Some Firms Cut New-Driver Pay as Freight Demand Stays Low
Some truckload fleets said they are selectively cutting driver pay for the first time in years to counter cost pressures as the recession dries up freight demand.
February 23, 2009Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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State Registration Fee Plan Would Double Fleet Charges
State truck registration fees would more than double under a proposal being prepared for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under a two-year-old system Congress set up to reduce fees for for-hire carriers.
February 23, 2009Government Raises Presence During Recession
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the United States in a recession, the federal government is commanding a larger presence, two business lobbyists said, and while that does bring with it the potential for trouble, many executives at a manufacturers’ conference here welcomed the potential for help.
February 23, 2009California Finishing Plans to Issue Vouchers to Help Small Carriers Buy Cleaner Vehicles
California environmental regulators are drawing up plans to issue vouchers as early as this spring to small fleets to help them pay for replacing old trucks with units carrying a 2007 or newer diesel engine.
February 23, 2009Letters: Back to Basics; Snow Removal Fines; Government Stimulus
Listening to the television pundits trying to divine the future of our economy, I am not unlike millions of people worldwide. We are all watching Washington, waiting for a panacea to the economic woes.
February 20, 2009LaHood to Consider Vehicle Mileage Tax
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to consider taxing motorists by how many miles they drive, the Associated Press reported Friday.
February 20, 2009MAN’s 4Q Income Drops; Will Cut Production
Germany-based truck maker MAN AG will cut costs and extend reductions in its employees’ work hours after the recession and declining sales caused its fourth-quarter profit to plunge by almost half, Bloomberg reported.
February 19, 2009Rail, Intermodal Traffic Fall for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic fell last week, the Association of American Railroads said.
February 19, 2009Trucking’s Growing Job Losses
Trucking suffered the greatest loss of jobs in history during January, excluding the month of the national drivers’ strike in 1994.
February 19, 2009Letters: Truck vs. Car Speed, Home Run, Removing Snow, 10% Pay Cut
Regarding different speed limits for cars and large trucks, arguments with this one go on and on.
February 17, 2009