Carrier Logistics Offers Fleets Web-Based Software Product
Carrier Logistics Inc., a software provider focused on less-than-truckload carriers and logistics companies, said that it rolled out a Web-based, pay-as-you-go version of its FACTS freight management software.
February 3, 2009ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts
Manufacturing in the U.S. contracted in January for the 12th straight month, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.
February 2, 2009Wal-Mart to Test Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Trucks
Wal-Mart Stores will test two types of hybrid trucks and two types of alternatively fueled trucks, the company announced Monday.
February 2, 2009Construction Spending Falls 1.4%
Construction spending fell 1.4% in December, the Commerce Department said Monday.
February 2, 2009Vitran Opens Southern Calif. 3PL Facility
Vitran Logistics has opened a distribution center in Ontario, Calif., in order to serve Sam’s Club, the company said.
February 2, 2009Pickens Calls for Federal Funding for Natural Gas-Powered Trucks
WASHINGTON — Billionaire oil executive T. Boone Pickens told a group of mayors he still hopes the federal government will allocate $28 billion for natural gas-powered heavy-duty trucks as a “bridge” to future technologies.
February 2, 2009Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.’s parts dealers are offering the company’s Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009Lawmakers Consider Requiring Snow and Ice Removal from Vehicles
Two states and the District of Columbia may soon enact legislation requiring drivers to remove snow and ice from atop their vehicles, news outlets have reported.
February 2, 2009Letters to the Editor: Cell-Phone Ban, Infrastructure Funds
Why is using a cell phone while driving likened to drunken driving? As long as you have your hands free and you have a Bluetooth device or a headset, I do not see a problem.
February 2, 2009Ohio Truckers Seek 65-mph Speed Limit
Truck drivers in Ohio are asking state lawmakers to raise the highway speed limit for large trucks to a 65 mph limit, matching the speed limit for passenger cars, saying such a change would help make roadways safer, the Associated Press reported.
February 2, 2009