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Canadian Economy, Manufacturing Expand
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. anada’s economy expanded a more-than-expected 0.5% in August, led by gains at factories, wholesalers and oil and gas production, Bloomberg reported Monday.
October 31, 2005NAFC: Software Packages Gain Importance Among Carriers
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Software packages that help carriers boost productivity and improve profits are gaining importance for trucking companies, even though their benefits are often hard to measure, officials of American Trucking Associations’ National Accounting & Finance Council told Transport Topics last week.
October 31, 2005Personal Spending, Incomes Rise in September
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ersonal spending rose 0.5% in September, while incomes rose 1.7%, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
October 31, 2005CARB Tightens Idling Regulations
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he California Air Resources Board adopted a truck engine-idling regulation that requires drivers resting in a truck’s cab to shut off their engines after five minutes of idling.
October 31, 2005Mack Unveils New Engine, Redesigned 2006 Trucks
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. AS VEGAS — Mack Trucks introduced a new 11-liter engine, as well as new and updated truck models designed around that engine.
October 31, 2005Wal-Mart Tells Truck Makers: Double Class 8 Fuel Efficiency
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. al-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, an-nounced that within 10 years it would double the fuel efficiency for its fleet of heavy-duty trucks to an average of 13 miles per gallon — a goal it said would eventually reshape trucks around the globe.
October 31, 2005Dubai Firm May Buy London’s P&O Port Company
A London-based global port and logistics firm has received overtures to be bought by a Dubai company for about $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
October 31, 2005New Qualcomm Unit Leader Stresses Information Management
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. OSTON — Given the host of challenges facing the trucking industry, it is critical for fleets to manage information the best way possible, the president of Qualcomm’s Wireless Business Solutions Unit said.
October 31, 2005Kentucky Carrier Drops Overweight Truck Suit
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Kentucky trucking company has dropped its lawsuit challenging a state law that allows overweight coal trucks on state roads but not trucks carrying other materials, the Associated Press reported.
October 31, 2005Consumer Sentiment Drops, University of Michigan Reports
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. consumer sentiment fell in October to the lowest level in 13 years, the University of Michigan reported Friday in its monthly consumer sentiment index.
October 28, 2005