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UPS has set a new goal to improve the mpg performance of its U.S. package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020
Read More →Delivery package giant UPS said second quarter earnings soared 71 percent over the 2009 quarter, while revenue grew 13 percent
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The financial reform bill President Obama will sign today includes a provision that will lead to tougher regulation of derivatives trading, a move applauded by trucking interests that blame fuel price run-ups on excessive speculation in oil price futures
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The economy's coming back and so are sales of pickup trucks, as consumers, tradesmen and fleets resume ordering as their incomes and needs increase. Sales this spring are up sharply compared to last yea
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Brokers and freight forwarders are at odds with each other over the Senate's Motor Carrier Protection Act, which would beef up regulatory oversight of brokers if passed. The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), which is supportive of the bill, and the Association of Independent Property Brokers & Agents (AIPBA), against the bill, are at the center of the debate. The two organizations held webinars this week, voicing their opinions and laying out some of the impact
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Community and transportation advocacy groups in New York are working hard these days to push the state Department of Transportation to tear down the Sheridan Expressway in the Bron
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold special outreach meetings for medical examiners and commercial motor vehicle drivers as well as the associations representing these groups
Read More →UPS has recently deployed 50 hybrid electric delivery trucks to Austin, Texas, and 13 hybrids to Minneapolis, as part of a larger effort to put 200 new hybrid electric vehicles into operation in eight U.S. cities
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Over the years there have been some hard words and even harder feelings between the trucking industry and safety advocacy groups, but last night something new happened. Last night the Truck Safety Coalition, a partnership between Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways and Parents Against Tired Truckers, presented a Distinguished Safety Leadership award to a trucking executive
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Trucking industry groups and technology providers filed a petition for reconsideration with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding the final rule on electronic onboard recorder
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