TTNews.com http://www.ttnews.com Trucking News Throughout the Day. Truckload Carriers Report Lower Earnings Eight major truckload carriers have reported third-quarter earnings, with six of them remaining profitable but at lower levels than a year ago. Revenue also declined, but some of the companies improved their operating ratios of management efficiency. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23099 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT Senate Panel OKs Nomination of Ferro to Lead FMCSA The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee last week approved Anne Ferro to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23101 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:45:00 GMT Cap-and-Trade Would Be Costly for Trucking, ATA Official Windsor Warns at Hearing WASHINGTON - A cap-and-trade climate bill would dramatically increase the cost of diesel fuel by as much as 88 cents a gallon, an American Trucking Associations official told a Senate committee last week. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23104 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT DOT to Rewrite HOS Rule After Groups Suspend Suit The Department of Transportation last week said it will withdraw its controversial driver hours-of-service rule and write new regulations as part of a deal in which a coalition of advocacy groups agreed to suspend its federal lawsuit challenging the rule. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23094 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:15:00 GMT Freight Trade Groups to Gather in Anaheim for TransComp, IANA's Intermodal Expo Three freight trade groups will gather Nov. 15-17 in Anaheim, Calif., in search of fresh perspectives on key transportation industry issues, including financial, economic and market conditions. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23100 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT Volvo Merges N. American Units; Mack, VTNA Brands to Remain AB Volvo said that it is reorganizing its North American truck business by combining its two brands -Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks - into a single new entity called North American Trucks. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23098 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:45:00 GMT Diesel Jumps 9.6¢ to $2.801 U.S. diesel prices continued to surge as the national average rose another 9.6 cents a gallon to $2.801 last week, the highest level in nearly a year, the Department of Energy said. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23095 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMT Bill to Offer Incentives to States That Ban Texting While Driving WASHINGTON - Several senators introduced legislation last week that would offer incentives to states that ban texting while driving, an issue Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said has become his cause. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23102 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMT Congress Votes to Extend Transportation Funding Both houses of Congress  on Oct. 29 approved a second continuing resolution that would continue to fund the nation's surface transportation programs until mid-December. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23103 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT Truck Tonnage Dips in Sept., but Economy Shows Gains The freight recovery paused in September as American Trucking Associations' tonnage index dipped 0.3% from the month be-fore after recording larger gains in July and August. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23096 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:00 GMT TWIC Running Smoothly at U.S. Ports Despite Initial Glitches, Officials Say After several initial delays and glitches, freight hauling and government officials say the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program is moving along smoothly at U.S. ports, and they project additional security measures could be incorporated in coming years. http://www.ttnews.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=23097 - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:30:00 GMT