Apollo Management Group, which has bid to buy transportation firm EGL Inc., has sued EGL and its board to prevent EGL’s sale to a group of investors led by its chief executive officer, Bloomberg reported.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Diesel Average Price Falls 0.5 Cent to $2.676 a Gallon
The average national price of retail diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dipping 0.5 cent to $2.676 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
Truck Tonnage Index Declines 1.7% from Feb. ’06
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index for February fell 1.7% from the same month a year ago, marking the eighth straight year-to-year decline, ATA said late Monday.
Shipper ‘White Paper’ Backs Fees on Calif. Port Truckers
A coalition of shippers and marine terminal operators are supporting an overhaul of regulations in California that would include fees on port drayage trucks that do not meet environmental standards, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Monday.
March 27, 2007Consumer Confidence Slips in March
Consumer confidence fell in March from a five-year high last month, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
March 27, 2007February New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Decline 3.9%
New home sales fell last month to the lowest level in almost seven years, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
March 26, 2007Gasoline Price Rose 5.6 Cents in Past Two Weeks, Lundberg Says
Average U.S. retail gasoline prices rose 5.6 cents in the past two weeks to about $2.61 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 26, 2007Biofuels Use to Surge as Governments Set Consumption Targets
Ethanol and biodiesel production is expected to surge in the next few years as government officials in Europe and the United States set higher targets for consumption and maintain subsidies for producers, a panel of experts predicted at a forum on biofuel policies and trade organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Paccar to Trim Production at Ohio Kenworth Plant
Paccar Inc., the parent of Kenworth Truck Co., will temporarily shut down production at Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant, the Chillicothe Gazette reported.
March 26, 2007Trucking Would Consider Higher Taxes, Graves Says
The trucking industry is willing to pay higher fuel taxes as long as the money is spent to improve the highway infrastructure, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.
March 23, 2007