Court Rebuffs Public Citizen on HOS Rule
A federal court has rejected a request by several advocacy groups, led by Public Citizen, seeking to overturn the interim hours-of-service rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last month.
January 24, 2008Covenant Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
Covenant Transportation Group earned $176,000, or 1 cent per share in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $894,000, or 6 cents, a year earlier.
January 24, 2008Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Income Drops
Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $13.8 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.9 million, or 23 cents, a year ago.
January 24, 2008Trucking Stocks Rebound Sharply
Trucking and transportation stocks rose sharply Wednesday as the general stock market rebounded, news reports said.
January 24, 2008Letters to the Editor: HOS, Public Citizen, Fuel Prices, N.J. Turnpike, Fuel in New England
So, we were able to keep two important features of the hours-of-service rules in place — which should have been no surprise to any one.
January 24, 2008Railroads, Transport Union Reach Accord
U.S. freight railroads have reached a tentative contract with about 81,000 workers represented by the United Transportation Union, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
January 24, 2008Maine Suspends Some Weight Restrictions Due to Fuel Prices
Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed a bill to temporarily allow trucks hauling forest products to exceed state weight limits by 5% in hopes of helping them offset high fuel prices, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2008Oklahoma to Begin Truck-Weighing Technology Program
Oklahoma officials are set to begin a $61 million project to build nine state-of-the-art inspection stations will improve highway safety and better enforce truck weight laws, the Associated Press reported.
January 23, 2008Diesel Drops 5.6¢ to $3.27
The average national price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dropping 5.6 cents to $3.27 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
January 22, 2008USF Holland Offers New U.S.-Canada Delivery Service
Less-than-truckload carrier USF Holland said Tuesday it launched a new guaranteed service to and from Canada.
January 22, 2008