YRC Freight has sent the Teamsters union a change-of-operations plan that proposes to close 29 terminals and move freight through other facilities.
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Truck Makers, Suppliers Look Toward MATS to Help Spark Slumping Heavy-Duty Sales
North America’s heavy-duty truck makers and many major suppliers hope to reignite slumping heavy-duty sales when the Mid-America Trucking Show begins this week at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
March 11, 2013Appeals Court to Hear HOS Arguments Friday
American Trucking Associations and a coalition of public interest advocates are expected to tell a federal court on Friday to strike down portions of the latest changes to federal hours-of-service rules.
March 12, 2013Melton Truck Lines Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
Flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines broke ground on a new 77,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Okla., that will include full driver amenities, the Tulsa World reported Tuesday.
March 12, 2013Volvo Expands Remote Diagnostics Service
Volvo Trucks said it has expanded its remote diagnostics tool as a standard feature on its entire North American product line. It said separately it has entered into agreements with technology firms Telogis and Trimble Navigation to develop future fleet management services.
March 12, 2013Daimler Says Layoffs to Be ‘Significantly Lower’ Than Previously Announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Martin Daum, president of Daimler Trucks North America, said the company’s previously announced layoffs at its production facilities will be “significantly lower†than the 1,300 jobs it had projected earlier this year.
March 12, 2013Maryland Truckers Oppose Plan to Index Fuel Taxes
The Maryland Motor Truck Association will oppose a transportation funding plan put forth by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) that includes a new sales tax on motor fuel and a 5-cent reduction in the gasoline tax but not in the diesel tax.
March 12, 2013DOE Lowers Diesel Price Forecast to $3.90
Diesel will average $3.90 a gallon this year, the Department of Energy said, lowering its most recent forecast by 2 cents.
March 12, 2013FMCSA Warns Truckers to Use Truck-Specific GPS
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has begun distributing cards to truck drivers warning them that using GPS navigation devices meant for smaller vehicles can be dangerous and could lead to trucks hitting low bridges.
March 12, 2013Love’s to Buy 50 Freightliner Trucks With CNG Engines
Love’s Travel Stops is buying 50 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks with compressed natural gas engines for its fleet of fuel haulers, Freightliner said Monday.
March 11, 2013