The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index for August was flat compared with a year ago, DOT said Wednesday.
October 10, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
TTNews.com to Close for Columbus Day
TTNews.com will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Oct. 14, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
October 10, 2007Government
Wholesale Inventories Rise in August
Wholesale inventories rose 0.1% in August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 10, 2007FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Dips 1.3垄 to $3.035
The national average pump price of diesel fuel fell 1.3 cents to $3.035 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
October 10, 2007BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
BAX Sets Mexico Flights
BAX Global said it is expanding its overnight distribution capabilities between the United States, Mexico and Canada by adding an additional air cargo flight into Mexico, starting next Monday.
October 10, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
DOT Delays New Regulations; Onboard Recorder Rule Stalls
Several new regulations expected from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be delayed and others, including a long-awaited regulation encouraging the use of electronic onboard recorders, could fall even further behind schedule because of a recent court ruling scrapping part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 driver-hours rule, DOT said.
October 10, 2007BusinessGovernmentLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Ryder Completes Canadian Acquisition
Ryder System said Wednesday it completed its acquisition Pollock NationaLease, one of the largest privately owned commercial truck leasing and rental companies in Canada, as well as Pollock's logistics operations.
October 10, 2007BusinessGovernmentSafety
Editorial: Fixing the HOS Situation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been given until Dec. 27 to cure the defects a federal appeals court found in its latest driver hours-of-service regulations. We all need to hope that FMCSA officials are successful in that effort.
October 10, 2007FuelBusinessGovernmentLogistics
CTA Calls for 鈥楥ollaborative Strategy鈥 for SoCal Ports
The California Trucking Association said it is advocating a 鈥渃ollaborative strategy鈥 with Southern California port officials to develop an alternative plan for trucks to meet emission goals.
October 9, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Letters to the Editor: HOS, TMC SuperTech, Satellites and Mexico, Tolls, Fines
The battle for acceptable hours-of-service regulations continues, but is this battle moving forward or backward?
October 9, 2007