Industry Prepares for SSRS Fight
Fresh from a victory in the hours-of-service issue, for-hire interstate motor carriers and their representatives wrestled among themselves over how to approach efforts to sink the Single State Registration System.
Council Attempts to Lure Former ITLC Members
The former chair of the disbanded Information Technology and Logistics Council is trying to woo her compatriots into joining another American Trucking Associations council.
GSA Set to Retire Paper Lading In September 2001
Trucking companies hauling portions of the federal government’s $12 billion a year pallet of civilian freight likely will have to plug into Internet technologies if they want to keep the business.
Glut of Class 8 Trucks Hurts Ryder’s Profits
The glut of Class 8 tractors is causing problems for truck leasing companies, including Ryder System, which remains profitable but is having to move nimbly.
Feds to Eliminate Paper Lading in 2001
Trucking companies hauling portions of the federal government’s $12 billion a year pallet of civilian freight likely will have to plug into Internet technologies if they want to keep the business.
Professional Transportation Group Retrenches
Citing overly rapid expansion as a problem, Professional Transportation Group will trim its payroll and refocus its efforts on expedited air freight.
Falling Profits Have Public Truck Firms Anxious
A creaky third quarter for trucking could be followed by a rocky year’s end if recent warnings of falling profit margins from the industry’s major companies are an accurate indicator.
USPS Teams With DHL to Service 213 Nations
In conjunction with DHL Worldwide Express, the U.S. Postal Service is now offering merchandise delivery to 213 nations through its new Global Express Guaranteed Service.
Lower Profits Have Public Truck Firms Anxious
A creaky third quarter for trucking could be followed by a rocky year’s end if recent warnings of falling profit margins from the industry’s major companies are an accurate indicator.
Trimac Could Go Private
Canada’s Trimac Corp. - the second-largest bulk-hauling carrier on the continent - could vanish from the Toronto Stock Exchange by Nov. 30 and become a privately held firm if a proposal from the company’s dominant McCaig family comes to pass.