Landstar’s 3Q Earnings Dip
Truckload carrier Landstar System said Thursday its third-quarter net income slipped from a year ago, though its per-share income rose.
October 18, 2007Ryder Completes Canadian Acquisition
Ryder System said Wednesday it completed its acquisition Pollock NationaLease, one of the largest privately owned commercial truck leasing and rental companies in Canada, as well as Pollock's logistics operations.
October 10, 2007Ryder Lowers Third-Quarter Outlook
Ryder System lowered its third-quarter and full-year earnings forecast Monday and said it would cut 300 jobs due to softness in the housing, construction and auto industries, the Associated Press reported.
October 9, 2007TransCore, Novacom Gain Space-Based Container-Tracking Deal
The European Space Agency has selected TransCore and Novacom Services to lead the development of an asset-tracking prototype that will provide visibility of intermodal containers and eliminate the line-of-sight complications that hinder container tracking.
October 9, 2007CARB Proposes to Mandate Equipment to Make Trucks More Fuel-Efficient by 2010
The California Air Resources Board, in a September staff report, proposed to require Class 8 trucks to be outfitted with fuel-efficiency technologies such as cab fairings, skirts, low-rolling-resistance tires and automatic tire-inflation systems by 2010.
October 9, 2007FMCSA Works With Fleets on Electronic Driver Checks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is working with fleets to develop an employee notification system that would allow a fleet to download an applicant’s complete driving record before hiring, an FMCSA researcher said last week.
October 1, 2007Cummins Taps EGR for 2010 Engines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cummins Inc. said it will not use selective catalytic reduction for its 2010 heavy-duty engines, making it the first manufacturer to reject the urea-based system widely used in Europe to cut emissions.
October 1, 2007FMCSA to Track Mexican Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Thursday it would be tracking Mexican trucks participating in a cross-border trucking program with satellite technology.
September 28, 2007Melton to Make Iteris’ System Standard
Iteris Inc., which makes safety systems for trucks, said Wednesday that flatbed carrier Melton Truck Lines will make Iteris’ lane departure warning systems standard equipment on about 1,000 new trucks over the next three years.
September 26, 2007Crude Tops $83 in Latest Record
Crude oil hit a new closing record Thursday, its sixth in seven trading days, as a tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico that was on track to make landfall near New Orleans, Bloomberg reported.
September 21, 2007