 29, 2008