Paid back: Aiding owner-operators on fuel
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Paid back: Aiding owner-operators on fuel"There is enough for owner-operators to worry about without having to keep a constant eye on what diesel prices are averaging. A number of carriers have programs in place to alleviate that concern through surcharge programs that pay a significant portion of contracted carriers’ fuel bills."
Other trucking industry headlines from Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008:
Bulk Transporter
ATA challenges Boston hazmat routing
Texas renewable fuels request denied
EPA testing new online audit program
Time to submit Russell award nominations
FMCSA updates safety education materials
CVSA supporting truck safety technology
Fleet Owner
Continental offers new steer tire
Eaton Truck Group promotes Standen
PacLease opens three lease locations in Michigan
Oil prices down fifteen cents
Outsourced Logistics
Law Suit Attacks LA/Long Beach Port Trucking Plans
Too Many Big Ships May Mean Excess Capacity
Politicians Climb Onto the DHL-UPS Deal
TNT Again Target of Rumors
California Container Fee Hits Snag
Global Distribution Strategies--Asia
Trailer/Body Builders
Supreme’s 2Q Net Sales Down 14.6%
JOST Opens New Factory in India
NTEA Sets Business and Market Planning Summit
Performance Panels a Bargain Amid Soaring Material Prices
Blogs
Fatigue … and death (Trucks At Work)
"Let me give you this scenario. A young truck driver (let’s say 25 or 26, been driving for three years now) falls asleep at the wheel of his 80,000-pound rig and causes an accident, leaving a 57 year-old man dead – a man with a wife and kids."
Other stories
Madison named FHA Administrator (CCJ)
New York looks to photograph license of every vehicle to enter Manhattan (New York Times)
Technology as a money saver (Transformationenablers.com)
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