Rail and intermodal traffic both plunged for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
June 19, 2008FuelBusinessSafety
Police Investigating 4,000-Gallon Diesel Theft
Police in Burbank, Calif., are investigating the theft of 4,000 of diesel fuel from a service station, the Associated Press reported.
June 20, 2008BusinessSafety
Volvo Chief Holds to Gloomy North American Forecast
The chief executive officer of truck maker Volvo AB said that the North American market this year is on course to come in flat with lackluster 2007 levels, news services reported.
June 19, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Ontario to Require 65-MPH Speed Limiters on Trucks
The Ontario Legislature passed a measure Monday requiring speed limiters on large trucks that would cap speeds at 105 kilometers per hour, the equivalent of 65.2 miles per hour, the Ontario Transportation Ministry said.
June 18, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: Fuel Price Crisis, LTLs, Truck Weights, Hurricane Season
I would like to comment on a letter in the June 2 edition suggesting that the only way to bring fuel prices down is for truckers to stage protests.
June 18, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Proposed Rule Would Keep Trucks Off N.Y. Secondary Roads
New York state is considering rules that would keep large trucks on interstate highways only, except to access terminals or to reach food, fuel, rest or repair locations.
June 18, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
YRC to Take 2Q Charges; Affirms Core Earnings Outlook
YRC Worldwide late Tuesday reaffirmed its core second-quarter earnings guidance, but said its financial statement would include some special charges.
June 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Interstate 80 Reopens in Iowa Following Floods
Interstate 80 has reopened in Iowa, the Iowa Department of Transportation said.
June 17, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
IdleAire Can Proceed With Sale, Judge Rules
IdleAire Technologies Corp., which designs anti-idling systems for long-haul trucks at truck stops, can proceed with a proposed sale without an investigation, a judge ruled, Bloomberg reported Monday.
June 16, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
PTS Shuts Down Following Strike
Automobile hauler Performance Transportation Services said it has gone out of business, due to a strike against the company last week by the Teamsters union.
June 16, 2008