NY/NJ Port Authority Approves Toll Hikes
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved a plan to raise tolls at tunnels and bridges into New York City, in part to fund the reconstruction of the World Trade Center.
August 22, 2011Select Energy Services Acquires Riverside Transportation
Houston oilfield service and tank truck operator Select Energy Services has purchased Carlsbad, N.M., counterpart Riverside Transportation.
August 22, 2011iTECH: Cloud-Based Services for Mobile Devices Can Help Sales Forces
PHOENIX — Sales personnel can spend more time at shippers’ offices while staying connected to carrier headquarters with cloud-based services designed for BlackBerrys, smart phones and iPads, according to presentations made here by two less-than-truckload carriers.
August 22, 2011Vigillo Debuts Inspection Accuracy Web App
Vigillo LLC, a software provider of fleet safety information, has released a new product known as Inspection Management System, or IMS, to aid fleets in assessing the accuracy of roadside inspections.
August 22, 2011McLeod, Multi Service Collaborate On Fuel Management Data System
Multi Service Corp. and McLeod Software are partnering to create a fleet fuel management data system.
August 22, 2011BlackBern Partners Buys Cadec Global
Cadec Global Inc., a provider of in-cab computer services, has been acquired by investment firm BlackBern Partners, New York.
August 22, 2011Celadon Group to Pay First Dividend
Celadon Group said last week it would pay its first cash dividend to shareholders, a payment of 2 cents a share.
August 22, 2011Letter: Do Unto Others . . .
Over the past 36 years in business there have been so many times I have been helped by other drivers, both truck and automobile, that I can’t possibly drive past someone in need.
August 22, 2011Study Finds Broad Support For Changes in LTL Pricing
A study of pricing practices by less-than-truckload carriers has found broad-based support for changes among carriers, shippers and logistics companies in the way rates are set, but no consensus on what those changes should be or how to implement them.
August 22, 2011Freightliner Faces Shortages Of Many Parts, Exec Says
NAPA, Calif. — North America’s largest heavy-duty truck maker is struggling to find the parts necessary to build all the trucks it has agreed to supply to fleets during 2011, and has had to turn down “thousands” of orders, according to a senior company official.
August 22, 2011