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More-Complex Trucks Increasing Maintenance Challenges

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he need to capitalize on high freight rates and strong demand is putting more pressure on maintenance departments to keep increasingly complex trucks up and running, fleet executives said.

August 29, 2005

Schneider Completes American Port Services Acquisition

Truckload carrier Schneider National’s logistics unit said Monday it had completed its acquisition of American Port Services, a provider of port transloading, warehousing and distribution services.

August 29, 2005

Lundberg: Gasoline Prices Reach Another Record High

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. etail gas prices hit another record high over the past two weeks and could rise even higher, according to the latest Lundberg survey issued Sunday.

August 29, 2005

Technology Briefs - Aug. 23 - Aug. 29

SAIC to Provide Technology for Illinois Tollway • Cummins, Scania Form Fuel-Tech Partnership • Sirius to Launch Traffic Data Service • Firm Signs Agreement With Md. to Provide Traffic Sensors • And more...

August 29, 2005

New Highway Law Gives Idling Systems a Boost

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Under a measure in the recently signed highway funding act, states would be allowed to let companies install diesel-engine emission reducing electrification systems and other idle-reducing technologies at public rest areas along the nation’s interstate highway system.

August 29, 2005

Opinion: Do Not Worry About RFID

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ransportation providers do not need to worry about radio frequency identification — better known as “RFID.â€

August 29, 2005

Crude Oil Falls Back After Hitting $70 in Overnight Trading

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices fell back from an all-time high of more than $70 a barrel for the first time in overnight trading, following Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the Gulf Coast Monday, news services reported.

August 29, 2005

Ryder to Provide Warehouse, Logistics Services for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Depot

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. yder System said it has been awarded a multi-year logistics and warehousing contract by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Depot, the world's largest home-improvement retailer.

August 26, 2005

Michigan Consumer Index Falls on Fuel Price Concerns

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he University of Michigan’s final consumer sentiment index for August fell to 89.1 from a 96.5 reading in July, and was also lower than a preliminary August reading of 92.7 issued two weeks ago.

August 26, 2005

PierPass Says Night Hours Working Well at So. Calif. Ports

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. or a second straight week, PierPass Inc., a company created by marine terminal operators at the Ports and Long Beach and Los Angeles, reported that new night-shift hours at the ports has helped efficiency and has the support of truckers at the ports.

August 26, 2005