A federal court has rejected a request by several advocacy groups, led by Public Citizen, seeking to overturn the interim hours-of-service rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last month.
January 24, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Florida Banning Trucks from Left Lane of Turnpike Stretch
Florida officials are banning trucks from the left lane of a 40-mile stretch of the Florida Turnpike in South Florida starting Friday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
January 25, 2008BusinessSafety
Trucking Carried More Than 10 Billion Tons of Freight in ’06, ATA Says
The U.S. trucking industry hauled more goods than ever before in 2006, the American Trucking Associations said Friday.
January 25, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Covenant Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
Covenant Transportation Group earned $176,000, or 1 cent per share in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $894,000, or 6 cents, a year earlier.
January 24, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Income Drops
Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $13.8 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.9 million, or 23 cents, a year ago.
January 24, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Trucking Stocks Rebound Sharply
Trucking and transportation stocks rose sharply Wednesday as the general stock market rebounded, news reports said.
January 24, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
Letters to the Editor: HOS, Public Citizen, Fuel Prices, N.J. Turnpike, Fuel in New England
So, we were able to keep two important features of the hours-of-service rules in place — which should have been no surprise to any one.
January 24, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Railroads, Transport Union Reach Accord
U.S. freight railroads have reached a tentative contract with about 81,000 workers represented by the United Transportation Union, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
January 24, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Maine Suspends Some Weight Restrictions Due to Fuel Prices
Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed a bill to temporarily allow trucks hauling forest products to exceed state weight limits by 5% in hopes of helping them offset high fuel prices, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2008BusinessLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Descartes Acquires Fluensee’s MobiTrac
Canadian Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group said it has acquired Fluensee Inc.’s MobiTrac fleet management business.
January 22, 2008