Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 10.5% higher in July from a year earlier, though truck trade declined, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
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ISM Factory Index Dips in September
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index declined in September, ISM said Monday.
October 1, 2007Nokia Buying Navteq for $8.1 Billion
Computer and mobile phone giant Nokia has agreed to buy Navteq Corp., a maker of maps used in transportation navigation, for $8.1 billion in cash, the companies said Monday.
October 1, 2007FMCSA Works With Fleets on Electronic Driver Checks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is working with fleets to develop an employee notification system that would allow a fleet to download an applicant’s complete driving record before hiring, an FMCSA researcher said last week.
October 1, 2007Ryder Says Menlo Used Untested Technology in Winning Bid for $1.6 Bln. DOD 3PL Deal
The Department of Defense should not have awarded its largest-ever third-party logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services because one of Menlo’s subcontractors plans to use a freight management technology that was untested “in a customer environment,” according to a formal protest filed by Ryder Integrated Logistics.
October 1, 2007ATA Challenges Public Citizen’s Filing on HOS Rule
American Trucking Associations said that the public interest group that claims to promote highway safety disregards the safety advantages of truck drivers’ hours of service regulations the group has repeatedly challenged in court.
September 28, 2007Cummins Taps EGR for 2010 Engines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cummins Inc. said it will not use selective catalytic reduction for its 2010 heavy-duty engines, making it the first manufacturer to reject the urea-based system widely used in Europe to cut emissions.
October 1, 2007FMCSA Seeks One-Year Delay to Address Court’s HOS Ruling
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked a federal court for a year-long delay in implementing its decision to strike down two parts of the agency’s driver hours-of-service rule.
October 1, 2007FMCSA to Track Mexican Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Thursday it would be tracking Mexican trucks participating in a cross-border trucking program with satellite technology.
September 28, 2007ATA Names UPS Freight’s William Gray Driver of Year
William Gray Jr., a Cumberland, Md.-based road driver for less-than-truckload UPS Freight, has been named the American Trucking Associations 2007 Truck Driver of the Year, ATA said.
September 26, 2007