Traffic fatalities reach lowest total in decade
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Traffic fatalities down 4%, DOT says (Fleet Owner)"According to a report released by the Department of Transportation, the number of fatalities on U.S. roadways fell 3.9% in 2007, reaching the lowest total in more than a decade and the lowest fatality rate on record."
Other trucking industry headlines from Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008:
Fleet Owner
Port of Tacoma trucker’s guide available
Experts talk about driver behavior and fuel economy
Great Dane revamps site
Con-way Freight names executive vp of operations
Outsourced Logistics
American Air Links Up With British Air and Iberia
Corpus Christi To Add Venezuela Service
Working Together to Speed Border Crossings
Exel To Support Chrysler Dealer Network
Why the Post Office Lost $1.13 Billion
Indiana University Adds Supply Chain Curriculum
Refrigerated Transporter
Subway serves top supply chain award to C.H. Robinson
Trailer/Body Builders
General Truck Body’s PEVs a Hit With U.S. Army
Freightliner, Meritor WABCO Offer Collision Safety System
Blogs
Semper Fi, Sarge
"How do you properly thank our military veterans for the tours of duty in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and other nasty hotspots around the world? How can we even come close to offering a proper gesture for men and women who’ve lived through some of the worst trauma human beings can go through, day after day, month after endless month?"
Other stories
Goodyear to close 92 retail stores (Transport Topics)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to close 92 retail stores with about 500 full-time workers by the end of the year because of their lack of profitability, Bloomberg reported.
50,000 expected at this week's Great American Trucking Show (Land Line Magazine)
With the doors set to open at noon on Thursday, Aug. 21, the 2008 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas promises trucking professionals the latest in truck technology, truck gear and truck entertainment.
New Brunswick residents respond to carbon tax legislation (Times & Transcript)
He's not saying it will happen, he's not saying it won't happen. What Premier Shawn Graham is saying is that he's fully aware of the reaction some have given this summer to his government's proposed carbon tax.
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