Volvo AB said deliveries by its four truck brands rose 2% worldwide in July, but fell by 2% in North America, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
August 27, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Chicago’s O’Hare Conducts Mobile Cargo Screening
The Transportation Security Administration for the first time has used a mobile X-ray machine capable of screening contents of large cargo containers to check trucks entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the Associated Press reported.
August 27, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafety
Opinion: Outsourcing — Trucking’s Elephant in the Room
The transportation industry is in a dangerous place, one where even well-known industry players such as Jevic Transportation, which closed its doors in May, and Jim Palmer Trucking, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, can go under — taking their employees with them.
August 26, 2008BusinessGovernmentEquipmentSafetyTechnologyAutonomous
Freightliner to Offer Meritor WABCO System
Freightliner Trucks, part of Daimler Trucks North America, said it will offer Meritor WABCO’s new automatic forward-collision warning and braking system on its models Cascadia and Century Class S/T tractors.
August 25, 2008BusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Truck Driver Appreciation Week Is Under Way
The annual National Truck Driver Association Week began Sunday and will run through Saturday, American Trucking Associations said.
August 25, 2008BusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Heritage Transport’s Dennis Shirar Is Truck Driving Grand Champion
Dennis Shirar, a driver with Indianapolis-based Heritage Transport who has driven 3 million accident-free miles, was named the 2008 National Truck Driving Grand Champion, American Trucking Associations said.
August 25, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Diesel Falls to 3-Month Low
The U.S. retail diesel average fell another 14.6 cents to $4.207 a gallon last week, extending the most pronounced drop in two years to a fifth consecutive week, the Department of Energy reported.
August 25, 2008BusinessFuelSafetyGovernment
ATA Supports Bipartisan Energy Plan
American Trucking Associations said it supports a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill that calls for domestic oil drilling, tax incentives and alternative energy research to lower the price of fuel.
August 22, 2008BusinessSafety
Rail, Intermodal Traffic Decline for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic both declined for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
August 22, 2008BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Ohio Panel Holds Hearing on DHL-UPS Air Deal
About 200 people packed a legislative meeting in Ohio Tuesday to hear testimony on the potential impact of DHL’s plans to switch its domestic air cargo to UPS Inc., the Associated Press reported.
August 20, 2008