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California has yet to decide how to punish any diesel engine makers whose new models exceed Oct. 1 federal standards for nitrogen oxide emissions, said a spokesman for California’s Environmental Protection Agency..

$54 Million in Grants Headed to U.S.-Mexico Border • FedEx Sees Growth in Ground Unit • ISM Services Index Rises Again • Cargo Airport to Serve Twin Cities Eyed • And more...

Logility Net Income Up Slightly in 4Q • UTi Worldwide Reports Higher Net Income • BAX Global Extends Mexican Service • Cummins Receives Order for Alternative Fuel Engines • And more...

Engine maker Cummins Inc. said it is selling few units of its new heavy-duty model, even though it is the only one the federal government has certified that meets new pollution standards that take effect Oct. 1.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The fiasco over the next generation of heavy-duty diesel engines that the Environmental Protection Agency has mandated for the trucking industry shows no sign of abating. And the losers could be all of us.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.How many more miles does your company have to drive each year just to cover the costs of workplace and roadway accidents? I bet it’s a considerable distance, given that workplace injuries throughout American industry produce $40 billion in direct costs — payments to injured workers and their medical care providers — each year, according to the 2002 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.

GM Chairman Sets 2003 Retirement • Teamsters Rally at UPS Facilities • Judge Admits Levying High Fines on Truckers • May Layoff Plans Down 25% from April • And more...

The average price of diesel fuel dipped 0.8 cent per gallon last week to stand at $1.30, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.

House Passes Port Antiterrorism Bill • New E-Seals Secure Cargo, Increase Shipping Efficiency • TSA Screeners Promised Whistleblower Protection Process • Airport Officials Urge Baggage Screening Delay • And more ...

The Institute for Supply Management reported the fourth straight increase in its manufacturing index Monday, another sign the sector continues to gain strength.