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Cummins Expects Few Engine Sales
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said it is selling few units of its new heavy-duty model, even though it is the only one the federal government has certified that meets new pollution standards that take effect Oct. 1.
June 4, 2002Editorial: Clean Engines and Common Sense
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The fiasco over the next generation of heavy-duty diesel engines that the Environmental Protection Agency has mandated for the trucking industry shows no sign of abating. And the losers could be all of us.
June 4, 2002Opinion: The Full Cost of Accidents
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.How many more miles does your company have to drive each year just to cover the costs of workplace and roadway accidents? I bet it’s a considerable distance, given that workplace injuries throughout American industry produce $40 billion in direct costs — payments to injured workers and their medical care providers — each year, according to the 2002 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.
June 4, 2002Technology Briefs - June 2 - June 5
Logility Net Income Up Slightly in 4Q • UTi Worldwide Reports Higher Net Income • BAX Global Extends Mexican Service • Cummins Receives Order for Alternative Fuel Engines • And more...
June 4, 2002News Briefs - June 4
GM Chairman Sets 2003 Retirement • Teamsters Rally at UPS Facilities • Judge Admits Levying High Fines on Truckers • May Layoff Plans Down 25% from April • And more...
June 4, 2002Security Briefs - May 30 - June 6
House Passes Port Antiterrorism Bill • New E-Seals Secure Cargo, Increase Shipping Efficiency • TSA Screeners Promised Whistleblower Protection Process • Airport Officials Urge Baggage Screening Delay • And more ...
June 3, 2002ISM Manufacturing Index Rises to 55.7
The Institute for Supply Management reported the fourth straight increase in its manufacturing index Monday, another sign the sector continues to gain strength.
June 3, 2002Workers Strike at Ontario Navistar Plant
About 800 workers at Navistar International’s Chatham, Ontario plant went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday after negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, news services reported.
June 3, 2002Mexico Criticizes U.S. Truck Rules
SAN ANTONIO — Top Mexican government and industry officials voiced strong objections to U.S. rules over Mexican trucks operating here, and at least one industry leader threatened to push for relief through arbitration.
June 3, 2002CF, Yellow Lead LTLs in Rate Hikes
Two major less-than-truckload carriers have raised their freight-hauling rates for smaller customers by almost 6% and a major rate bureau may recommend its 140 members make a similar increase.
June 3, 2002