Until now, the clean-vehicle focus has centered on alternative fuels such as natural gas. But a new hybrid technology that combines the efficiency of a diesel engine with the cleanliness of electric drive is getting more
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Read More →TravelCenters of America yesterday reported a net loss of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2000, versus net income of $0.1 million for the same period in 1999
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Preston Trucking and the Teamsters union agreed to an $18.9 million settlement in the Teamsters' suit against the defunct trucking company
Read More →In an attempt to avoid another nationwide fuel blockade, the British government announced yesterday that it would cut taxes on cars, trucks and some grades of fuel
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A month after a new computer system went into effect at the Port of Savannah, Ga., truckers pulling containers from the port complain the change is still slowing down turnarounds and cutting their income. Oct. 9, the port implemented a new $4 million computer system designed to help handle the increased flow of traffic at the port. But what port officials called a "learning curve" and admitted-to "glitches" resulted in trucks backed u
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Read More →Insurance companies and other financial institutions can now file insurance certificates and other federally required motor carrier compliance information via the Internet
Read More →New York voters rejected a $3.8 transportation bond issue Tuesday, but their New Jersey neighbors overwhelmingly approved a measure that will free up money for roads, bridges and transi
Read More →Gunite Corp., a maker of wheel assemblies for heavy trucks, has laid off a third of its workforce at its Elkhard, Ind., plant thanks to a dramatic downturn in business
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