Opinion: Network Analysis Takes on More Importance
We keep seeing signs that things are looking up for the trucking industry. Most of the relevant economic indicators are favorable for trucking. Commodities are getting stronger, oil rig counts are increasing and the housing recovery is persisting. At the same time, small businesses are feeling a greater sense of optimism, and improvements to the tax code may boost entrepreneurialism. Low unemployment rates ultimately will lead to higher wages, giving consumers more money to spend and putting more goods on trucks.
May 8, 2017Editorial: Join the Infrastructure Bandwagon
Infrastructure is a very peculiar, two-headed beast, with the spending side being bold, popular and stunningly handsome and the funding half plagued with unsightly lesions and a crooked stare.
May 8, 2017XPO Quarterly Results Soar, Bolstered by LTL, Last Mile
XPO Logistics Inc. earned a profit in the first quarter of the year for the first time since 2010, rocketing past analyst expectations on the strength of its linehaul, cross-dock and pickup-and-delivery operations.
May 8, 2017Drivers Inducted Into NPTC/Lytx Hall of Fame
CINCINNATI — Four truck drivers earned the highest honor of their careers with their induction into the National Private Truck Council/Lytx Inc. Driver Hall of Fame at the NPTC annual education management conference and exhibition.
May 8, 2017Suppliers Scrambling to Provide Technology to Help Private Fleets Meet New Regulations
CINCINNATI — Shipper-owned fleets are ramping up the use of technology to help meet new federal regulations related to the transportation of food, the adoption of electronic logs for drivers and making their trucking operations more efficient.
May 8, 2017ATA President Chris Spear to Keynote Natso’s Capitol Hill Forum
Executives from the truck stop industry visiting Capitol Hill this month for meetings with federal lawmakers will get the chance to hear about trucking matters from the leader of American Trucking Associations.
May 5, 2017Commerce Secretary Says TPP Could Form Starting Point for US on NAFTA Talks
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said parts of an Asia-Pacific trade deal rejected by the Trump administration could form the basis of a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.
May 5, 2017TIGER Grants Live On in Fiscal 2017 Funding Bill Backed by Congress
Legislation that would ensure funding for the federal government through the end of September advanced with funding for the Obama-era grants for infrastructure projects.
May 4, 2017American Consumer Comfort Remains Close to a 15-Year High
Consumer confidence last week held close to the highest level in more than 15 years as Americans felt a little better about their finances and whether it’s a good time to spend, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index data showed May 4.
May 4, 2017Alabama Senate Committee Proposes Moving Road Funds; Cutting State Agencies
An Alabama Senate committee voted May 3 to move $63.5 million in road and bridge funds from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, a move that would cut funding to state agencies.
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