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Truck Tonnage Index Declines 1.7% from Feb. ’06
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index for February fell 1.7% from the same month a year ago, marking the eighth straight year-to-year decline, ATA said late Monday.
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Gasoline Price Rose 5.6 Cents in Past Two Weeks, Lundberg Says
Average U.S. retail gasoline prices rose 5.6 cents in the past two weeks to about $2.61 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 26, 2007Paccar to Trim Production at Ohio Kenworth Plant
Paccar Inc., the parent of Kenworth Truck Co., will temporarily shut down production at Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, plant, the Chillicothe Gazette reported.
March 26, 2007Trucking Would Consider Higher Taxes, Graves Says
The trucking industry is willing to pay higher fuel taxes as long as the money is spent to improve the highway infrastructure, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said.
March 23, 2007Senate Panel Passes Measure Restricting Mexican Truck Access
The Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday approved an amendment that would prevent Mexican trucking companies from gaining unrestricted access to U.S. highways until American truckers are afforded the same access in Mexico.
March 23, 2007Safety & Security Briefs — March 22 - March 28
This briefing can be e-mailed to you every week.
March 28, 2007Former ATA Chairman Vernon Garner Dies at 69
Garner Transportation Group co-founder and former American Trucking Associations Chairman Vernon Eugene Garner died Tuesday, following a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 69.
March 22, 2007Hub Group CFO Tom White Leaves Company
Transportation logistics firm Hub Group Inc. said late Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Tom White resigned has been replaced by Terri Pizzuto, the company's vice president of finance.
March 21, 2007Security & Safety Briefs — March 15 - March 21
Kentucky Eyes Higher Speed Limits • Penske Has Trained 15,000 Drivers Under Highway Watch Program • Colorado to Spend $1.2 Mln. for Truck ‘Chain-Up’ Spaces
March 21, 2007Trucking, Safety Officers’ Group Join Forces Against Coalition Over Criticism of FMCSA
WASHINGTON — Trucking and law enforcement groups said a recent report claiming the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has failed to ensure trucking safety was unproductive and poorly researched.