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Volvo, Mack to Use EGR to Meet '07 Standards
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks said last week they anticipate being able to meet Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards set to take effect in 2007 by modifying their current cooled exhaust gas recirculation systems and adding diesel particulate filters.
February 2, 2004
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
News Briefs - Feb. 2
Paccar Reports Higher Profits • Delphi Records $3.2 Billion in Commercial Vehicle Bookings • Budget Calls for Oil Drilling in Alaska Refuge • House Committee Putting Off Vote on Transportation Bill • And more...
February 2, 2004Mineta Unveils Transportation Index to Serve as New Economic Indicator
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said his department was launching a new monthly economic indicator that he said would measure the impact of transportation services on the broader economy.
January 30, 2004Consumer Sentiment Index at Highest Point Since Late 2000
The University of Michigan said Friday its index of consumer sentiment rose in January to the highest level since November 2000.
January 30, 2004Economy Expands at 4% Pace in Fourth Quarter
The U.S. economy grew at 4% annual pace in the fourth quarter of 2003, and 3.1% for all of 2003, the Commerce Department said Friday.
January 30, 2004Editorial: Tolling the Nation’s Highways
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Recent issues of Transport Topics have been chock full of stories about toll increases, new tolls and the likelihood of still more tolls. And it is not welcome news for trucking.
January 30, 2004News Briefs - Jan. 30
Manufacturing in Midwest Expands in January • Overnite's Earnings Down on UP Separation Costs • FedEx's Board to Submit Proposal for Yearly Elections • Yellow Roadway Reports 4Q Loss • And more...
January 30, 2004News Briefs - Jan. 29
UPS Revenues Rise 8.2% • ArvinMeritor President O'Rourke Resigns • TV Industry, Utilities Wins Waiver on HOS Rules, Journal Says • Jobless Claims Fall by 1,000 in Latest Week • And more...
January 29, 2004Natso Pleased Congress Dropped Commercialization of Rest Areas
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Truck stop owners gathered here for their annual convention celebrated the removal of language from the federal highway reauthorization bill that would have permitted the commercialization of rest areas on Interstates and said fighting similar proposals remains its top legislative priority this year.
January 29, 2004Survey Says Speeding, Aggressive Driving Are Worst Safety-Management Problems
WASHINGTON — Trucking fleet safety managers said their company executives regard speeding and aggressive driving as the worst safety-management problem, according to a report by the Transportation Research Board.
January 29, 2004