Teamsters misleading
about effects of Port
of Los Angeles suit: ATA

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) says its lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles that went to trial the week of April 20 does not threaten the Clean Truck Program at the Port of Los Angeles...

Odyssey acquires
International Forwarders

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) announced that it has acquired International Forwarders Inc (IFI), an independently owned export freight forwarder and customs house broker based in Charleston SC...

Navistar withdraws
lawsuit against CARB

Navistar International Corporation has withdrawn a lawsuit it previously filed against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) after an agreement with CARB that addresses the issues that prompted the court action...

ATA March Truck Tonnage
Index rises; level highest
tallied since November '08

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4% in March 2010 after a revised 0.3% decrease in February...

TMC expands practice
for comparing performance
of aftermarket brake linings

The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations has expanded an industry practice designed to help equipment owners compare the performance of aftermarket brake linings...

GPSit names distributor
in Mexico for its systems

GPS International Technologies Inc (GPSit) has named Guibor Promoter SA of CV as its distributor in Mexico for GPSit's covert GPS tracking systems and services, which are immediately available ...

Labelmaster schedules
fifth Dangerous Goods
Instructor's Symposium

Labelmaster will hold its fifth annual Dangerous Goods Instructor's Symposium, set for September 22-24, 2010, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 511 North Columbus Drive, in downtown Chicago IL...

ATA will strongly oppose
VMT tax implementation

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) taxes have proven costly to administer, enforce, and comply with, and the trucking industry will strongly oppose implementing a VMT tax...

Heil president signs historic
environmental policy statement

Greg Hewitt, president of Heil Trailer International (HTI), signed a historic policy statement for the company’s Environmental Management System on the heels of Earth Day 2010...

Diesel fuel price achieves
its ninth gain in 10 weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide increased for the ninth time in 10 weeks, rising 0.4 cent to $3.078 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

HOS rules are working
but need flexibility: ATA

Current federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules, which govern the durations that a commercial driver can be on duty and behind the wheel, have played a role in improving highway safety...

ATA applauds senator’s
bill that would curtail
energy market speculation

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds US Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) for introducing a strong derivatives market reform bill to curb excessive commodity speculation while protecting the ability of the trucking industry to hedge its exposure to increased fuel prices. The legislation could be attached to the Financial Reform Legislation...

Volvo Trucks’ EPA2010
engines begin to deliver
truckloads of confidence

The most tested products in the history of Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo heavy-duty engines for 2010 are already delivering excellent performance, reliability, and fuel economy...

TransCore freight index jumps 259% in March

Spot market freight availability increased by 259% in March 2010 compared with the same month in 2009, according to TransCore’s North American Freight Index. The high load volume in March, added to the atypically high totals of January and February, contributed to the strongest first quarter volume since 2004...

Trucking groups praise
VA governor for keeping
vow to reopen rest areas

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Virginia Trucking Association (VTA) congratulate Virginia Gov Bob McDonnell on reopening 19 safety rest areas along the commonwealth’s highways one day ahead of schedule...

Diesel Technology Forum
comments on analysis
touting natural gas use

The Diesel Technology Forum issued a statement in response to the Center for American Progress Analysis advocating natural gas use in heavy vehicles...

PeopleNet, Advantage
PressurePro partner

PeopleNet has partnered with Advantage PressurePro, the provider of PressurePro tire pressure monitoring products and technology. The partnership enables PeopleNet to integrate PressurePro’s tire pressure monitoring capabilities with its legacy systems beginning with BLU In-Cab PC...

NACE International, ASM
International launch website

NACE International, in collaboration with ASM International has launched a new website, www.corrosionanalysisnetwork.com, designed to provide a resource for solutions for control, prediction, and prevention of corrosion problems...

Petrochemical price index
shows continued increases

Prices in the $2.8 trillion global petrochemicals business continued to forge ahead in March 2010, hitting new six-month highs and continuing to build on the dramatic gains seen in January, when the Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI) rose 10.4%...

Meritor WABCO establishes
partnership with Iteris Inc

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems announced a strategic partnership with Iteris Inc of Santa Ana CA to streamline and simplify delivery of critical data about vehicle safety and performance to their mutual customers...

Diesel fuel price increase
slows; gain is half a cent

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide slowed its increase after two big gains in the past two weeks, with the price rising half a cent to $3.074 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Corporate budgets open
to training in 2010 despite
economy, survey reveals

The 2010 results of The Ken Blanchard Companies annual Corporate Issues Survey find that corporate leaders plan to either maintain or increase spending on training and development, despite skepticism about the near economic future...

Proposed MSD reporting
requirement concerns NACD

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), expressing concern over a proposal that would require employers to record musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in a separate column under the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses 300 Log...

ATA's chief economist
is appointed to ACTS

American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello received an appointment from US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS), which advises the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Mercedes-Benz engines
rank highest in study

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) announced that its Mercedes-Benz engines have received the award for "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Vocational Heavy-Duty Truck Engines"...