U.S. automakers have set goals of exporting more American cars, following new labor agreements and a weaker U.S. dollar, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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Opinion: Costly, Ineffective New Federal Training Rules
Safety is the paramount goal of every motor carrier. From intensive driver training to using the finest technology available, the trucking industry strives to uphold the highest safety standards while ensuring the smooth and steady flow of cargo on our nations highways.
April 9, 2008Letters to the Editor: Driver Training; Crashes, Cell Phones; Fuel Prices
As I understand the new driver-training rules, they indicate that a company cannot hire drivers if that company has a school for training those drivers. This is in conflict with every training institution in the country if not the world.
April 9, 2008Prime Inc. to Buy 1,900 Trailers from Wabash National
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would sell 1,900 trailers to refrigerated carrier Prime Inc.
April 8, 2008Cummins Begins Production at Chinese Fuel Systems Plant
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it opened its first fuel systems manufacturing site outside of North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan plant, in China.
April 8, 2008Fed Minutes Cite Concern Over Economic Contraction
Federal Reserve officials anticipated that the U.S. economy will shrink in the first half of the year, while noting concerns about a possible prolonged and severe economic downturn, when they cut interest rates last month, according to the minutes of the meeting released Tuesday.
April 8, 2008Editorial: Picking an Engine Technology
As we move closer to the next federal mandate on emissions which comes into force for 2010-model heavy-duty trucks proponents of the two competing technologies are beginning to publicly argue over the superiority of their choices.
April 7, 2008Norfolk Southern to Take 1Q Charge on Accident Settlement
Eastern freight rail line Norfolk Southern Corp. said Monday it will take a first-quarter charge of 2 cents per share, related to settlement of an accident claim.
April 7, 2008Rates Rise on Indiana Toll Road; Truckers Begin Using I-Zoom
The cost to drive on the Indiana Toll Road rose for all vehicles with three or more axles, as well as two-axle vehicles that were not using the I-Zoom electronic tolling system, which debuted on the road last week.
April 7, 2008Volvo Says Engines Can Meet Idling Rule
Volvo Trucks North America said its heavy-duty engines can now be equipped with an option to meet Californias anti-idling restrictions.
April 7, 2008