The Port of Oakland’s board of commissioners is expected to give final approval next week to a measure that would ban older trucks beginning Jan. 1.
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YRC Units Announce Speedup In Service, Logistics Contract
YRC Worldwide Inc. said that its less-than-truckload unit has sped up cross-border trucking service and its logistics unit has been awarded a management contract in Peru.
October 15, 2009
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Import Prices Rise 0.1% in September
The price of goods imported to the United States edged up 0.1% in September, marking the fifth increase in six months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009Business Inventories Fall in August
Business inventories fell 1.5% in August, the largest drop so far this year, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009Retail Sales Fall 1.5%; Improve Excluding Automobiles
Retail sales fell 1.5% in September, though improved excluding automobiles, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 14, 2009Evans Network to Acquire Drayage, Brokerage Assets
The Evans Network of Companies said it will acquire some assets of Land Transportation and Phoenix Transit and Logistics.
October 14, 2009Quality Distribution Sells Tank-Wash Unit
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said it has sold tank wash unit Quala Systems for $13 million.
October 13, 2009Gas Falls 4.5¢ in Two Weeks to $2.47, Lundberg Says
Gasoline’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 4.5 cents in the past two weeks to $2.47 a gallon, according to latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.
October 13, 2009Foes of I-80 Pa. Tolls Release Study Detailing Costs
A new study released by foes of plans to toll Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania found that tolls would increase the cost of doing business in the region and would likely result in an increase in highway crashes as vehicles divert away from the highway.
October 13, 2009Economy, Government Rules Lead ATRI Survey of Truckers’ Concerns
LAS VEGAS — The economy and government regulations top the list of the trucking industry’s concerns, according to the latest survey from the American Transportation Research Institute.
October 12, 2009