President Obama Monday signed an order directing the Environmental Protection Agency approve a waiver for California and 13 other states to set stricter automobile emission and boost fuel efficiency standards.
January 26, 2009BusinessSafetyTechnologyGovernment
Former ATA Chairman Kuntz Joins SkyBitz Board
Ray Kuntz, immediate past chairman of American Trucking Associations, has joined the board of directors at trailer tracking firm SkyBitz, the company said Monday.
January 26, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
LaHood Backs Partnerships, Tolls on New Highway Lanes
WASHINGTON — Ray LaHood, President Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation, said tolls and public-private partnerships should be among the ways Congress funds infrastructure construction, but existing interstate highway lanes should remain toll-free.
January 26, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
YRC to Use Brand Name for Integrated Network
Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide said Friday that it will use its YRC brand name for its combined Yellow Transportation and Roadway network.
January 23, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Senate Confirms DOT, EPA Cabinet Picks
The Senate Thursday confirmed President Obama’s picks to head the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2009BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell for the week ended Jan. 17 from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 22, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Senate Panel Approves LaHood as DOT Secretary
A Senate panel Wednesday approved Ray LaHood to be Secretary of Transportation, passing his nomination by President Obama to the full Senate, the New York Times reported.
January 22, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
CSX’s Fourth-Quarter Income Slips
CSX Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit fell from a year ago, largely due to a non-transportation-related writedown.
January 21, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
EPA Won’t Delay 2010 Engine Rule
A top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said last week that the agency has “absolutely no intention” of granting the request by truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. for a two-year delay in implementing 2010 federal diesel emission standards for new heavy trucks.
January 19, 2009GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Continued Growth of Multi-mode Transport Spurs Information Technology Systems
The information systems that support intermodal trucking companies are much like the business of intermodalism itself: complex, multi-headed and increasingly important to motor carriers.
January 19, 2009