There is an urgent need for cross-border cooperation between the United States, Canada and Mexico to reduce truck and train greenhouse-gas emissions which would in turn help safeguard regional economic competitiveness, according to a new study.
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Ohio Turnpike’s 70-mph Speed Limit Takes Effect
The new 70-mile-per-hour speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike, which the state’s trucking industry opposes, has taken effect, the Associated Press reported.
April 4, 2011Hub Group Buys Exel Transportation Services
Logistics and intermodal firm Hub Group has purchased freight broker Exel Transportation Services for about $83 million, it said Monday.
April 4, 2011Utility Trailer Chooses Grote to Supply All-LED Lighting
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. is switching to 100% light-emitting diode lighting on all of its refrigerated and dry van trailers and tandem- and tridem-axle flatbeds, the company said March 24.
April 4, 2011Diesel Rises Again, Gaining 4.4¢ to $3.976
Diesel rose for the 17th time 18 weeks, gaining 4.4 cents to a national average $3.976 per gallon, while gasoline jumped almost 9 cents, the Department of Energy said.
April 5, 2011Opinion: Trucking Fights Terrorism
Earlier this year, we were once again reminded that the United States continues to face the possibility of a terrorist attack on our soil, a threat that hasn’t abated in the decade since 9/11.
April 7, 2011Oil Continues Gains, Tops $108 a Barrel
Oil closed at more than $108 a barrel Monday, its highest level in 30 months, as Libyan fighting centered near a key Mediterranean oil port, Bloomberg reported.
April 4, 2011Construction Spending Falls 1.4% in Third Straight Decline
Construction spending fell for a third straight month in February, the Commerce Department said Friday.
April 1, 2011ISM Manufacturing Index Slips in March
U.S. manufacturing activity fell slightly in March from its highest level in almost seven years, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
April 1, 2011US 1 Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
Logistics firm US 1 Industries’ fourth-quarter net income improved to $300,000, or 2 cents a share, from a loss of $2.1 million, or 15 cents, a year earlier.
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