Vets Make Valuable Employees, Several Motor Carriers Report
Schneider National Inc., Ruan Transport Corp., Falcon Transport Co., and Werner Enterprises know from experience that military veterans make valuable employees. These firms actively recruit them to fill not only driver jobs but management posts as well.
March 21, 2011‘Regulatory Overload’ Stalls Trucking, ATA Official Tells Transportation Panel
WASHINGTON — Trucking is burdened with “regulatory overload,” an American Trucking Associations official told a panel of Department of Transportation officials.
March 21, 2011Carriers Told to Ignore Erroneous Letters Warning of Loss of Operating Authority
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told carriers last week that letters warning about possible loss of operating authority after notifying the agency of cargo insurance cancellations were sent in error.
March 21, 2011FedEx Profits Down 3% in Third Quarter on Winter Weather, High Fuel Costs
Global economic improvement allowed FedEx Corp. to pull in 11% more quarterly revenue, but the carrier saw its net income drop by 3%, as it had to battle severe winter weather, soaring fuel costs and $43 million of integration costs at its less-than-truckload unit.
March 21, 2011Diesel Reaches $3.908 a Gallon
The average price of U.S. retail diesel rose for the 15th consecutive week, bumping up another 3.7 cents to $3.908 a gallon, nearly $1 higher than the comparable week of last year, according to the Department of Energy.
March 21, 2011AutoInfo’s Profit Doubles in 2010
Third-party logistics provider AutoInfo said its 2010 earnings rose to $3.1 million, or 9 cents a share, from $1.4 million, or 4 cents, the year before.
March 18, 2011Supply Chains May Not Be Disrupted by Japan Turmoil, U.S. Truck Makers Say
Several truck makers and industry suppliers said their facilities sustained some damage from the March 11 earthquake in Japan, but they were not expecting it to result in significant supply disruptions to North America.
March 18, 2011Volvo, UAW Reach Tentative Five-Year Agreement on Virginia Truck Plant
Volvo Trucks North America said Friday it has reached tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union on a new, five-year agreement for workers at its New River Valley heavy-duty truck plant in Dublin, Va.
March 18, 2011RWI Transportation Opens Terminal in Dallas
RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company, said March 10 it opened a new terminal in Dallas to improve its access to the western United States.
March 18, 2011Daimler Forecasts Continued Strong Truck Demand for 2011
Daimler AG booked more truck orders than anticipated in the first two months of this year, underscoring its forecast of “significant” market growth in 2011, Bloomberg reported Friday.
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