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SCS Lowers Guidance on Slowing Revenue Growth

SCS Transportation Inc. said Monday its net income for the third quarter would be between 41 cents and 47 cents per share, lower than its previous guidance of 51 cents to 57 cents.

August 23, 2004

Three States Still Await Answer From EPA on Gasoline Blends

Officials in Louisiana, California and New York recently said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had not responded to their requests to use gasoline blends without the oxygenate known as ethanol, which is an EPA requirement in those states.

August 23, 2004

Opinion: Choosing the Right Capabilities for Asset Tracking

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t wasn’t too long ago that fleet owners were never exactly sure where their trailers were at a specific time. Of the 3 million to 5 million detachable trailers in the United States, as many as 10% go unaccounted for at a given moment.

August 23, 2004

DOT to Review New Ways to Improve Motor Carrier Safety; Asks for Public Comment

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today announced plans to conduct a comprehensive review of how the agency can best monitor and assess the safety of the nation's motor carriers and ensure their compliance with federal regulations.

August 23, 2004

Technology Briefs - Aug. 17 - Aug. 23

Freightliner Offers In-Dash Scales for Trucks With Air Suspensions • Schneider Launches QuickPay Service • Quickway Carriers to Install Maddocks' Software

August 23, 2004

News Briefs - Aug. 23

High Oil Prices Hurting Some Manufacturers • Officials Consider Truck-Only Highways in L.A. • Vitran Promotes Washchuk to CFO • Zollars Creates Plan to Sell Options

August 23, 2004

Crude Prices Fall as Iraqi Violence Subsides

Crude oil futures fell from record highs Friday after Iraqi authorities took control of an embattled mosque in Najaf after a weeklong standoff between militants and government and U.S. troops, Bloomberg News reported.

August 20, 2004

With Court's HOS Deadline Near, FMCSA Seen Preparing Response

As the deadline to replace the court-rejected hours-of-service rules for truck drivers drew nearer, various industry officials said they expected the government to ask the court to stay its decision so regulators would have time to develop another set of regulations.

August 20, 2004

Oil Price Continues Rising; Analysts Warn of Economic Slowdown

As the price of crude oil futures moved closer to $50 a barrel for the first time, concerns were growing that sustained record prices could damage the U.S. and world economies, news services reported.

August 20, 2004

Opinion: There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. f trucking companies, owner-operators and shippers did not like the hours-of-service regulations that went into effect Jan. 4, they could hate what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration comes up with following the decision in Public Citizen v. FMCSA.

August 20, 2004

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