Choosing Up Sides at California Ports
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Choosing Up Sides at California Ports (Outsourced Logistics)"Associations, legal entities and truckers are among those getting involved in the controversial program to be instituted at the nation’s busiest ports aimed at significantly lowering emissions and regulating drivers."
Other trucking and logistics industry headlines from Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008:
Fleet Owner
Prophesy collaborates with Nationlink
NRS commits to L.A.’s clean port program
CargoWise edi names business development manager
LeasePlan announces CEO change
Major beverage distributor joins hybrid crowd
Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) infrastructure in good shape
Outsourced Logistics
Fuel Surcharges Irrational
Jacksonville Port Elects Board Members
TNT Speedage Integration Complete
Office Depot Selects Hubspan
Modal Shift Affecting Intermodal
Three of Seven UK Airports May Have to Be Sold
DP Partners To Develop $37 Million Las Vegas Site
Public-Private Partnerships To Benefit California
Another Air Cargo Carrier Goes Out of Business
Trailer/Body Builders
Penton Launches Site to Connect Buyers, Sellers of HD Equipment
Con Edison Of New York Orders Hybrid Electric Trucks From Azure Dynamics
Discovery's Mike Rowe to Give Keynote Address at Work Truck Show
Blogs
Virtual truck training (Trucks At Work)
"Though it’s been rolling around the industry for over three years now, Dart Transit Co.’s mobile training simulator still gets people’s attention. The full-motion simulator is built into a 53-foot trailer that acts as both a classroom and as an exhibit for educating the public about the dangers drivers face on the highways – and the skills needed to overcome them."
Other stories
Utah's I-15 corridor project clears environmental review (etrucker.com)
Utah’s plans to build the Interstate 15 corridor in Utah County now can move forward, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Week-long closure of Chesapeake Bridge set for February (Thetrucker.com)
SUMMIT, Del. — Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers say the Summit Bridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal will be closed for a week in February for an estimated $1 million repair project.
Economy rebounds in 2Q, mostly spurred by exports (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON - The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.
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