American Trucking Associations submitted a petition Friday asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to retain the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers.
August 31, 2007Business
Florida Eyes Open-Road Tolling
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise said Aug. 13 it had started construction on all four of its major toll plazas to convert existing electronic tolling lanes to open-road tolling lanes.
September 4, 2007FuelBusiness
GM Tests Process to Raise Fuel Economy
General Motors Corp. said it is testing a combustion process in concept cars that could raise fuel economy by 15% over current conventional engines, the Associated Press reported.
September 4, 2007BusinessSafety
July Truck Tonnage Drops 3.7%
Continued softness in the housing industry contributed to another month’s drop in truck freight volume during July, when tonnage fell 3.7% from last year, American Trucking Associations said last week.
September 3, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
STB to Probe Rail Competition
The Surface Transportation Board said it will conduct a sweeping analysis of competition in the U.S. railroad industry, after a new government report raised suspicion that some rail freight rates in selected markets might not be justified or reasonable.
September 3, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyTechnologyEquipment
States to Begin Collecting Fees Under New System
FMCSA has cleared the way for states to begin collecting registration fees under the new Unified Carrier Registration system, effectively bringing the curtain down on the widely disliked Single State Registration System.
September 3, 2007BusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Roadway’s Lewis Is Named 2007 NTDC Grand Champion
MINNEAPOLIS — Alphonso Lewis, a city driver for Roadway Express in Montgomery, Ala., was named grand champion at the National Truck Driving Championships, the first African American to earn the honor.
September 3, 2007Business
Western, Smithway Delay Merger Closing Date
Western Express, which is planning to purchase Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. said late Thursday it would delay the deal’s closing to October because of recent volatility in U.S. credit markets.
August 31, 2007Business
Karlsten to Head Volvo’s Global Powertrain Unit
Peter Karlsten, the head of Volvo Trucks North America, has been appointed president of Volvo Powertrain, a unit of the Sweden-based Volvo AB, the company said Thursday.
August 31, 2007BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region saw a modest gain in August, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Friday.
August 31, 2007