A Senate panel approved a measure that would boost automobile fuel-economy standards and set mileage standards for heavy trucks for the first time, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
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Midwest Sees Extensive Flooding
Heavy rains from an already deadly storm system caused extensive floods in Missouri as Midwest waterways rose to levels not seen in 14 years, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
May 8, 2007Opinion: Interface With Disaster
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May 9, 2007Hill Defends EOBR Proposal Amid Criticism
By Sean McNally, Senior Reporter
May 9, 2007Diesel Declines 4垄 to $2.811
Diesel fuel fell 4 cents a gallon to $2.811 last week, its second straight decline, while the gasoline average posted its largest gain in just over a year, the Energy Department said.
May 7, 2007Freightliner Sets New 鈥楥ascadia鈥 Truck
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 鈥斅 Freightliner Trucks last week introduced a new heavy-duty over-the-road truck called 鈥淐ascadia鈥 it said improves fuel efficiency by 3%.
May 7, 2007Air Cargo Shipments Fall 2.1%
Air cargo shipments fell 2.1% in March, the Air Transport Association said Monday.
May 7, 2007MAN鈥檚 Income Improves
German truck maker MAN reiterated its interest in a three-way association with Volkswagen and Swedish rival Scania, and boosted its 2007 forecast after a better-than-expected first quarter, Agence France Press reported Thursday.
May 3, 2007YRC Names USF Glen Moore CEO
YRC Regional Transportation said Thursday it named Gary Pruden president and chief executive officer of its USF Glen Moore unit.
May 4, 2007P.A.M.鈥檚 1Q Income Slips
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services鈥 first-quarter net income fell to $1.3 million or 12 cents a share, from $5.2 million or 50 cents last year.
May 3, 2007