EPA Reversed Position on California Emissions Request, Papers Show
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson backed letting California set auto emissions rules stricter than federal standards before consulting with the White House, according to a congressional panel, Bloomberg reported Monday.
May 19, 2008Jevic Transportation Folds, Citing High Fuel Costs
Truckload and less-than-truckload carrier Jevic Transportation said Monday it is discontinuing operations, due to soaring fuel costs and a weak economy.
May 19, 2008GM, American Axle Reach Tentative Contract
Several General Motors Corp. plants idled by an 11-week strike at supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings are set to begin operations soon, following a tentative settlement to the work stoppage, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
May 19, 2008L.A. Port Votes to Ban Owner-Operators by 2013
Port of Los Angeles officials voted late Thursday to ban independent truck drivers from the port by the end of 2013, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Friday.
May 16, 2008ATA to Manage Distribution & LTL Carriers Association
American Trucking Associations said Thursday it has assumed management of the Distribution & LTL Carriers Association, which represents for-hire trucking companies engaged in less-than-truckload freight shipments and warehousing.
May 15, 2008Intermodal Traffic Falls 1.1%
Rail intermodal traffic fell 1.1% for the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 15, 2008DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 0.4% in March
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.4% in March from the same month last year, DOT said Wednesday.
May 14, 2008Deutsche Post’s 1Q Profit Drops
Deutsche Post said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 18% on a writedown of a German unit and slowing U.S. economic growth that hurt its U.S. DHL division, Bloomberg reported.
May 14, 2008ArvinMeritor Sets Commodity Surcharge
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it will institute a monthly surcharge for components due to rising materials prices.
May 14, 2008Trimac’s 1Q Earnings Decline
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$600,000, or about 2 cents per unit, from C$1.5 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.
May 13, 2008