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The Good-News Trickle
The reasonably good news about the direction of the nation’s economy continues to reach our offices every week. And while the recovery is surely not as robust as any of us wants, it is unmistakably occurring.
February 22, 2010Letters: Truck Weight, IdleAire, Truck Driving Schools, CSA 2010, Classifying Drivers
The letter from [an official] of Road Safe America that appeared in the Feb. 1 edition contained a number of misstatements and misunderstandings.
February 22, 2010Dupré, GreenRoad in Partnership to Enhance Driver Performance
Dupré Logistics created a partnership with GreenRoad, a driver behavioral analysis firm, to enhance the logistics operator’s safety program.
February 19, 2010Heineken USA Picks Coyote Logistics to Manage Freight From Six Locations
Heineken USA said it has chosen Coyote Logistics LLC to manage outbound shipments of three popular brands from the Dutch brewer’s distribution centers.
February 19, 2010Lawsuit Challenges EPA On Greenhouse Finding
A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.
February 22, 2010John Ruan, Iowa Transportation Magnate, Well-Known Philanthropist, Dies at Age 96
John Ruan, who — beginning with one used dump truck — launched a trucking, financial, real estate and philanthropic empire during the Great Depression, died Feb. 13. He was 96.
February 22, 2010Producer Groups Push to Open Mexican Border to Trucking
Trade groups representing products ranging from farm to factory are pressuring the Obama administration and Congress to reinstate a Mexican cross-border trucking program to end Mexico’s retaliatory tariffs that cost U.S. businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue.
February 22, 2010New Index Shows Improvement in Truck Freight During January
Stronger readings in a new monthly freight index based on diesel purchases are adding to mounting evidence that truck freight in January continued the gradual improvement the industry has seen from the year-ago doldrums.
February 22, 2010New TMC Chairman Thrift Sets His Sights on More Use of Recommended Practices
TAMPA, Fla. — Jerry Thrift, the new chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council, wants trucking companies and truck makers to get their money’s worth and make full use of the council’s more than 3,000 engineering and maintenance recommended practices.
February 22, 2010DOT to Grant $1.5 Billion for 51 Projects as Part of Stimulus Program, LaHood Says
The Department of Transportation will issue $1.5 billion for 51 projects across the country as the final piece of the Obama administration’s stimulus program, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Feb. 17.
February 22, 2010