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Hub Group CFO Tom White Leaves Company
Transportation logistics firm Hub Group Inc. said late Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Tom White resigned has been replaced by Terri Pizzuto, the company's vice president of finance.
March 21, 2007Security & Safety Briefs — March 15 - March 21
Kentucky Eyes Higher Speed Limits • Penske Has Trained 15,000 Drivers Under Highway Watch Program • Colorado to Spend $1.2 Mln. for Truck ‘Chain-Up’ Spaces
March 21, 2007Trucking, Safety Officers’ Group Join Forces Against Coalition Over Criticism of FMCSA
WASHINGTON — Trucking and law enforcement groups said a recent report claiming the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has failed to ensure trucking safety was unproductive and poorly researched.
March 21, 2007Recorded Engine Data Can Help Defend Claims
NEW ORLEANS — Sophisticated recording devices built into modern trucks and diesel engines can generate information that plaintiff’s attorneys can use to force fleets and their insurance companies to pay massive settlement claims.
March 21, 2007Recorded Engine Data Can Help Defend Claims
NEW ORLEANS — Sophisticated recording devices built into modern trucks and diesel engines can generate information that plaintiff’s attorneys can use to force fleets and their insurance companies to pay massive settlement claims.
March 21, 2007Safety & Security Briefs — March 15 - March 21
Opinion: The Upside of the EOBR Proposal
Eaton Names President of Heavy-Duty Transmission Unit
Truck and auto parts maker Eaton Corp. said Tuesday it named Curt Hutchins president and vice president of its heavy-duty transmission unit, effective April 1.
March 20, 2007Canadian Carriers’ Revenue, Expenses Rise in 4Q
The top 91 Canada-based for-hire motor carriers that earn at least C$25 million annually generated operating revenue of C$2.4 billion and expenses of C$2.3 billion in the fourth quarter, with both figures rising less than 1% from the previous quarter, Statistics Canada reported.
March 20, 2007Diesel Falls 0.4 Cent to $2.681; Decline Is First in Seven Weeks
Following six straight weekly increases, the average national price of retail diesel fuel dipped 0.4 cent to $2.681 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
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