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Peterbilt announces availability of 2013 engines

Peterbilt Tuesday announced that the next-generation of Paccar engines, designed to comply with the EPA’s 2013 emissions standards will be available in all of the truck maker’s medium and heavy-duty models starting in 2013.

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HURRICANE SANDY HITS US LOGISTICS NETWORK

The devastating arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the US East Coast this week has meant the closure of a number of major East Coast ports handling vehicle and container shipments, as well as the closure of road and rail routes inland and disruption to the dealer network.

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DOT offering $13 million in emergency funds for storm damage

The U.S. Department of Transportation has made $13 million in quick release emergency relief funds available immediately to New York and Rhode Island to start repairing damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. The sum matched 100 percent of what the states requested. Full Report at CCJ  

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Diesel price drop largest in nearly four years

The national average retail diesel price fell by 8.6 cents to $4.03 during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

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Readers react on broker regulation, rates, GPS, truck loans

By Overdrive Staff Brokers have made it almost impossible for a small-time truck owner-operator to even be able to speak directly with shippers/receivers to negotiate hauling for them directly. I am sure there are many small-timers that would agree with me that if we could do without

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Ford to shut European plant; GM outlines product-sharing plan

Ford Motor Co. said it will close a Belgian assembly plant and General Motors outlined a joint product-sharing plan with a French rival as the Detroit automakers battle mounting losses in Europe. Ford is also preparing to close a plant in Britain as early as next year, Bloomberg and other media outlets reported, citing people […]

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THREATS ON HORIZON FOR LOGISTICS SUPERPOWER?

Last week’s BVL Congress in Berlin celebrated a German logistics market that is on pace for another record year in 2012, buoyed largely by strong exports and manufacturing, including automotive. The leader of the opposition Social Democratic party proclaimed the country a “logistics superpowerâ€.  

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Rush Enterprises acquires dealerships, announces third quarter results

By CCJ Rush Enterprises has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company’s net income for the quarter was $14.9 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with net income of $16.0 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

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Obama signs Military CDL Act

Active members of the military may now train for and obtain a commercial driver’s license in the state in which they are stationed, instead of the state in which they live, thanks to the Military CDL Act of 2012, which passed both chambers of Congress on Oct. 1 and was signed by President Barack Obama […]

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