Cass Freight Index Edges Up in September; Expenditures Jump
The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other transport modes, edged up 0.1% in September from a year ago, while expenditures jumped by the most since March.
October 7, 2013Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Minnesota to Raise Biodiesel Requirement to 10% Next Year
Minnesota will become the first state to require that most diesel fuel sold in the warm-weather months be a blend containing 10% biodiesel, the Associated Press reported.
October 7, 2013Apollo Seeks to Cut $2.5 Billion Cooper Bid Amid Labor Concerns
India-based Apollo Tyres Ltd. is seeking to cut its $2.5 billion offer to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. after U.S. and Chinese workers challenged the takeover plan, Bloomberg News reported.
October 7, 2013Gasoline Price Falls 13.8 Cents, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price decreased 13.8 cents in the past two weeks to $3.383 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations.
October 7, 2013Letters: Turnover, Too Many Movies
Over the past few decades, we’ve done ourselves a significant injustice in the trucking industry by not paying attention to the changes happening around us as they relate to recruiting drivers and owner-operators.
October 7, 2013Opinion: Working to Change Trucking’s Image
It was about this time last year that I had the privilege of addressing you in these pages as I started my year as chairman of American Trucking Associations.
October 7, 2013Editorial: Not Much Harm — Yet
The opening days of the sad soap opera being played out on Capitol Hill apparently did little damage to the nation’s freight distribution system, according to what industry executives told our reporters last week.
October 7, 2013Shippers Support Higher Truck Weights, More Rail Competition at House Hearing
Heavier allowable truck weights and greater competition in the railroad industry would improve freight operations and make U.S. manufacturers more competitive globally, representatives of large shippers told a congressional panel last week.
October 7, 2013Westport Mulls Future of 15-Liter LNG Engine
An executive with Westport Innovations said the company has spoken with customers about discontinuing its 15-liter liquefied natural gas engine because it may not be economically viable.
October 7, 2013Spanish Company Teams With WheelTime To Crack OEM Diagnostic Repair Codes
Here in a part of south-central Spain known more as the stomping ground of Don Quixote and for its wine growing than high-tech ventures, a company is trying to loosen the tight grip North American truck makers have exerted on the repair of their vehicles.
October 7, 2013