FMCSA Official Cautions Fleets to Avoid Substandard Recorders
PITTSBURGH — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official said there are between 30 and 40 companies producing onboard recording devices that fail to meet FMCSA standards.
October 3, 2007Volvo Delivers First 2010 Test Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America said it will begin field testing trucks this month that are designed to meet stricter 2010 U.S. emissions regulations.
October 3, 2007Letters to the Editor: Tolling I-80, HOS, Intermodal Bickering
Tolling Interstate 80 under an act passed by both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed by Gov. Ed Rendell will have an enormous effect on the economy of Pennsylvania and the trucking industry as a whole.
October 3, 2007Navistar, UAW in Talks on Expired Contract
Navistar International Corp. said its United Auto Workers union members are reporting to work while the truck maker and the union negotiated a new contract to replace the old agreement that expired Monday, Bloomberg reported.
October 2, 2007Diesel Rises 1.6¢ to $3.048
Diesel fuel’s national average pump price rose 1.6 cents to $3.048 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
October 2, 2007Qualcomm Renames Wireless Unit
Qualcomm Inc. said it had renamed its wireless business unit, which will now be called Qualcomm Enterprise Services.
October 2, 2007Court Issues 90-Day Stay of Hours’ Decision
A federal appeals court has delayed implementation of its ruling striking down parts of the federal hours of service rule for 90 days — less than half of what had been requested by American Trucking Associations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 1, 2007UPS, Teamsters Agree to Five-Year Contract
UPS Inc. said Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on a new, five-year contract covering the company’s 240,000 full- and part-time U.S. employees.
October 1, 2007ISM Factory Index Dips in September
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index declined in September, ISM said Monday.
October 1, 2007Nokia Buying Navteq for $8.1 Billion
Computer and mobile phone giant Nokia has agreed to buy Navteq Corp., a maker of maps used in transportation navigation, for $8.1 billion in cash, the companies said Monday.
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