Port of Los Angeles officials voted late Thursday to ban independent truck drivers from the port by the end of 2013, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Friday.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
ArvinMeritor Sets Commodity Surcharge
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it will institute a monthly surcharge for components due to rising materials prices.
May 14, 2008Deutsche Post’s 1Q Profit Drops
Deutsche Post said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 18% on a writedown of a German unit and slowing U.S. economic growth that hurt its U.S. DHL division, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.4% in March
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008IdleAire Files Chapter 11; Stations to Remain Open
IdleAire Technologies Corp., a designer of anti-idling systems for long-haul trucks at truck stops, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but its facilities will remain open to truckers, the company said Friday.
May 19, 2008Letters to the Editor: Border Program, Gas Tax Reality, Unpaid Miles, Fuel Prices
I agree with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters: Congress should continue the cross-border program between the United States and Mexico.
May 12, 2008Court Upholds Graves Amendment on Liability
The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of a federal law, known as the Graves Amendment, that bars claims against leasing companies because of actions of equipment lessees.
May 12, 2008Trimac’s 1Q Earnings Decline
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$600,000, or about 2 cents per unit, from C$1.5 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.
May 13, 2008Xata Reports Second-Quarter Loss
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Monday it lost $1.4 million, or 17 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a loss of $900,000, or 12 cents, a year ago.
May 12, 2008Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule
The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.
May 12, 2008