The House of Representatives has approved a transportation spending bill that would bar Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported.
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Daimler Cites Progress on 'Green' Trucks, Buses
STUTTGART, Germany – The world’s largest commercial vehicle maker last week said it is moving ahead with a host of projects to develop less-polluting trucks and buses, but warned that governments and oil companies must cooperate if these products are to become commercially viable.
November 19, 2007
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
UPS Executive Urges Shippers To Back Taxes for Infrastructure
ATLANTA — UPS Inc.’s incoming chief financial officer told shippers here what freight carriers have long heard: The U.S. transportation network is so clogged — and getting worse — that Congress must create an infrastructure improvement plan and pay for it with dedicated taxes on the system’s users.
November 19, 2007Class 8 Truck Sales Drop 53.1% In Oct. on Weak Freight Market
Heavy-duty retail truck sales in the United States fell 53.1% in October, the sixth straight month in which sales fell 50% or more below 2006 levels, according to WardsAuto.com.
November 19, 2007Diesel Jumps to $3.425
U.S. diesel fuel prices rose another 12.2 cents last week to $3.425 a gallon, the second consecutive record high and the eighth increase in the past nine weeks, the Department of Energy said.
November 19, 2007Letters to the Editor: No Parking, Fuel Surcharges, Silent Attack, Driver Surveillance, Ports’ Truck Ban
For almost 30 years, we have had parking areas in mile-zone 262 near Elk Mountain in Wyoming. In 2006, the westbound parking area was removed during road repair. In 2007, the east-bound parking area was removed during road repair. Apparently, Wyoming does not intend to replace these two parking areas.
November 16, 2007Industrial Production Falls 0.5%
Industrial production fell 0.5% in October, the most since January, the Federal Reserve said Friday.
November 16, 2007CFI Raises Driver Pay
Contract Freighters Inc., Joplin, Mo., said it will raise pay for all drivers by 1 cent per mile.
November 16, 2007Hub Group Announces $75 Million Stock Buyback
Logistics firm Hub Group, Downer’s Grove, Ill., said Thursday it has authorized a $75 million stock buyback.
November 15, 2007N.Y. State Manufacturing Index Slips
Manufacturing growth in New York state dipped in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.
November 15, 2007