California has become the first of five eligible states under a new federal transportation law to participate in a pilot program allowing the state’s Transportation Department to take the lead from the Federal Highway Administration for environmental approvals on transportation projects.
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Volvo to Participate in Joint Program on Vehicle Technology
The Volvo Group said late last month it will be participating in a joint environmental program between the U.S. and Swedish Governments.
July 9, 2007Shell to Build New Lubricants Plant in China
Shell Limited, part of Shell Oil Co., broke ground late last month on a lubricants blending plant in southern China.
July 9, 2007Diesel Rises 2¢ to $2.849
The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel rose 2 cents to $2.849 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
July 10, 2007MGM Transport Bought by Private-Equity Firm
MGM Transport Corp. has been acquired by private-equity firm CF Holding Co. for an undisclosed sum, the Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area, in North Carolina, reported last week.
July 9, 2007EPA Proposes Tightening Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed reducing the amount of ozone in the air, which trucking industry and manufacturing officials said could lead to retrofits of older trucks.
July 9, 2007Port of Oakland to Launch GPS Tracking System
Trucking companies, owner-operators and shippers at the Port of Oakland, Calif., and Oakland’s World Trade Center will be able to track freight using Global Positioning System technology starting in about six months.
July 9, 2007Editorial: Endings and New Beginnings
This week’s issue of Transport Topics is the last one that will be produced at 2200 Mill Road in Alexandria, Va., the headquarters of American Trucking Associations, our owner, for almost 24 years.
July 9, 2007Clarification: Werner Gains C-TPAT Validation
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said late Monday it has become a validated member in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT, federal cross-border trade program.
July 2, 2007Freightliner Machinists Strike Oregon Plant
Machinists for Freightliner Trucks in Portland, Ore., went on strike Tuesday morning over insurance and overtime provisions in a proposed labor contract, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
July 3, 2007