Old Dominion Freight Lines OD Global unit said Friday it is expanding its global trade management services to help importers comply with new border security regulations.
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Opinion: Fuel Prices These Are the Good Old Days
As I write this in early March, the U.S. Department of Energy reports that the price of diesel fuel in the United States is $2.045 per gallon. After hitting a record high of $4.764 on July 14, the price of diesel has fallen by $2.719.
March 20, 2009EPA Now Approves SCR, Official Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Truck and engine makers work on selective catalytic reduction technology has convinced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to abandon its historical hesitancy on that approach to emissions control.
March 20, 2009Oil Tops $50 a Barrel
Oil closed at a three-month high Thursday, rising more than $3 to more than $51 a barrel, marking gains this month of more than $11, Bloomberg reported.
March 20, 2009Union Members Return to Work at Oak Harbor Without Contract
Striking Teamsters are returning to work at Oak Harbor Freight Lines without obtaining a new labor contract but ending a walkout that lasted more than five months at the regional less-than-truckload carrier.
March 9, 2009The Great Louisville Debate
SCR vs. Advanced EGR: The face-off in Louisville had all the earmarks of a hotly contested debate, with competing manufacturers and suppliers assembling their best arguments and putting on their most compelling displays while attempting to sway opinion as to why one 2010 clean-engine technology is better than the other.
March 23, 2009Court Backs ATA on SoCal Ports Truck Plan
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of an American Trucking Associations appeal that a plan put in place by the Southern California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to regulate trucking violates federal law.
March 20, 2009Fleets Struggle to Achieve Productivity Gains
The ability to track the location and contents of trailers, in theory, can help carriers haul more goods in fewer trailers.
March 23, 2009FedEx Corp. Profit Tumbles
FedEx Corp.s freight unit last week posted its first-ever operating loss, falling victim to the recession that cut both rates and freight volumes. It announced cost-cutting moves that included job reductions and the closing of its California general office.
March 23, 2009Navistar Unveils 15-Liter Engine; EGR Unit Uses Caterpillar Block
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Navistar Inc. said it soon will introduce a 15-liter engine, which combines the fuel-induction technology of its 11-liter and 13-liter MaxxForce models with the block and other basic components of a Caterpillar C15 power plant.
March 23, 2009