Chris Patterson, head of Daimler Trucks North America, plans to retire in June, parent company Daimler AG said Monday.
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N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Hits Record Low
Manufacturing growth in New York state contracted this month at the fastest pace on record, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
March 16, 2009N.H. Truckers Balk at 15-Cent Diesel Tax Boost
A proposed 15-cent boost in New Hampshire’s diesel tax will badly hurt the trucking industry, truckers told state lawmakers, the Associated Press reported.
March 16, 2009Letters: Rooftop Snow, ATA Couple Retires, Fuel Prices, Those Railroad Ads, SCR Details
Forget about getting truck drivers to remove snow and ice from trailer rooftops. For one, many drivers cannot even walk across the parking lot, let alone be expected to somehow get on top of a trailer roof.
March 16, 2009Carriers May Save Billions of Dollars With Better Technology, Study Says
Motor carriers incur tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity because of inefficiencies that could be mitigated by wider use of wireless information technology, according to a new federal report.
March 16, 2009Mexico Plans Tariffs in Cross-Border Trucking Dispute
Mexico plans to put tariffs on about 90 U.S. industrial and agricultural products in retaliation for a U.S. decision to cancel a pilot cross-border trucking program between the two countries, news services reported.
March 17, 2009Diesel Falls 2.8¢ to $2.017
Diesel fuel fell 2.8 cents to a $2.017 per-gallon national average, the lowest price in more than four years, the Department of Energy said.
March 17, 2009Industrial Production Falls 1.4%
U.S. industrial production fell 1.4% in February, declining for the fourth consecutive month, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
March 16, 2009Eaton to Close Indiana Transmission Plant
Truck parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. plans to close a plant in Greenfield, Ind., and move its operations to North Carolina and Mexico, Bloomberg reported.
March 16, 2009Business Inventories Fall 1.1% in January
Business inventories fell 1.1% in January, the fifth straight decline, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
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