Con-way Inc.āsĀ third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Departmentās Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Menlo Wins $1.6 Billion DoD Contract
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Eaton Starts Production of Truck Hybrid System
KALAMAZOO, Mich. ā Truck drivetrain manufacturer Eaton Corp. said its electric-diesel hybrid system for medium-duty trucks is now in commercial production and that it would produce heavy-duty hybrids in a few years.
August 20, 2007Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
iTECH: āTCP/IPā for In-Cab High-Speed Wireless
The most common way of delivering data from truck telematics involves the system vendor storing, and probably massaging, the information, which the customer accesses through a secure Web site.
August 20, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Menlo Wins $1.6 Bln. DoD Contract
Con-way Inc.āsĀ third-party logistics unit Menlo Worldwide has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Departmentās Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.
August 20, 2007Government, Business, Safety
U.S. Seeks to Boost Enforcement of Laws Restricting Cabotage
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded a grant to educate local and state enforcement officers about truck cabotage rules that forbid foreign carriers from hauling cargo point-to-point within the United States.
August 20, 2007Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
State Champions to Test Skill and Knowledge
More than 375 professional truck drivers from all 50 states are expected to compete this week in what American Trucking Associations calls the āSuper Bowl of Safetyā ā the National Truck Driving Championships in Minneapolis.
August 20, 2007Business, Safety, Government
DOT Sets Conditions on Mexican Trucks Program
The Department of Transportation said that Mexican trucks will be allowed to operate throughout the United States under its pilot program as long as U.S. trucking companies have equal access south of the border, Bloomberg reported Friday.
August 17, 2007Business, Safety
Rail, Intermodal Fall for Week
Rail carload and intermodal freight traffic fell from a year ago for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
August 16, 2007Government, Business, Safety
Florida Sets Left-Lane Restrictions on I-4
Heavy trucks will be banned from usingĀ the left lane of Interstate 4 along a 60-mile stretch through four counties in central Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday.
August 16, 2007Business, Safety, Government
DOT Grants Would Boost Tolls
DOT Grants Would Boost TollsThe U.S. Department of Transportation issued grants to five metropolitan areas that will require or promote greater use of tolls to decrease congestion.
August 15, 2007