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Letters to the Editor: Adding Truck Weight, Carrier Failures, Peters on Gas Tax

The EPA has mandated equipment on our trucks, which adds weight. Why not allow the carriers the chance to recoup the payload?

July 23, 2008

House Panel to Examine Driver Health Oversight

A congressional panel will hold a hearing Thursday on ways to better gauge health of truck drivers, in an effort to reduce accidents, the Associated Press reported Monday.

July 21, 2008

EPA Requests More Input on Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a nearly 600-page request for public comment on whether it should use existing law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a decision one trucking official said was a way to further delay any new regulations until after President Bush leaves office.

July 21, 2008

Diesel Rises 3.7¢ to Record $4.764; Crude Drops

The U.S. retail diesel average rose 3.7 cents last week to another record, $4.764 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported, while the price of crude oil posted its largest single-day drop in 17 years on July 15.

July 21, 2008

June Truck Sales Rise 9.5%

Heavy-duty U.S. retail truck sales grew by 9.5% in June, compared with year-ago levels, and ended a streak of 17 consecutive months of contraction, according to the latest survey by WardsAuto.com.

July 21, 2008

Intermodal Traffic Falls for Week

Rail freight improved but intermodal traffic declined last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.

July 17, 2008

NHTSA Chief Nicole Nason to Step Down in August

Nicole Nason, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told Transportation Secretary Mary Peters she plans to leave the agency in August, the Associated Press reported.

July 17, 2008

Landstar’s 2Q Profit, Revenue Rise

Truckload carrier Landstar System said late Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose slightly, while revenue jumped 10%.

July 17, 2008

Port of Los Angeles Opens Third TWIC Signup Center

To boost lagging enrollments in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program at Southern California ports, the Port of Los Angeles has opened a new enrollment center close to the adjacent Port of Long Beach.

July 15, 2008