ArvinMeritor 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, 2008Diesel Soars 18.2¢ to Record $4.331
Diesel fuel jumped 18.2 cents to a new record Monday, averaging $4.331 a gallon at the pump nationwide, the Department of Energy said.
May 13, 2008Ryder Completes Gator Leasing Acquisition
Ryder System said late Monday it has completed its acquisition of Gator Leasing, privately held company based in Miami.
May 13, 2008Xata Reports Second-Quarter Loss
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Monday it lost $1.4 million, or 17 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a loss of $900,000, or 12 cents, a year ago.
May 12, 2008Letters to the Editor: Border Program, Gas Tax Reality, Unpaid Miles, Fuel Prices
I agree with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters: Congress should continue the cross-border program between the United States and Mexico.
May 12, 2008Court Upholds Graves Amendment on Liability
The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of a federal law, known as the Graves Amendment, that bars claims against leasing companies because of actions of equipment lessees.
May 12, 2008Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule
The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.
May 12, 2008President Bush Declares ‘National Transportation Week’
President Bush declared this week as “National Transportation Week” and Saturday to be “National Defense Transportation Day,” the White House said Friday.
May 12, 2008Mexico Seeks Nafta Damages
Mexico’s principal trucking group said its members have lost more than $2 billion a year because the United States has refused to allow cross-border trucking as required by the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement and that it is seeking damages through arbitration.
May 12, 2008