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Technology Briefs - May 3 - May 9
AtRoad Takes First-Quarter Loss • TransCore Offers Trailer-Tracking Option • Terion Adds Reefer-Monitoring System • DHL Unveils New Web Site for U.S. Customers • Power2Ship Reports Higher Preliminary Revenue • And more...
May 9, 2005Judge Upholds California Retrofit Law
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. California court has refused to stop the implementation of a state regulation requiring diesel engine manufacturers to reset engine controls on older trucks in order to meet emission standards.
May 9, 2005LTL Carrier Service Transport Closes
Less-than-truckload carrier Service Transport Inc., Cookeville, Tenn., shut down last week, the Tennessean reported.
May 9, 2005TransForce Completes Purchase of Groupe Gregoire
Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Income Fund said Monday it had completed the acquisition of Groupe Gregoire Inc.
May 9, 2005Wholesale Inventories Rise in March
Wholesale inventories increased 0.4% to $346.7 billion in March, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
May 9, 2005March Air Cargo Shipments Rise 3.1%
Total air cargo shipments rose 3.1% in March compared with a year earlier, following a 1.3% year-over-year drop in February, the Air Transport Association reported.
May 9, 2005Xora Asks to Track Driver Hours With GPS-Equipped Cellphones
Wireless-technology vendor Xora Inc. has asked the Department of Transportation for an exemption to the hours-of-service rules that would permit the company to market cellphones equipped with global positioning systems capable of tracking and logging the time truck drivers spend behind the wheel.
May 9, 2005Expeditors International Increases Dividend
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said Monday its board of directors increased its semi-annual cash dividend to 15 cents per share, from 11 cents.
May 9, 2005DOT's Transportation, Freight Indices Fall
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The Department of Transportation said Friday its transportation services index fell 1% February from the previous month.
May 6, 2005Intermodal Volume Jumps for Week, Month
Intermodal volume jumped 7.3% to 226,253 trailers or containers for the week ended April 30, the highest level ever for the first half of a year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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