Diesel declined for a third straight week, declining 4.7 cents to $3.786 a gallon, its biggest drop since mid-August, while gasoline plunged almost a dime, the Department of Energy reported.
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Rand McNally, McLeod Offer HOS Application
CHICAGO — Rand McNally Co. announced the latest integration of its TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition software with McLeod Software’s upgraded LoadMaster Enterprise and Powerbroker Version 10.3 applications.
September 26, 2011Paccar Parts Offers TruckerLink Telematics
Paccar Parts, part of truck maker Paccar Inc., said its proprietary TruckerLink telematics and fleet-management service is now available to aftermarket customers.
September 26, 2011Appeals Court Rejects L.A. Port’s Ban on Independent Truckers
A federal appeals court rejected a plan by the Port of Los Angeles to ban independent operators from drayage operations, giving American Trucking Associations a victory in a major point of its lawsuit challenging several points in the port’s clean trucks program.
September 27, 2011Obama Touts Infrastructure Spending in Speech at Ohio-Kentucky Bridge
President Obama, speaking before a bridge on the Ohio-Kentucky border that carries heavy truck traffic, made a pitch for infrastructure spending and his jobs plan.
September 23, 2011Maryland Truck Tolls to Double by 2013
Commercial truckers will pay twice as much in tolls at the Baltimore Harbor crossings by July 2013 under a plan approved this week by the Maryland Transportation Authority.
September 23, 2011Con-way Launches Smart Phone App
Con-way Freight has launched a smart phone application that enables customers to create personalized rate quotes for shipments in the United States and Canada.
September 23, 2011House GOP Leaders May Allow Higher Transportation Spending, Mica Says
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, confirmed Friday that the House Republican leadership agreed he can seek additional revenues for a transportation reauthorization bill — a move that would avoid a projected 30% cut in federal transportation spending.
September 23, 2011Opinion: Creating Future Truck Drivers
Trucking today faces one of the worst driver shortages ever, a situation experts say will only get worse, while at the same time, national unemployment recently topped 15%.
September 29, 2011The Second Battle of Interstate 81
Back in 2003, Virginia began its ill-advised drive to toll an existing federal highway to raise money for road work, much to the displeasure of the region’s business community, and especially the trucking industry.
September 26, 2011