Rush Enterprises’ Income Jumps on Higher Truck Sales
Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue jumped on higher truck sales.
February 15, 2012USA Truck Reports 4Q Loss
USA Truck reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.4 million, or 42 cents per share, compared with a loss of $1.8 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
February 7, 2012Executives Say Used Trucks Remain Scarce, Despite 2011 Rise in New Class 8 Deliveries
The increase in new Class 8 deliveries in 2011 hasn’t yet done anything to ease the scarcity of used vehicles and, if anything, has added even more upward price pressure, industry executives and analysts said.
February 6, 2012ATA Promotes Sharma to General Counsel
Prasad Sharma has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of American Trucking Associations, ATA said Monday.
January 31, 20124Q Earnings of Five Truckload Carriers Rise
Five publicly traded truckload carriers have reported higher quarterly earnings, helped by higher rates and improved productivity.
January 30, 2012Top ATA Attorney Digges Will Retire After 28 Years in Defense of Trucking
Robert Digges Jr., vice president and chief counsel for American Trucking Associations and a top attorney for ATA’s Litigation Center, is retiring from his post effective Jan. 27, ATA announced last week.
January 23, 2012Opinion: For 2012, Invest in Teamwork
Slowly but surely, trucking is emerging from recession, and trucking company leaders all over the country are anxiously watching the bottom line, determined not to falter now that the sun is finally coming out.
January 16, 20122011 Truck Orders Soar 68.6%; Industry Prospects Seen Bright
Orders for new Class 8 trucks jumped 68.6% last year from 2010, as the year closed with an 11.8% increase in December from a year earlier, according to ACT Research Co.
January 16, 2012Women In Trucking Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award
The Women In Trucking Association is accepting nominations for its second annual Influential Woman of the Year award.
January 11, 2012Experts Predict More Mergers as Trucking’s Fortunes Improve
Trucking industry mergers and acquisitions are expected to surge this year because of factors such as tight capacity and eager private-equity buyers, several industry experts have said.
January 9, 2012