Carriers Still Shopping for Software, Suppliers Say
TMW Systems and McLeod Software each said they signed fewer new customers in 2009 than the prior year, but overall sales remained strong as carriers sought to improve their operations and prep for an economic rebound.
March 22, 2010Wabash Hires 190 New Workers to Meet Higher Demand
Wabash National Corp. has hired 100 temporary workers and plans to hire 90 more during this quarter to meet rising demand for commercial trailers
March 22, 2010One UCR Bill Per Customer
Congratulations to the governing board that oversees the Unified Carrier Registration program for casting a vote for fairness and good sense by blocking a plan for states to begin collecting fees before the pricing structure for 2010 is set.
March 22, 2010Letters: Recruiting Drivers, ‘Split Sleeper’ Option
I recently started receiving Transport Topics and was especially interested in what you had to say the Feb. 22 p. 1 story, “Transportation Firms Must Improve Recruiting to Satisfy Customers’ Desires, Leaders Say.”
March 22, 2010ABF, Union Expected to Talk; LTL May Receive Concessions
ABF Freight System and the Teamsters union appear to be heading toward talks that could result in wage, health or pension concessions for the nation’s fifth-largest less-than-truckload carrier, officials from both sides have said.
March 22, 2010Industry Opposed to Quick Implementation of Clean-Truck Plan at Port of N.Y./N.J.
A new diesel-emissions-reduction program at the Port of New York and New Jersey that will ban pre-1994 trucks beginning in 2011 will be costly and burdensome for motor carriers and comes at a time when fleets are reeling from the recession, state trucking officials said.
March 22, 2010Transport Policy Should Modernize Freight, Reduce Diesel Emissions, Report Suggests
Congress should include comprehensive funding policies in the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill both to modernize freight transportation and reduce diesel emissions, an environmental group said in a report last week.
March 22, 2010Industry Hails UCR Board Vote to Delay Collection of 2010 Fees
Industry groups and some state governments hailed the decision blocking all states from collecting Unified Carrier Registration fees until the federal government sets fee levels for 2010, but other states said the move could hamstring their safety programs.
March 22, 2010February Truck Sales Rise 19.1%
Manufacturers and their dealers sold 19.1% more big trucks in February than they did a year earlier, marking the second consecutive month in which Class 8 sales beat their year-ago totals, according to WardsAuto.com.
March 22, 2010Truckload Fleets Recruit Drivers as Capacity Begins to Tighten
Many truckload fleets have almost overnight found themselves in a mini driver shortage, as demand for freight-hauling capacity is suddenly climbing in some markets and carriers expecting better times seek to put more trucks on the road.
March 22, 2010