A proposed plan to charge fees on vehicles entering New York鈥檚 business district could win approval from state lawmakers as soon as Thursday, according to Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Bloomberg News reported.
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Coalition Criticizes FMCSA Over Mexican Trucks Plan
A coalition of groups led by Public Citizen and the Teamsters union said Wednesday that the Department of Transportation was ignoring federal safety laws in implementing a pilot program that would allow Mexican trucks to travel throughout the United States.
June 20, 2007Letters to the Editor: SafeStat Scores, Hypermiling
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June 19, 2007GAO Says SafeStat Data Better but Urges New Analysis Method
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June 19, 2007ATA Reorganizes Highway Watch Program
American Truck Associations has announced a reorganization of the management of the Highway Watch program.
June 18, 20071Q Driver Turnover Rates Rise
Driver turnover rates rose in the first quarter at both large truckload and less-than-truckload carriers, while the rate fell modestly for smaller truckload carriers, according to new American Trucking Associations data.
June 18, 2007Democrats Demand Action on 鈥楬ot鈥 Fuel
WASHINGTON 鈥 Congressional Democrats said steps need to be taken to ensure that U.S. consumers are not getting shortchanged by 鈥渉ot鈥 fuel, but representatives of the fuel retailing industry said adjusting sales by temperature was unnecessary and would hurt small businesses.
June 18, 2007Analyst Lowers 2Q Outlook
An analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. lowered the second-quarter and full-year earnings estimates on 13 freight companies 鈥 including 12 trucking companies 鈥 citing continued softness in the transportation market, the Associated Press reported.
June 18, 2007iTECH: Capturing Data for Electronic Driver Logs
By Stephen Bennett, Contributing Writer
June 18, 2007Quality Names New CEO
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution named Gary Enzor to be the company鈥檚 chief executive officer effective immediately, replacing Gerry Detter.
June 15, 2007