ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.
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Volvo Gets $19 Million from DOE for ‘SuperTruck’ Technology
Volvo Trucks North America said Monday it will receive $19 million in federal funding to develop technologies to improve the efficiency of heavy-duty trucks.
August 15, 2011TransCore Freight Index Sets July Record
TransCore’s North American freight index for July marked the seventh straight record, the company said.
August 15, 2011Trailer Bridge Reports Second-Quarter Loss
Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a second-quarter loss of $3.6 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with net income of $900,000, or 7 cents, a year ago.
August 15, 2011Gasoline Falls 9¢ in Three Weeks to $3.61, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price fell 9 cents in the past three weeks to an average $3.61 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
August 15, 2011N.Y. Manufacturing Index Contracts for Third Straight Month
Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in August for the third straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
August 15, 2011Oil Falls on Concerns Over Housing, Economic Data
Oil fell almost $1 early Monday in advance of this week’s economic reports on housing indicators, Bloomberg reported.
August 15, 2011iTECH: Rebooting IT Systems After Disasters
PHOENIX — Motor carriers have long feared disasters such as fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes because of their ability to snarl freight transportation, but with fleets now more dependent on computer systems than ever before, there is also an information technology component to disaster recovery.
August 17, 2011Diesel Drops 6.2¢ to $3.835 in Third Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a third straight week, declining 6.2 cents to $3.835 a gallon, while gasoline dropped 7 cents to $3.604, the Department of Energy reported.
August 16, 2011Opinion: No Longer a ‘Penny Business’
Vernaculars can expedite commerce, provided all parties understand the lingo, but using it outside an industry may frustrate communications when being clearly understood is vitally important — particularly if money is involved.
August 18, 2011