Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to consider taxing motorists by how many miles they drive, the Associated Press reported Friday.
February 20, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Government Raises Presence During Recession
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the United States in a recession, the federal government is commanding a larger presence, two business lobbyists said, and while that does bring with it the potential for trouble, many executives at a manufacturers’ conference here welcomed the potential for help.
February 23, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
California Finishing Plans to Issue Vouchers to Help Small Carriers Buy Cleaner Vehicles
California environmental regulators are drawing up plans to issue vouchers as early as this spring to small fleets to help them pay for replacing old trucks with units carrying a 2007 or newer diesel engine.
February 23, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyGovernment
Letters: Back to Basics; Snow Removal Fines; Government Stimulus
Listening to the television pundits trying to divine the future of our economy, I am not unlike millions of people worldwide. We are all watching Washington, waiting for a panacea to the economic woes.
February 20, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
MAN’s 4Q Income Drops; Will Cut Production
Germany-based truck maker MAN AG will cut costs and extend reductions in its employees’ work hours after the recession and declining sales caused its fourth-quarter profit to plunge by almost half, Bloomberg reported.
February 19, 2009BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell last week, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 19, 2009EditorialGovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Trucking’s Growing Job Losses
Trucking suffered the greatest loss of jobs in history during January, excluding the month of the national drivers’ strike in 1994.
February 19, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafety
Letters: Truck vs. Car Speed, °®¶¹´«Ã½ Run, Removing Snow, 10% Pay Cut
Regarding different speed limits for cars and large trucks, arguments with this one go on and on.
February 17, 2009BusinessLogisticsFuelTechnologyEquipmentSafety
National Retail Systems Deploys Clean Trucks to Calif. Ports
National Retail Systems has deployed 115 trucks to comply with the Clean Truck Program requirements set forth by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the company said Tuesday.
February 17, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Hearing to Come on Calif. Emissions Waiver
The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing March 5 on a 2007 decision to deny California a waiver allowing the state to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards for automobiles and light trucks.
February 17, 2009