Truckload and less-than-truckload carrier Jevic Transportation said Monday it is discontinuing operations, due to soaring fuel costs and a weak economy.
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ATA Urges Congressional Action on Drug, Alcohol Testing
American Trucking Associations Wednesday called on Congress to help the trucking industry to improve highway safety by supporting efforts to enhance drug and alcohol testing for the nation鈥檚 3.4 million truck drivers.
May 21, 2008Pa. Trucking Group Voices Concerns on Turnpike Lease
The head of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association said a plan backed by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike for 75 years 鈥渄oes not meet the needs of the transportation community at large.鈥
May 20, 2008Jevic Files for Bankruptcy Following Closure Notice
A day after it announced it would fold its business operations, Jevic Transportation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Bloomberg reported.
May 20, 2008EPA Reversed Position on California Emissions Request, Papers Show
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson backed letting California set auto emissions rules stricter than federal standards before consulting with the White House, according to a congressional panel, Bloomberg reported Monday.
May 19, 2008Letters to the Editor: Complex Engines, Soaring Fuel Prices, 55-mph Speed Limit
The article concerning increasingly complex diesel engines theoretically can be translated directly into increased revenue for dealership maintenance shops, but there are a lot of 鈥渋fs鈥 and 鈥渂uts鈥 surrounding these statements.
May 21, 2008L.A. Port Votes to Ban Owner-Operators by 2013
Port of Los Angeles officials voted late Thursday to ban independent truck drivers from the port by the end of 2013, the Long Beach聽Press-Telegram reported Friday.
May 16, 2008ArvinMeritor Sets Commodity Surcharge
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it will institute a monthly surcharge for components due to rising materials prices.
May 14, 2008Deutsche Post鈥檚 1Q Profit Drops
Deutsche Post said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 18% on a writedown of a German unit and slowing U.S. economic growth that hurt its U.S. DHL division, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.4% in March
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008