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California Restricts Truck Idling to Five Minutes
The California Air Resources Board said it voted on Thursday to ban heavy-duty trucks and diesel-powered buses from idling more than five minutes..
July 23, 2004Letter to the Editor: A Driver Suggests
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. recently read your story, "Executives Say Lack of Drivers Stems From Low Pay Levels." As a former company driver and now an owner-operator for the past four years, I can qualify my statements with what I have experienced for myself while being employed by several companies in this industry.
July 23, 2004Opinion: Using Equipment Leasing to Strategic Advantage
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. easing is used by eight out of 10 U.S. businesses today, and accounts for about one-third of new equipment acquisitions, so most executives are generally familiar with it.
July 23, 2004News Briefs - July 23
Arkansas Best Chairman Marquard Retires Yellow Roadway Earns $46.9 Million in 2Q USF Posts Loss on Red Star Expenses Profits, Engine Sales Surge at Cummins And more...
July 23, 2004New Jersey Plans Enforcement Push of Anti-Idling Law by End of July
Environmental officials in New Jersey put industry officials on notice that the state would step up enforcement of its anti-idling law by the end of July.
July 23, 2004ArvinMeritor Names McClure as Chairman, CEO
Vehicle parts maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said Thursday it named Charles "Chip" McClure as its new chairman, chief executive officer and president effective Aug. 9..
July 22, 2004Trucks Sales Rise 35.6%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks surged 35.6% in June to their highest level in almost four years, prompting truck makers to further increase their production rates.
July 22, 2004News Briefs - July 22
UPS' 2Q Profits Rise 18% Profits Fall at USA Truck Despite Record Revenues Caterpillar's Profits Rise as Engine Sales Surge LEI Falls for First Time Since March 2003 And more...
July 22, 2004IG Calls FMCSA Data 'Poor,' Questions Computer Funding
The Department of Transportations inspector general said that information the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uses to track trucking companies was so poor that he questioned the agencys request for funds to upgrade its computer system.
July 22, 2004Economys Growth Benefits Most TT 100 Top For-Hire Carriers
A tentative business recovery that gathered steam in 2003 and now appears to be pushing the limits of freight-hauling capacity boosted revenue and profits for most, but not all, of the carriers on the 2004 edition of the Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
July 21, 2004