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Year In Review: IT Firms Court Smaller Fleets, Continue Consolidation

Information technology vendors took aim at smaller fleets in 2007, offering software and tracking options that don’t require carriers to invest in full onboard computer systems.

January 7, 2008

Web-Based Software Is Appealing to Fleets

For some fleet managers and maintenance supervisors today, a routine part of their job is accessing a secure Web site to view, say, fuel expenses for last month or a report on which trucks need servicing in the coming week.

January 7, 2008

Letters to the Editor: CARB Reefer Rules, Intermodal Answers

The op-ed by the California Air Resource Board’s enforcement division chief, James Ryden, about the new refrigerated carrier rules is as expected with CARB: “Ready, FIRE, aim!â€

January 7, 2008

New Mexico Considering Idling Regs

The New Mexico Department of Environment is considering limiting the amount of time long-haul truckers can leave their vehicles idling at truck stops, the Associated Press reported.

January 7, 2008

Diesel Rises 3.1¢ to $3.376

Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose 3.1 cents from last week to $3.376 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 5.6 cents to $3.109, the Department of Energy said Monday.

January 7, 2008

Unemployment Rate Rises to 5%

The unemployment rate rose to a two-year high of 5% in December from 4.7% in November, while payrolls rose by 18,000 jobs, the smallest gain since August, the Labor Department said Friday.

January 4, 2008

Dorgan Blasts DOT Over Cross-Border Trucking

One of the most vocal congressional critics of a plan to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways as part of a yearlong pilot project blasted the Department of Transportation in a letter, accusing DOT of ignoring Congressional intent in continuing the test.

January 4, 2008

Factory Orders Rise 1.5% in November

U.S. factory orders rose 1.5% in November, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

January 3, 2008

Texas Transportation Commissioner Williamson Dies

Texas Transportation Commission Chairman and former longtime state lawmaker Ric Williamson died Sunday of an apparent heart attack, the Associated Press reported. He was 55.

January 3, 2008

Jobless Claims Fall 21,000 for Week

Initial jobless claims plunged by 21,000 for the week ended Saturday to 336,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

January 3, 2008