The Federal Maritime Commission said Tuesday it is asking a federal court to dismiss FMC’s legal challenge to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., over the sister ports’ clean-trucks plans.
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Products, Practices Save Fleets Money, Improve Fuel Efficiency, Execs Say
Chief executive officers of three major fleets said their companies have saved substantially by using several of the products and methods designed for the most fuel efficiency.
June 16, 2009iTECH: Boring in on Core Technology
How can trucking and logistics companies — faced with new technology and endless updates to IT systems — avoid wasting money on uncoordinated solutions as they try to keep up with faster, more visible supply chains?
June 15, 2009Letters: Dropping Rates, Volvo Disagrees
Since 1978, when I started operations, I have watched the trucking industry continually tear itself down. There will always be another fool with enough money to buy a cheap truck, charge below-profit rates and go out of business, while the next fool is in line to take his or her place.
June 15, 2009Safety Begins Behind the Wheel
An emphasis on driver behavior runs through an 18-point plan developed by American Trucking Associations to reduce crashes involving cars and trucks. Chilling statistics illuminate why this kind of focus is essential.
June 15, 2009Coalition Urges Congress to Curb Oil Speculation
A coalition of industry groups including American Trucking Associations petitioned congressional leaders to pass legislation to rein in “excessive speculation and opaque trading activity” in oil markets.
June 15, 2009Teamsters Considering Reopening Labor Deal With YRC to Help Carrier Conserve Cash
The Teamsters union, which already has agreed to pay cuts for workers it represents at YRC Worldwide Inc., said it is considering whether to reopen its labor contract to help the less-than-truckload carrier conserve cash.
June 15, 2009Hodges Says Cap-and-Trade Plan Threatens Trucking’s Viability
A House cap-and-trade energy bill would “add another layer of volatility” to the already erratic price of diesel fuel that could jeopardize the economic viability of trucking companies, Tommy Hodges, first vice chairman of American Trucking Associations, said last week.
June 15, 2009Industry Supports Selection of Ferro to Lead FMCSA
Trucking industry groups closed ranks in support of Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after the Teamsters union and a handful of advocacy groups said they opposed her nomination.
June 15, 2009Stimulus Funds Move Unevenly
Federal funds to stimulate highway projects are moving in fits and starts through the bureaucratic funding pipeline, delivering new work for some fleets while others get no benefit from the $26.7 billion economic recovery effort.
June 15, 2009