UPS Freight said Monday it has reduced transit times on nearly 1,000 traffic lanes originating in Southwest and Southeast metropolitan areas to points across the United States.
May 12, 2008Business, Government
UPS Freight Improves Transit Times from Southeast
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Equipment
Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule
The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.
May 12, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
President Bush Declares ‘National Transportation Week’
President Bush declared this week as “National Transportation Week†and Saturday to be “National Defense Transportation Day,†the White House said Friday.
May 12, 2008Government, Business, Safety
Mexico Seeks Nafta Damages
Mexico’s principal trucking group said its members have lost more than $2 billion a year because the United States has refused to allow cross-border trucking as required by the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement and that it is seeking damages through arbitration.
May 12, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
ATA Unveils Sustainability Plan; Backs Truck Fuel-Use Standard
American Trucking Associations launched a major initiative to meet the industry’s growing fuel-price crisis, supporting for the first time national truck fuel-economy standards.
May 12, 2008Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Price Slips 2.8¢ to $4.149
The average price of retail diesel slipped 2.8 cents last week from its all-time record — the first decline in four weeks — as the Department of Energy released a prediction that prices would remain above $4 a gallon for the foreseeable future.
May 12, 2008Government
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in March, as imports dropped by the most in more than six years, the, the Commerce Department said Friday.
May 9, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
ATA Unveils Sustainability Initiative for Trucking Industry
American Trucking Associations and a group of trucking companies Thursday launched a program of initiatives to move the trucking industry toward a more sustainable future, which includes steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from heavy trucks.
May 8, 2008Government, Business, Fuel
Wholesale Inventories Decline in March
Wholesale inventories fell 0.1% in March, led by a decline in crude oil supplies, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
May 8, 2008Business, Fuel, Government, Safety
Atlas Air Reports First-Quarter Loss
Air cargo company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings said Thursday it lost $5.3 million, or 25 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a profit of $6.2 million, or 29 cents, a year ago.
May 8, 2008