Safety

Truckload carrier and logistics firm P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a third-quarter loss of $1.2 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with a loss of $3.2 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.

I agree — the economy is bad. Now let’s go out there and make some profit. As excess capacity continues to plague the less-than-truckload segment of the trucking industry with reduced revenues and profits, transportation executives are increasingly frustrated.

With National Truck Driver Appreciation Week approaching, American Trucking Associations is extending the deadline until Nov. 7 for submissions for its video contest on why professional truck drivers are essential to the U.S. economy.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s third-quarter profit more than doubled, though the company forecast an operating loss for its North American market this year.

Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday the Department of Transportation was creating a safety council to address a “critical” safety issues facing DOT’s 10 modal agencies.

Covenant Transportation Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.6 million, or 96 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.4 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should identify commercial truck and bus drivers who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require drivers diagnosed with the condition to prove they are being treated, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended last week.

WASHINGTON — When the economy recovers and freight traffic begins to grow again, the nation needs to turn its attention to broader transportation issues that address everything from funding to livability, said Victor Mendez, newly appointed Federal Highway Administrator.