E&MU: CARB Issues Fines for Reefer Violations
Agents of the California Air Resources Board have fanned out to ticket truck operators who fail to comply with the state’s complicated schedule for reducing emissions from the small diesel engines that power transport refrigeration.
May 17, 2010Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Oil Continues to Fall, Dropping Below $70 a Barrel
Oil prices continued to decline, falling almost $2 to below $70 a barrel in early trading Monday, the lowest level in more than three months, Bloomberg reported.
May 17, 2010NTTC Backs Heavier Trucks, End of Federal Rule Freeze
CHICAGO — The National Tank Truck Carriers for the first time has formally endorsed the use of trucks heavier than the current 80,000-pound weight limit.
May 17, 2010LaHood Says New Border Plan is ‘Very Close’ to Completion
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a Senate subcommittee the Obama administration soon will unveil its plan to relaunch a cross-border trucking program along the U.S.-Mexico border.
May 17, 2010DOT Agency to Issue Sleep Apnea Rules for Examiners This Year, Official Says
LINTHICUM, Md. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to issue new rules for medical examiners to address sleep apnea and other health conditions later this year, agency officials said.
May 17, 2010Senators Unveil Emissions Bill
Two U.S. senators last week unveiled a carbon emissions reduction bill observers said would significantly increase the cost of diesel fuel.
May 17, 2010Virginia’s Latest Toll Scheme
It took years to beat back the state of Virginia’s ill-advised plan to toll Interstate 81, but eventually it was abandoned. Trucking, and the state’s motorists, breathed a sigh of relief after that tolling scheme was tossed out.
May 14, 2010Consumer Confidence Improves in May
U.S. consumer confidence grew this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 14, 2010Senators Propose Emissions Reductions Bill
Two senators unveiled a long-awaited carbon emissions reductions bill Wednesday that could spur increases in the cost of diesel fuel for motor carriers.
May 13, 2010TNT, Con-way Freight Expand Partnership
Dutch-based package carrier TNT and Con-way Freight announced the expansion of their partnership to move freight between the United States and Europe, with new service at Los Angeles International Airport and Miami International Airport.
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