Rail carload and intermodal freight fell last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 25, 2007Business, Government, Safety
Technology Speeds Load-Planning Tasks
Eight years ago, a busy day for load planner Rick Demitruk of Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc. meant dispatching 20 to 30 loads and shepherding them through to delivery.
May 28, 2007Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Fall for Week
Business, Safety, Government
Covenant Renames Holding Company
Covenant Transport said Wednesday its stockholders approved a name change to the truckload carrier’s corporation to Covenant Transportation Group Inc.
May 23, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Calif. Seeks Stricter Greenhouse-Gas Rules
California has asked U.S. regulators for permission to set its own environmental rules for reducing global warming emissions from passenger vehicles, Bloomberg reported.
May 23, 2007Business, Fuel, Government, Safety, Autonomous
FMCSA Moves to Protect Fleets From ID Theft
Brent Jones first got word March 27 that his trucking company’s name was being used as part of a freight load board fraud scheme.
May 22, 2007Business, Government, Safety
Letters to the Editor: Border Opening, SafeStat Scores
May 22, 2007
Business, Safety, Government
Sen. Clinton Seeks Rail-Safety Upgrades
May 22, 2007
Business, Safety, Government
McLeod Updates Software Package
McLeod Software, said Thursday it added several features to its LoadMaster transportation management package.
May 21, 2007Business, Fuel, Safety, Autonomous
Truck Makers Oppose Legislation Imposing Fuel-Economy Standards
A Senate proposal that would set fuel-economy standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks conflicts with a current push to reduce engine emissions and would not work without additional research, representatives of the truck manufacturing industry said.
May 21, 2007Government, Business, Safety, Equipment
Class 8 Truck Sales Plunge in April
Sales of new Class 8 trucks plunged 45% in April, compared with a year earlier, the most severe decline in six years.
May 21, 2007