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Long Beach port container volumes drop in May
The Port of Long Beach on Thursday, June 14, said its overall container traffic dropped 7.2 percent in May compared to the same period a year ago, with imports down 9.2 percent and exports down ...
Great West fleet panel: California offers challenges, opportunities
Dealing with California Air Resources Board regulations, congestion, limited parking and frequent inspections can make operating in California one big headache. But a panel of fleet executives at the inaugural Great West Fleet Executive Conference ...
Monthly freight index up 0.2% in April, year-to-year up 2.0%
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.2 percent in April from March, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation ...
FTR Shippers Conditions Index unchanged in April
FTR Associates on Wednesday, June 13, announced that its Shippers Conditions Index for April basically was unchanged from the previous month with a moderately negative reading of -5.4. The SCI sums up all market influences ...
Truckload driver turnover higher in 1Q
After a one-quarter reprieve, the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2012, while small truckload fleets saw a tremendous surge in turnover, according to the American Trucking ...
Compliance, Safety, Accountability – Where do we go from here?
This panel, held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas, May 29-30, will cover the current state of CSA and possible future improvements. Panelists includes: Collin Mooney, Deputy executive director, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Bryan Price, senior transportation specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Scott Mugno, VP safety, FedEx.
Registration is $245 and includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.
Fewer fleet failures in 1Q, report finds
The trucking industry has experienced a strong recovery in 2012, as fewer trucking companies have failed in the first quarter of 2012 than in recent years, according to the Paragon Report, which examines investment opportunities ...
Trucking rates up 5-15% in 2011, logistics report finds
Total U.S. business logistics costs in 2011 rose to $1.28 trillion, a 6.6 percent increase from the previous year and accounting for 8.5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the Council of ...
Court rejects EPA’s Navistar engine exemption
A federal appeals court on Tuesday, June 12, rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling that allowed Navistar to sell heavy-duty diesel engines that don’t meet the agency’s 2010 emissions standards limiting the amount of ...
Diesel exhaust causes cancer, WHO advisory group concludes
The Diesel Technology Forum on Tuesday, June 12, stood up for diesel engine and equipment manufacturers following a global cancer group's report that exhaust from diesel engines can cause cancer.
The International Agency For Research On ...
ATA again asks FMCSA to shed light on CSA methodology
The American Trucking Associations on Tuesday, June 12, continued to call out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on its Compliance, Safety, Accountability monitoring and measurement system, asking the agency to release a study of ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...
Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh
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