Officials with California鈥檚 Port of Long Beach have approved a plan aimed at reducing truck emissions at the port, in spite of objections from drivers, public health advocates, and environmentalists, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
February 21, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Port Adopts Clean-Truck Plan, Rejects Owner-Operator Ban
Long Beach officials last week put finishing touches on a sweeping, unprecedented set of rules aimed at dramatically cutting emissions from the 17,000 drayage trucks working at the huge California container port, rejecting the plan鈥檚 most controversial feature that would have forced independent owner-operators to work for larger carriers.
February 25, 2008BusinessFuelLogisticsGovernment
Fuel Jumps 11.6垄 to $3.396
U.S. retail diesel prices soared 11.6 cents last week to a national average of $3.396 a gallon, the highest level since early December, the Department of Energy reported.
February 25, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
TSA Expands TWIC Driver Identification Program; Security Plan Will Encompass 147 U.S. Ports
Two years after it was first announced, the federal government has begun a full rollout of its plan to provide high-tech, secure identification for workers in and around America鈥檚 ports.
February 25, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Universal Truckload's 4Q Earnings Slip
Universal Truckload Services, Warren, Mich., said it earned about $4.8 million, or 30 cents a share in the fourth quarter of 2007, down from $5.3 million, or 33 cents, in the previous quarter.
February 22, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Connecticut Adds 鈥楾ruck Escape Ramp鈥 to Route 44
Connecticut transportation officials聽announced the completion of a聽鈥渢ruck escape ramp鈥 on Route 44.
February 22, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuel
Knight Puts 1,000th 2007 Tractor Into Service
Truckload carrier Knight Transportation said it has taken delivery of its 1,000 tractor certified to the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 2007 emission standards.
February 21, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Leading Indicators Fall for Fourth Consecutive Month
The index of leading economic indicators January fell for the fourth consecutive month, driven down by deterioration in the stock and housing markets, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
February 21, 2008BusinessGovernment
Philadelphia Factory Index Plummets
Manufacturing levels in the Philadelphia region this month fell by the most since February 2001, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
February 21, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Supreme Court Strikes Down Maine Tobacco Law
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday unanimously struck down a Maine law that would have placed new restrictions on聽motor carriers delivering tobacco shipments, Bloomberg News reported.
February 20, 2008