A significant amount of speculation has been put forth regarding the identity of those involved in running up the price of fuel in this country. In fact,...More
Can truckers be confident that federal highway taxes will not rise? The administration's budget, released on February 6, appeared to show that the federal...More
Carriers, contractors, and Congress members all have reason to be thankful that the highway reauthorization bill was enacted by mid-August. If Congress...More
As we close out the fourth quarter of the year, carriers face a great deal of uncertainty. Although many fared well during the third quarter, cost pressures...More
As a columnist, I've had the experience more times than I care to count of seeing my predictions appear in print cays after they have become wrong. This...More
Fleets whose truck and trailer wheel-end assemblies were submerged under water during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita now have a quick and easy reference...More
The national average price for a gallon of diesel surged 34.6 cents to $3.144, which humbles the old record set on Sept. 5 just after Katrina struck by a lofty 24.6 cents...More
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has kept trucking executives hopping. Even companies that did not have their own facilities situated in the storm's...More
Despite major disruptions caused by the flooding, widespread wind damage and general chaos that followed Katrina, and to a lesser extent Rita, truck fleets...More
In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, we've come to understand just how much will have to be done to recover from the storm and its aftermath. The...More
