Rail and intermodal traffic continued their weeks-long decline last week, the Association of American Railroads said.
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PeopleNet Rolls Out Tethered Trailer Tracking
PeopleNet, Chaska, Minn., said Feb. 24 it launched its tethered trailer-tracking system, known as Trailer ID.
March 3, 2009Xata Adds Navigation to Mobile Comm. Systems
Mobile communications provider Xata Corp., Minneapolis, said Feb. 24 it had integrated ALK Technologies’ CoPilot Truck navigation system into its Xatanet and MobileMax software.
March 3, 2009Chicago Manufacturing Index Increases
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in February for a fifth straight month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
February 27, 2009January Truck Tonnage Falls 10.8%
Truck tonnage fell 10.8% in January from the same month last year, but rose 3% from the prior month, American Trucking Associations said Friday.
March 2, 2009ATA Outraged By Fees; Proposes Ending UCR
In response to a proposal to more than double annual registration fees on interstate trucking companies, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the program created to collect and distribute the fees should be abolished.
March 2, 2009Engine Makers Defend SCR Against ‘Unsubstantiated Claims’
Truck engine makers planning to use selective catalytic reduction in 2010 engines lashed out last week against what one executive called “unsubstantiated attacks leveled against SCR†by the one manufacturer that plans to use only exhaust gas recirculation to cut emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides.
March 2, 2009Congressmen Back LaHood in Dispute Over VMT Comment
ARLINGTON, Va. — Congressional leaders from both parties last week defended Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood after a spokesman for President Obama rebuffed LaHood’s suggestion that the government might use a vehicle miles-traveled tax to finance highways.
March 2, 2009Obama’s Call for Cap-and-Trade a Concern for ATA Chairman
President Obama called on Congress to approve legislation creating a cap-and-trade system aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Obama spoke on Feb. 24 to Congress in a joint session and invited spectators, who included the chairman of American Trucking Associations.
March 2, 2009Class 8 Truck Fleet Grew in 4Q Following 1st Decline, Polk Says
The number of Class 8 trucks operating in the United States increased by 60,000 at the end of the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reversing the first-ever decline of 17,000 that research firm R.L. Polk & Co. reported at the end of the third quarter.
March 2, 2009