A group representing owner-operator truck drivers said Friday it has written to President Obama to ask that he suspend any immediate plans to re-establish the U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program.
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Reefer-Unit Manufacturers Roll Out New Hybrid Models
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The two largest North American manufacturers of trailer refrigerated units each introduced updated product lines with an emphasis on hybrid power at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 30, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
EPA Proposes Strict Ship Emissions Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has asked that an emissions control area be created along the United States’ coastline to reduce what officials say are harmful emissions from ships.
March 30, 2009Chrysler, Fiat Set Partnership
In a matter of hours following a demand by the Obama administration, Chrysler LLC said Monday it has agreement to form a “global alliance” with Italian auto maker Fiat, news services reported.
March 30, 2009More States Banning Indemnification Contract Clauses
Spurred by trucking industry leaders, more states this year are banning contracts that shift liability for any incident that occurs on a shipper’s premises to freight carriers, joining more than a dozen other states that have acted to protect carriers from what they say are unfair contracts.
March 30, 2009Foreign Firms Use MATS as Way to Enter U.S. Market
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Companies from China and Taiwan, including China’s largest truck manufacturer, formed the biggest foreign contingent at the Mid-America Trucking Show here for the second year in a row, seeing the show as a good way to enter the U.S. market.
March 30, 2009Diesel Increases 7.3¢ to $2.09; 1st Price Rise in Over 2 Months
Rising oil prices and growing distillate demand pushed the U.S. national diesel average 7.3 cents higher to $2.09 last week, the first increase in more than two months, the Department of Energy reported.
March 30, 2009EPA Set to Classify Greenhouse Gas a Danger
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to declare that greenhouse gas emissions endanger the public’s health and welfare — a move that could accelerate government rulemaking related to air quality.
March 30, 2009Senate Panel Criticizes DOT Secretary for Refusal to Consider Higher Fuel Tax
WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee criticized Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and the Obama administration for refusing to consider an increase in the federal fuel tax.
March 30, 2009Court Ends Port Owner-Operator Ban
A federal appeals court has thrown out the Port of Los Angeles’ ban on owner-operators and questioned the legality of concession requirements at the adjacent Long Beach port for drayage operators to file financial statements and give hiring preferences to experienced port drivers.
March 30, 2009