Business
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Letters: CARB After Reefers, Scanning Containers, Freight Brokers
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved California’s new limits on refrigerated trailers entering and operating inside the “Golden State,” giving truck owners and drivers about five months to prepare before enforcement hits July 17.
March 9, 2009A Heartening Flurry of Activity
What the federal stimulus package does for road transportation and job creation may be more piecemeal than grand, but whether it’s filling potholes or replacing a crumbling bridge, it’s heartening to contemplate the flurry of construction activity that is about to sweep across the land.
March 9, 2009‘Parade’ Highlights Roads as National Issue
Parade Magazine, which is distributed in Sunday newspapers around the country, highlighted plans to rebuild and repair U.S. roads and bridges in a cover story Sunday, and talked to truckers about some of the dangerous road conditions they face.
March 9, 2009‘Parade’ Highlights Roads as National Issue
Parade Magazine, which is distributed in Sunday newspapers around the country, highlighted plans to rebuild and repair U.S. roads and bridges in a cover story Sunday, and talked to truckers about some of the dangerous road conditions they face.
March 9, 2009Raise Fuel Tax During Transition to VMT to Fund Transportation, Blumenauer Says
WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said the country should move quickly to a vehicle-miles tax but meanwhile should raise fuel taxes significantly, al-though the higher taxes shouldn’t take effect for at least two years.
March 9, 2009Scammers Plead Guilty to Load-Board Scheme
A pair of California residents have pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of truckers and brokers of at least $2.4 million in an Internet load-board fraud scheme that included hacking into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Web site.
March 9, 2009Almost 1,000 Exhibitors Expected at MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show will hold this year’s event with 980 exhibitors, 100 from outside the country, down only slightly from last year.
March 9, 2009More Fleet Failures Expected as Carriers’ Rates, Volumes Fall
Falling freight rates and volumes likely will produce a new wave of bankruptcies in the first quarter that could set the stage for rapid industry consolidation, several industry experts have said.
March 9, 2009Automakers Seek U.S. Assistance For Suppliers’ Factoring Firms
General Motors Co. and Chrysler have asked the Treasury Department to set up an urgent insurance program to back capital for factoring companies that deal with suppliers and trucking companies serving the auto industry.
March 9, 2009EPA to Require OBD Systems Starting in 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency will require onboard diagnostics systems on at least one engine family per manufacturer starting in 2010.
March 9, 2009