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Public Citizen Sues FMCSA Over Mexican Truck Plan
Safety-watchdog group Public Citizen said Tuesday it sued the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on behalf of a highway safety organization to compel the agency to release information about recent decision to allow Mexican trucks onto U.S. highways.
March 13, 2007
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Canada Cartage Reports Profitable First Public Year
Canada Cartage Diversified Income Fund said Monday that its revenue rose 18.2% to C$275.3 million in its first year of operation as a public company, but lost C$300,000 or 1 cent per unit in the fourth quarter.
March 12, 2007Interpool Reports Higher Profit for 2006
Interpool Inc., a maker of shipping containers and chassis for intermodal container transportation, reported its 2006 net income rose, in part due to the sale of its container operating lease fleet.
March 12, 2007Gasoline Average Jump 20 Cents, Lundberg Survey Says
Average U.S. retail gasoline prices jumped 20 cents in the past two weeks to $2.55 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 12, 2007Technology Briefs March 6 - March 12
New Mexico Senate Approves Biodiesel Bill Dickinson Launches Online Maintenance Tool Massachusetts Extends Fast Lane Discounts IANA, T-Chek Set Fuel-Card Deal
March 12, 2007Oregon Nonprofit Group Features Green Technology for Trucks
Cascade Sierra Solutions, a nonprofit group that promotes the sale of products to help truck drivers save fuel and reduce emissions, said it has opened the first of what could be as many as eight green truck technology showrooms along the Interstate 5 corridor in Oregon, Washington and California.
March 12, 2007EPA Proposes Emission Cuts for Train and Marine Engines
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed for the first time sharp cuts in exhaust emissions from railroad locomotive and marine engines in a plan a spokesman said would follow exactly the same pattern as environmental regulations for truck engines.
Trimacs 4Q Income Dips; Full Year Improves
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund earned C$3.1 million or 8 cents per unit in the fourth quarter, down from C$5.7 million or 13 cents a year earlier.
March 9, 2007Class 8 Fleet Size Grows 5.2% in 2006 as Carriers Stock Up
The number of heavy-duty trucks in use in the United States increased 5.2% to 3.51 million Class 8 commercial vehicles last year, as fleet owners stocked up on new trucks and kept more old vehicles in service, market research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said.
DOT Issues Daylight-Saving Time Reminder
The Department of Transportation issued a reminder that starting in 2007, daylight-saving time will begin three weeks earlier, starting this weekend.
March 9, 2007