The three-day Roadcheck 2010 event wrapped up Thursday, with more than 2,000 checkpoints set up on roads and highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance.
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Navistar’s 2Q Income More Than Doubles
Navistar International Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit more than doubled, on higher truck and engine sales.
June 9, 2010Wholesale Inventories Rise in April
Wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in March, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
June 9, 2010Fed ‘Beige Book’ Shows Improved Transport Activity
Trucking and rail activity increased in April and May, with freight traffic and materials shipments improving in several regions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
June 9, 2010N.C. Supports Virginia’s Plan to Toll I-95
North Carolina’s secretary of transportation is supporting a plan by Virginia to put tolls on Interstate 95 near the border of the two states, the Associated Press reported.
June 8, 2010Navistar Remains Tractor Provider for Heartland Express
Navistar Inc. said Tuesday it will remain the exclusive provider of Class 8 tractors for truckload carrier Heartland Express.
June 8, 2010Port of L.A. Cites Clean Truck Program for Reduced Emissions
Officials at the Port of Los Angeles are crediting their clean trucks program, which resulted in significant turn-over of older trucks to newer and cleaner trucks, for significantly lowering port-wide diesel emissions in 2009.
June 8, 2010Florida to Allow Some Heavier Truck Loads
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) signed a bill Friday allowing the state’s Department of Transportation to develop a permit process to allow trucks to carry up to 88,000 pounds on non-interstate highways.
June 8, 2010DOE Lowers 2010 Diesel Forecast to Below $3 a Gallon
The Department of Energy said diesel will average under $3 a gallon this year, lowering last month’s forecast by about a dime.
June 8, 2010Oil Holds Near $71 a Barrel
Oil held near $71 a barrel early Monday, following a big drop Friday, on concerns that Europe’s debt crisis could keep demand low, Bloomberg reported.
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