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Security & Safety Briefs - July 15 - July 21
Overnite Suspends Guarantees Due to Boston Convention Delays Safety Council Says Laws Saved 190,000 Lives CIA Sending Terror Experts to Small Towns Terror Messages Posted on Arkansas DOT Server
July 21, 2004
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Con-Way to Invest $181 Million in New Equipment
Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. said Wednesday it would allocate $181 million this year to purchase additional tractors, trailers and forklifts to accommodate growth at its four regional less-than-truckload companies.
July 21, 2004News Briefs - July 21
CNF's Net Income More Than Doubles Covenant Earns 30 Cents a Share in 2Q Volvo's 2Q Profit Rises 52% on Higher Sales C.H. Robinson Reports Higher 2Q Profits Wabash Posts Profit; Says Demand Will Continue to Rise And more...
July 21, 2004Housing Starts Drop 8.5% in June
Housing starts in the United States fell 8.5% in June to the lowest level in a year, and a sign of future construction also fell significantly, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
July 20, 2004DOT Still Sees Obstacles to Opening Mexico Border
A little more than five weeks after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the government to allow Mexican trucks to deliver in the United States, industry and government officials told Transport Topics some significant barriers remained to opening the border anytime soon.
July 20, 2004National Average Diesel Price Rises 0.4 Cent to $1.744
The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday the national average retail price for diesel fuel rose 0.4 cent to $1.744 per gallon.
July 20, 2004News Briefs - July 20
Greenspan Says Economic Slump Will Be 'Short-Lived' Price of Oil Tops $42 Before Falling Back NHTSA Says Freightliner Recalls Some Trucks Net Income Increases at Arkansas Best And more...
July 20, 2004Industry Warns of Rail Delays as Peak Shipping Season Nears
With the peak season for freight shipping rapidly approaching, U.S. railroads are already stretched thin and it appears that more delays and capacity scarcities are looming.
July 19, 2004EPA Working With Industry on 'Clean Corridors' for ULSD
The Environmental Protection Agency said it was working with industry representatives to determine the locations of proposed clean corridors where fleets could buy ultra-low-sulfur fuel in 2005 to test 2007 diesel engines in actual operating conditions.
July 19, 2004ATA Issues Clarification of Statement on HOS Decision
American Trucking Associations issued this statement on Monday, July 19, which clarifies its initial statement released on Friday: n Friday, July 16, ATA, in reacting to the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) vacating of the new Hours-of-Service ("HOS") rules, stated that it anticipated that the Federal Motor Carrier Administration would work to meet the Court's requirement to consider the impact of the current rule on driver health.
July 19, 2004