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GOP Lawmakers Target EPA Fuel Plan

Republicans in Congress are threatening the future of an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would require trucks to use low-sulfur diesel fuel.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 11, 2000
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FMCSA May Balk on Categories, Not on Recorders

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may consider collapsing the categories of driving operations, but it seems unlikely to abandon a plan to require on-board recorders to track driving hours.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 11, 2000

GOP Lawmakers Target EPA Fuel Plan

Republicans in Congress are threatening the future of an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would require trucks to use low-sulfur diesel fuel.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 10, 2000

Transportal Network Suspends Operations

Transportal Network, an online service aiming to help trucking companies run more effectively, is suspending operations because of a lack of funding.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2000

3PLs Working to Retain E-Commerce Data

Logistics and trucking industry leaders are creating their own Internet-based services because they consider information generated by their network of suppliers and customers too valuable to pass on to third-party, Internet-based firms.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 5, 2000
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Xtra Lease to Offer Tracking Units On Its Fleet of Rental Trailers

Xtra Lease will install 25,000 Terion trailer-tracking units on its rental trailers.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000
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3PL Web Networks Formed To Retain E-Commerce Data

Logistics and trucking industry leaders are creating their own Internet-based services because they consider information generated by their network of suppliers and customers too valuable to pass on to third-party, Internet-based firms.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000
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More Technology Doesn’t Have to Mean Fewer Jobs

Leaders in the freight industry insist that the advent of new technology will not negate the need for a large and productive workforce.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000

Industry Leaders: More Tech Doesn't Mean Fewer Jobs

Leaders in the freight industry insist that the advent of new technology will not negate the need for a large and productive workforce.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000

Resolution Would Block Mexican Trucks

A treaty provision to allow Mexican trucks to operate in the United States would endanger American motorists because it would open the gates for 2 million unsafe trucks and untrained drivers, Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) claimed in a Sept. 28 press conference.

Daniel L. Whitten | Staff Reporter
September 29, 2000