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Pollution Regulations Put Spotlight on Biodiesel

What if there were a way to have an endless supply of diesel fuel — a supply that did not depend on the whims of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000
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International Showcases 'Green' Diesel Technology

International Truck and Engine Corp. held a press conference at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show to point with pride to — nothing at all.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000
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Intermodal Expo to Be Held Every 2 Years, Not Annually

Declining attendance and exhibitor participation is forcing changes in the International Intermodal Expo sponsored by the Georgia Freight Bureau and the Intermodal Association of North America.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000
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Roadlink USA Expects to Alter Face of Intermodal Business

The top boss at RoadLink USA made big promises of changing the business model for intermodal trucking and logistics.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000

Pollution Regulations Put Spotlight on Biodiesel

What if there were a way to have an endless supply of clean diesel fuel — a supply that did not depend on the whims of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or the EPA?

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 18, 2000
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Diesel Price Continues to Decline

As the national average price of diesel fuel fell for the third straight week, the price of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange plunged below $26 a barrel for the first time since Jan. 11, based on expectations, as well as rumors, that the supply may have already increased.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000
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CSX Defers Upkeep, Charge FRA, Union

CSX has deliberately deferred needed maintenance on its rail lines to make its financial results look better, the safety director of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees has charged.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000
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Component-Makers Meritor, Arvin To Merge in Multibillion-Dollar Deal

Meritor Automotive and Arvin Industries will join in a $7.5 - billion “merger of equals,” combining Meritor’s penetration of heavy-vehicle markets with Arvin’s strength in the light-vehicle business, spokesmen for both companies said April 6.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000
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New Numbers Wipe Out 1998 Trailer Sales Record

Revisions by the Bureau of the Census have wiped out an apparent record set for trailer shipments in 1998, while new reports showed January 2000 shipments trailing those in the same month a year earlier.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000

Feds, Union Rap CSX Over Rail Maintenance

Citing a federal audit that revealed parts of CSX's rail system were in disrepair, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees claims the railroad has deliberately deferred needed maintenance to make its financial results look better.

Dan Lang | Staff Reporter
April 11, 2000