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TRUCKING WORLD NEWS
* Manufacturers to Offer Programs Preparing Technicians for ’07
USA -TTNews -6 Jan 2006: Detroit Diesel Corp. and Cummins Inc. said they had programs aimed specifically at their 2007 engines, while Volvo Trucks North America, Mack Trucks and International Truck and Engine Corp. said they would provide training updates for technicians... Environmental Protection Agency regulations slash allowed levels of nitrogen oxide and soot emissions for new engines starting in January 2007...
* California Reportedly Considering Adding Toll, Truck Lanes
USA -Los Angeles Times/TTNews -5 Jan 2006: California Gov. plans to propose adding special toll lanes, including some exclusively for trucks, on the state’s freeways... Under the plan, local officials would make the final decisions if the plans were approved by state lawmakers...
* PierPASS OffPeak Program Diverts a Million Truck Trips from Daytime Los Angeles Traffic
LONG BEACH, Cal,USA -Business Wire -6 Jan 2006: PierPASS Inc. today announced that more than a million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the OffPeak program on July 23, 2005, eliminating costly bottlenecks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and reducing gridlock on area freeways...
* Pacer International Named to Forbes List of ``Best Big Companies in America'' for 2006
CONCORD, Cal,USA -Forbes -6 Jan 2006: Logistics & Freight Transport Provider Makes List for 2nd Consecutive Year Pacer International, Inc., the North America logistics and freight transportation provider, has been named for the second consecutive year to the Forbes Platinum 400 list, known as the "Best Big Companies in America"...
* J.B. Hunt T. S., Inc. Recognized with Prestigious Core Carrier Partner of the Year Award
LOWELL, Ark.,USA -Business Wire- 6 Jan 2006: J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., today announced that the Company has been recognized by The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with the prestigious 2005 Truckload/Intermodal Core Carrier Partner of the Year award...
* Trucking Logistics Firm Succeeds By Sweating Over Every Detail
USA -Investor Business Daily, by Alan R. Elliott -Jan 6, 2006: Driving a truck isn't rocket science. Managing a truck fleet is darned close... Try booking each cubic yard of trailer space full through every mile traveled. Multiply that task across hundreds of fleets covering countless routes and endpoints... Then you'll get a workaday sense of CH Robinson Worldwide...
* New Information Available on Bioterrorism Act and Food Transportation
USA -TTNews -4 Jan 2006: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published several new booklets dealing with various aspects of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 pertaining to the transport of food. The booklets provide the latest information on regulations published by FDA to implement provisions of the Bioterrorism Act of 2005. Of particular interest to trucking companies that transport food is information on establishing and maintaining records and administrative detention...
* House Bill to Increase Tax Credit for Hybrids including commercial trucks
USA - TTNews -3 Jan 2006: Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives Dec. 7 would increase by $3,000 the current tax credit for makers and consumers of domestic hybrid vehicles, including commercial trucks... The measure is intended to “enlist American consumers and manufacturers of those vehicles made in the USA in the effort to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and create a cleaner environment,”...
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