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Ryder to Manage China Operations for Italian Firm

An Italian manufacturer chose Ryder System to manage its supply chain operations in China, Ryder said late Tuesday.

September 5, 2007

Tweaking Specifications on Truck Engines Can Raise Fuel Economy, Study Finds

Fleets can save fuel 鈥 possibly by as much as 5% 鈥 by 鈥渙verspec鈥檌ng鈥 engines, according to PHH FirstFleet, an asset, financial and technology management company for fleets.

September 4, 2007

Construction Spending Declines in July

Construction spending fell in July by the most since January, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

September 4, 2007

ISM Factory Index Drops for August

The Institute for Supply Management鈥檚 manufacturing index declined last month, ISM said Tuesday.

September 4, 2007

FMCSA Opens Border to Mexican Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Thursday that two trucking companies 鈥 one Mexican, the other from the United States 鈥 have been selected to initiate the two nation鈥檚 cross-border demonstration project.

September 7, 2007

States to Begin Collecting Fees Under New System

FMCSA has cleared the way for states to begin collecting registration fees under the new Unified Carrier Registration system, effectively bringing the curtain down on the widely disliked Single State Registration System.

September 3, 2007

STB to Probe Rail Competition

The Surface Transportation Board said it will conduct a sweeping analysis of competition in the U.S. railroad industry, after a new government report raised suspicion that some rail freight rates in selected markets might not be justified or reasonable.

September 3, 2007

iTECH: Volvo Sentry 鈥業ntegrates鈥 Actual Human Response

In a time when a computer is more likely to answer a business phone than a live human being, getting a call from a breathing, thinking person at 2 a.m. telling you that your Volvo is showing some unusually serious departures from its normal coolant temperature has to qualify as unique

September 4, 2007

Diesel Rises 3垄 to $2.893; Gas Jumps 4.7垄 to $2.796

The average national retail price of diesel climbed 3 cents to $2.893 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

September 5, 2007