U.S. truck tonnage fell 7.3% in September from the same month last year, the best year-to-year showing since November 2008, American Trucking Associations said Friday.
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N.Y. Seeks to Require Truck-Specific GPS Following Several Collisions With Bridges
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) has proposed requiring truck drivers there to use only Global Positioning System devices that are equipped with truck route information to keep them off restricted roads.
October 26, 2009TransForce Reports Lower 3Q Income
Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Inc. said its third-quarter net income fell to C$17 million, or 19 cents a share, from C$26.5 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.
October 23, 2009Volvo Reports Fourth Straight Loss
Volvo AB said Friday it lost $427 million, or 21 cents a share in the third quarter, less than analysts’ estimates, as labor reductions showed savings faster than anticipated, Bloomberg reported.
October 23, 2009Iteris’ Income Falls for Fiscal 2Q
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.
October 22, 2009Intermodal Traffic Declines for Week
U.S. intermodal rail traffic fell 12.6% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
October 23, 2009Forging a Port Compromise
The settlement that American Trucking Associations negotiated with the Port of Long Beach last week is the kind of compromise that is so difficult to accomplish: Both sides got most of what they wanted.
October 26, 2009Letters: Distractions Revisited, ‘Old’ Truck Ban
This is in response to the letter titled “Distracted Driving” in the Oct. 12 issue. It seems everyone with a dog in this fight is cherry-picking the latest data regarding the texting issue.
October 26, 2009Navistar Unveils Trucks with ‘American’ EGR
CHICAGO — An executive of Navistar Inc. has moved to separate his company from its mostly foreign-owned truck maker competitors, telling reporters, “We are going to offer customers a distinctive technology for North America” in the company’s 2010 products.
October 26, 2009Cap-and-Trade Will Raise Price of Diesel, ATA’s Windsor Says
WASHINGTON — The first vice chairwoman of American Trucking Associations joined a pair of Republican senators to decry the climate legislation being debated in Congress, saying it will amount to a huge tax increase on fuel.
October 26, 2009