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Greatwide Expands Its Operations Center for Dedicated Carriage, New Software
Greatwide Logistics Services said Oct. 7 it has substantially increased the operations capacity and capabilities of its transportation operations center by implementing new software programs.
October 15, 2010TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Letters: Driver Productivity, Volvo Bypass
These Letters to the Editor appear in the Oct. 18 print edition of Transport Topics.
October 17, 2010Obama Again Calls for $50 Billion for Transport Infrastructure
President Obama last week pushed Congress to move forward with a $50 billion spending package for transportation infrastructure, his second such plea in five weeks.
October 17, 2010Industry Coalition Touts Voluntary Efforts That Are Reducing Emissions, Fuel Use
A coalition of industry groups, including American Trucking Associations, touted its own voluntary efforts toward improving environmental sustainability as part of its push toward what it called “responsible” energy policies.
October 17, 2010U.S. Trade Deficit Widens
The U.S. trade deficit widened by 8.8% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 14, 2010Import Prices Drop 0.3% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States fell 0.3% in September on lower oil prices, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
October 13, 2010Obama Touts Infrastructure Investment
President Obama called on federal lawmakers to back his initiative to spend $50 billion to modernize the country’s infrastructure and help reduce unemployment, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
October 12, 2010N.J. Tunnels Raised to Allow Double-Stacked Containers
Intermodal facilities at the Port of New York and New Jersey were enhanced recently with the raising of two tunnels to allow double-stacked containers to travel on rails from the port to the Midwest and beyond.
October 12, 2010NHTSA Seeks Stricter Rules for Truck Tire Performance
For the first time in 37 years, federal regulators are proposing tougher standards for truck tire performance, including new speed tests.
October 11, 2010Court Orders FMCSA to Issue Logbook Documentation Rule
A federal appeals court has ordered the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue before Dec. 30 its proposal spelling out what documents trucking fleets need to retain to verify their drivers’ hours-of-service logbooks.
October 11, 2010