Volvo’s July North American Truck Deliveries Drop 46%
Volvo AB’s North American truck deliveries fell 46% in July from a year ago, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
August 27, 2009Two Truckload Carriers Install Software to Help With Routing, Fuel Purchasing
Truckload carriers C.R. England and Knight Transportation each recently announced they were investing in new software aimed at making its routing and fuel purchasing more efficient.
August 26, 2009Opinion: When Your Customer Doesn’t Pay
Will today’s slow-paying customer be tomorrow’s bankruptcy? To get a proper grip on this very real possibility, let’s look at some staggering statistics.
August 26, 2009Con-way’s Dale Duncan Is 2009 Truck Driving National Champion
Con-way Freight driver Dale Duncan was named the 2009 National Truck Driving Grand Champion over the weekend, American Trucking Associations said.
August 24, 20093PLs Shows Increased Activity, TIA Says
The Transportation Intermediaries Association has released its second-quarter 3PL Market Report, which showed that total dollars billed by all study participants for all activities increased about 7% from the first quarter.
August 24, 2009Two Truckload Carriers Install Software To Help With Routing, Fuel Purchasing
Truckload carriers C.R. England and Knight Transportation each recently announced they were investing in new software aimed at making its routing and fuel purchasing more efficient.
August 24, 2009UPS Broadens Technology For Shipping eBay Sales
UPS Inc. said that all U.S.-based sellers on eBay now have a direct, free connection from within that site to the UPS WorldShip system.
August 24, 2009Letters: Brokers Revisited, Cartoon Kudos, Driver Fatigue
This is in response to the letter in the July 27 issue with the headline “Brokers Revisited”: Your complaint is not justified with me.
August 24, 2009Fleet Size Rises 1% in 2Q, Report Says
The number of Class 8 vehicles operating in the United States totaled 3.641 million units in the second quarter, an increase of less than 1% over the same quarter in 2008, transportation research firm R.L. Polk & Co. said.
August 24, 200920% Decline in 2009 U.S. Container Traffic Forces Terminals, Ocean Carriers to Adjust
With total U.S. container import traffic down more than 20% in the first half of 2009 compared with a year ago, all pieces of the supply chain are feeling the pain of the recession.
August 24, 2009