The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for February rose 2.7% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
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Jevic to Close Ohio Terminal
Jevic Transportation said it plans to close a facility in West Chester Township, Ohio, in June, the Hamilton (Ohio) News-Journal reported.
April 9, 2008Trust Fund May Face Deficit, Former DOT Official Says
The main funding vehicle for the U.S. highway infrastructure will be exhausted by next year, according to a transportation expert, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
April 9, 2008Quality Distribution Alters Liability Coverage
Bulk and tanker carrier Quality Distribution Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., said it purchased an insurance policy to cover all accident liability claims between $2 million and $5 million.
April 7, 2008Study Aims to Find Best Ways to Remove Snow From Trucks
The American Transportation Research Institute has initiated a study of the costs and benefits of removing snow and ice from the tops of tractor-trailers.
April 8, 2008Opinion: Costly, Ineffective New Federal Training Rules
Safety is the paramount goal of every motor carrier. From intensive driver training to using the finest technology available, the trucking industry strives to uphold the highest safety standards while ensuring the smooth and steady flow of cargo on our nation’s highways.
April 9, 2008Letters to the Editor: Driver Training; Crashes, Cell Phones; Fuel Prices
As I understand the new driver-training rules, they indicate that a company cannot hire drivers if that company has a school for training those drivers. This is in conflict with every training institution in the country — if not the world.
April 9, 2008Prime Inc. to Buy 1,900 Trailers from Wabash National
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it would sell 1,900 trailers to refrigerated carrier Prime Inc.
April 8, 2008U.S. Automakers Planning More Exports, Journal Says
U.S. automakers have set goals of exporting more American cars, following new labor agreements and a weaker U.S. dollar, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
April 8, 2008Cummins Begins Production at Chinese Fuel Systems Plant
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday it opened its first fuel systems manufacturing site outside of North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan plant, in China.
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