UPS Inc. reduced its first-quarter earnings estimate because domestic shipments are slowing as the U.S. economy weakens.
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Freightliner to Cut Work Force at N.C. Plant
Freightliner Trucks plans to lay off about 1,500 workers at a North Carolina truck plant, the Charlotte Observer reported.
April 9, 2008Trust Fund May Face Deficit, Former DOT Official Says
The main funding vehicle for the U.S. highway infrastructure will be exhausted by next year, according to a transportation expert, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
April 9, 2008Quality Distribution Alters Liability Coverage
Bulk and tanker carrier Quality Distribution Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., said it purchased an insurance policy to cover all accident liability claims between $2 million and $5 million.
April 7, 2008Study Aims to Find Best Ways to Remove Snow From Trucks
The American Transportation Research Institute has initiated a study of the costs and benefits of removing snow and ice from the tops of tractor-trailers.
April 8, 2008Opinion: Costly, Ineffective New Federal Training Rules
Safety is the paramount goal of every motor carrier. From intensive driver training to using the finest technology available, the trucking industry strives to uphold the highest safety standards while ensuring the smooth and steady flow of cargo on our nation’s highways.
April 9, 2008Letters to the Editor: Driver Training; Crashes, Cell Phones; Fuel Prices
As I understand the new driver-training rules, they indicate that a company cannot hire drivers if that company has a school for training those drivers. This is in conflict with every training institution in the country — if not the world.
April 9, 2008Oil Closes at New Record High
Oil closed Wednesday at a record high price of $110.87 a barrel, after earlier topping $112 for the first time in intraday trading, the Associated Press reported.
April 9, 2008Nissan to Build Commercial Trucks in Mississippi
Nissan Motor Co. will spend $118 million to convert an underused Mississippi truck plant and build its first commercial vehicles in the United States, Bloomberg reported.
April 8, 2008Clean Diesel Technologies Sets Agreement with Chinese Firm
Clean Diesel Technologies said Tuesday it has licensed its wire mesh filter technology to Headway Machinery Co. Ltd., the largest commercial diesel engine exhaust company in China.
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