Truck maker Volvo AB鈥檚 first-quarter profit dipped 5.8% as North American sales declined, but the company鈥檚 European sales increased, Bloomberg reported Friday.
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House Limits Plan Granting Mexican Trucks Access
The House voted last week to impose more restrictions on the DOT鈥檚 plans to grant Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways, in a move aimed at significantly slowing a proposed pilot program.
May 21, 2007DHS Sets $11.6 Mln. for Highway Watch Program
The Department of 91视频land Security said Thursday it has issued an $11.6 million grant to the Highway Watch program it sponsors jointly with American Trucking Associations.
May 16, 2007DOT Delays Mexican-Trucks Program
The Department of Transportation said it will delay its plan to allow Mexican trucks into the United States until U.S. trucks are allowed into Mexico, and that it will take public comments on the program this month.
May 1, 2007March Trucking Index Gains
American Trucking Associations鈥 truck tonnage index rose 1.6% in March from a year ago, marking the first year-over-year increase since June, ATA said Thursday.
April 27, 2007Truckers Concerned on New Engines鈥 Mileage, Journal Reports
Trucking companies are concerned that new emissions rules in effect this year are hurting mileage and their bottom lines, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
April 24, 2007IRS Says Fleets Face Sanctions
IRS officials told trucking executives that motor carriers must account properly for driver per-diem expenses or risk losing the tax-exempt status of the plans.
April 16, 2007Truck Stops Concerned About Supplying Urea
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April 16, 2007Letters to the Editor: Maintenance Issues; Heavier Trucks
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April 11, 2007Greenhouse Ruling Could Raise Costs
The Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling that the EPA must reconsider its position to leave 鈥済reenhouse gas鈥 emissions from motor vehicles unregulated could lead to increased costs for trucking companies.
April 9, 2007