Forward Air Corp. said its first-quarter net income dipped to $10.2 million, or 33 cents a share, from $10.9 million, or 36 cents, a year ago.
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Groups Ask House to Continue Funding Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants
A group of more than 20 environmental, health and trucking industry stakeholders have asked House committees to continue funding a popular diesel emissions reduction grant program omitted from the Obama administration鈥檚 2015 fiscal year budget.
April 17, 2014Report Calls for Separate Emissions Rule for Heavy Trucks Powered by Natural Gas
Federal regulators should develop a separate standard for natural gas-powered vehicles when they finalize the second phase of the government鈥檚 emissions reduction and fuel-efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, according to a new report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
April 14, 2014Opinion: Fuel-Economy Rules and Used-Truck Pricing
By now, you鈥檙e well aware of President Obama鈥檚 announcement that he will direct the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to set the next 鈥 i.e., the post-2018 鈥 round of medium- and heavy-truck fuel economy and emissions standards.
April 7, 2014Ontario Orders 3% Biodiesel Mandate
Starting April 1, the provincial government in Ontario is requiring that trucking鈥檚 main fuel sold there be at least 3% biodiesel.
April 1, 2014ATA Pressing Congress on Renewing Natural-Gas Tax Credit
American Trucking Associations is pressing Congress to renew the tax credit for natural gas and propane, saying the credit encouraged people and businesses to switch to the alternative fuels.
March 27, 2014Greenhouse-Gas Rules to Include Study of Several Technologies, Officials Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 The next phase of the federal government鈥檚 greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks will include an examination of a 鈥渟uite鈥 of technologies that can lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.
March 13, 2014Trade Deficit Little Changed in January
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in January as imports and exports grew, the Commerce Department reported March 7.
March 7, 2014Conn. Lawmakers Urged to Study Road Salt Alternatives
Connecticut truckers implored the state鈥檚 General Assembly to order the Department of Transportation to investigate side effects from the use of magnesium chloride to melt snow and ice on roads and to seek alternative treatments.
March 4, 2014Letters: Obama on Emissions, Truck Speed Limiters, Safety
These Letters to the Editor appear in the March 3 print edition of Transport
March 3, 2014