P.A.M. Turns Second-Quarter Profit
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said its second-quarter net income rose to $935,000, or 11 cents per share, from $693,000 or 8 cents, a year ago.
August 2, 2012Georgia Voters to Vote Tuesday on Transportation Tax
Voters in and around Atlanta will vote Tuesday on a proposition to increase sales tax by a penny to raise $18 billion for transportation projects, the Associated Press reported.
July 30, 2012Rand McNally Upgrades, TPC 7600
Rand McNally Inc. said it has upgraded the hardware for its TPC 7600 mobile communication fleet-management system.
July 30, 2012FMCSA to Publish Crash Accountability Results Next Year
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will research how it could assign blame for truck crashes based on a carrier’s fault, and publish the results of its study in summer 2013, the agency said Monday.
July 23, 2012Finding Ways to Reduce Idling Can Be Challenging for Carriers
For carriers, the effort to find the best nonidling cooling option for the truck cab has not been without starts and stops.
July 23, 2012Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 6.8% last week from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 19, 2012E&MU: EGR Cooling Issues Vex Fleets
The coolers at the heart of exhaust gas recirculation systems that have been present on diesel truck engines since 2002 have been failing at a worrisome rate, according to several fleet managers.
July 16, 2012Sensors Credited for Reducing Wash. State Truck Crashes
Electronic sensors and enforcement are being credited as reducing the number of truck related crashes in Washington State, the Associated Press reported.
July 16, 2012Two DOT Agencies Pressured to Synchronize Online Databases for Carrier Hazmat Loads
The Transportation Intermediaries Association has renewed its bid to force the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to display more information in its database for consistency with another federal agency.
July 9, 2012J.D. Power: Buyer Satisfaction Declines Under Burden of 2010 Emissions Rules
Satisfaction with model-year 2011 trucks suffered as a result of technology added to comply with 2010 federal emissions regulations, which resulted in customers’ reporting more problems with the trucks, a recent J.D. Power and Associates’ survey found.
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