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Air-Weigh ISO-certified
Air-Weigh has announced the company has received ISO 9001: 2000 certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)...
Freightliner continues layoffs
Freightliner announced yesterday that the company will lay off more than 2,000 employees in North Carolina, according to The Charlotte Observer...
Teamsters ink new labor deal with YRC
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has voted to modify its current labor agreement with YRC Worldwide, accepting a 10% reduction in gross wages and mileage rates and a suspension of a cost-of-living adjustment through March 31, 2013 in exchange for a 15% ownership stake in the company...
FMCSA’s Hill: A look back, a look forward
WASHINGTON D.C. – John Hill has few regrets as his two-and-a -half-year tenure as Chief Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) winds down...
Construction lobby urges stimulus
Because the construction industry has been one of the hardest hit by the economic slowdown, a majority of non-residential construction companies will cut spending and payroll if an economic stimulus package is not passed soon by Congress, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said during a conference call today...
Champion names director of sales, heavy duty
Champion Laboratories has appointed Shannon Sullivan director of sales, heavy duty...
Con-way names human resources veep
Con-way Freight has named Bruce H. Moss vp of human resources, where he will be responsible for strategic planning, development and human resources activities for the company...
Layoffs keep coming
Both motor carriers and trucking’ suppliers cut jobs during 2008 to help streamline operations as a weak marketplace cut deeply into profits. However, the number of layoffs has climbed still higher over the last few weeks...
Kenworth extends rebate program
Kenworth Truck Co. has announced it will extend its rebate program with Landstar System, Inc....
Fontaine updates site
Fifth wheel manufacturer Fontaine International has updated its website, reorganizing the layout to be faster and easier to use for customers...
Averitt gives 500K to St. Jude’s
Averitt Express has donated $500,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the largest donation ever made to a charitable organization by the company’s associate-giving program, Averitt Cares for Kids...
EIA projects oil consumption to be steady, prices to rise by 2010
According to the early release of the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO2009), the latest projections expect virtually no growth in U.S. oil consumption for the first time in more than 20 years...
Ryder acquires Edart Leasing
Ryder System, Inc. has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the full-service truck leasing, commercial truck rental and contract maintenance businesses of Edart Leasing Co. LLC...
Tenstreet names implementation manager
Tenstreet LLC has appointed Kimberly Theken implementation manager...
ATA does snow and ice accumulation study
The research arm of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), has completed a study on the effects of snow and ice accumulation on the top of vehicles...
NationaLease taps Scoggins
NationaLease has named Gene Scoggins president. Scoggins, most recently vp of sales, has been...
FTR sees recession deepening
According to the latest forecast from FTR Associates, the freight market will fall for seven consecutive quarters, bottoming out in the third quarter of 2009 at more than 9% below the year-end 2007 levels. ...
Hino ranks highest in medium-duty satisfaction
Hino Trucks ranked highest in customer satisfaction among conventional cab medium-duty truck owners in 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates Medium-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Customer Satisfaction Study. ...
ATA releases security guidebook
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has released a 186-page guidebook designed to help readers evaluate and manage risk and trucking security, whether it be physical security en route or information and computer security...
Study: Truckers run lung cancer risk
A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and Harvard claims that trucking industry workers who have been regularly exposed to diesel vehicle exhaust have an elevated risk of lung cancer with each increasing year of work....
ATA Tonnage Index increases 1.7%
The American Trucking Assns.’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7% in November, the first month-to-month improvement since June 2008 after the index contracted a total of 6.3% from June to October. ...
TCA releases 2009 supplier directory
Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has launched the second edition of its internet-based TCA Supplier Directory, featuring industry-specific product and service listings for the trucking community. ...
Flying J files for bankruptcy
Flying J Inc. and its Big West refining and Longhorn Pipeline subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. ...
FedEx sees tough going
Despite remaining profitable over its second fiscal quarter, FedEx Corp. is increasingly feeling the pressure on its bottom line from a major slump in shipping volume – forcing it to cut costs and raise rates where it can....
LaHood selection praised
Building America’s Future, a national coalition chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) dedicated to working on bipartisan infrastructure solutions, praised the selection of Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) as transportation secretary. ...
Cooper Kenworth opens three NC facilities
Cooper Kenworth has opened three North Carolina locations--in Charlotte, Hickory and Wilmington--putting the number of Kenworth Truck Co. dealerships in the U.S. and Canada at 300. ...
Three-million mark
Herb Mitchell, a veteran truck driver with Con-way Truckload, recently reached the elite career milestone of three million miles of safe driving...
Caterpillar plans layoffs, temporary shutdowns
Caterpillar is planning two separate one-week shutdowns of three East Peoria, IL, plants in February and March, according to a report in the Peoria Journal Star...
Doran teams with United Leasing Associates
United Leasing Associates will provide leasing options for Doran Manufacturing’s Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring systems for commercial truck and trailer fleets...
Obama to choose LaHood as Transportation Secretary
According to a number of media reports, President-elect Barack Obama has selected Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) as Transportation Secretary...
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