Trucking company charged with harassment by EEOC
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought a lawsuit against Joe Ryan Trucking, Phenix City, AL, charging that the owner of the fleet violated federal law by sexually harassing female employees...
Trucking’s economic tea leaves remain cloudy
Reading the economic tea leaves for trucking can be a cloudy undertaking. This week is no exception as one new report indicates fleets are “throwing the brakes on new truck plans in the year ahead” while another states that Class 5 to 8 vehicle preliminary net orders for September “improved month-over-month beyond expectations.”...
UAW, Ford reach tentative agreement
The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Co. reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a new contract for approximately 41,000 hourly and salary workers at 27 Ford assembly and manufacturing plants, the UAW announced...
Arizona dust storm causes massive highway pileups
At least one man was killed and more than 15 were injured when a dust storm blinded motorists on Interstate 10 in Arizona between Tucson and Phoenix Tuesday, causing major traffic pileups involving dozens of vehicles...
Menlo Worldwide launches new transportation services portfolio
With years of experience in Lean operating principles behind it, Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc., is using that experience to launch Menlo Transportation Services...
Accuride names senior vp & gm
Scott D. Hazlett has been appointed senior vice president & general manager of Accuride Wheels, a business unit of Accuride Corp...
Congestion cost trucking $23 billion in 2010
A new study by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) said that the cost of congestion to the U.S. trucking industry – measured as wasted fuel and delay – was $23 billion last year...
International shipping industry confidence at an all-time low
Shipping industry confidence is at its lowest level for 3 1/2 years, as fears about overcapacity and the global economy reach new heights, according to IFW, an international freight and logistics news service...
New Love’s Travel Stop opens in Washington
Love’s Travel Stops opened its newest location in Napavine, Wash., at Interstate 5, Exit 72...
Volvo Group reorganizes global truck business
The Volvo Group has reorganized its truck business into geographic business units designed to “better utilize the global potential of the brands and products,” the company said in a release...
Trucker leads police on wild chase ending with gunfire
Truck driver Michael Scott Cook, taking issue with being pulled over for a missing front license plate, led police on a chase on I-20 near Tyler, TX, Monday, and was only stopped when officers fired a M-4 rifle to blow out his tires...
Truck dumps load of soil causing 10 vehicles to crash
Police are looking for the driver of a semi that spilled a load of organic potting soil on eastbound I-70 near Wadsworth, CO, Monday...
Nelson Global Products enters commercial aftermarket
Nelson Global Products, a manufacturer of exhaust products for on- and off-highway markets, including mufflers and silencers, exhaust tube assemblies and EGR and thermal management tubing for emissions systems, is entering the commercial aftermarket...
Meritor taps John Clark to direct global branding
Meritor Inc. has appointed John Clark as director of global brand management & marketing communications...
Manufacturing bolsters freight outlook, despite broader economic woes
Though more wild cards are being laid on the global economy’s playing table these days – especially in terms of Greece’s deficit crisis – the freight prospects for the U.S. trucking industry continue to stay strong, buoyed by resurgence in manufacturing activity...
MHC Kenworth named 2010 Parts and Service Dealer of the Year
MHC Kenworth, of Kansas City, MO, has been named the 2010 Kenworth Parts and Service Dealer of the Year for the U.S. and Canada...
AmeriQuest sets transportation symposium for April 2012
The next AmeriQuest Transportation Industry Symposium will be held April 11-13, 2012, in Orlando...
Study: Motorists largely ignore hazards of cell phone/texting while driving
While more and more motorists say they believe cell-phone use and texting while driving are dangerous activities, most say they continue to do both while behind the wheel anyways...
GHSA presents national highway safety awards
The Governors Highway Safety Assn. (GHSA) honored its 2011 national highway safety award winners during the GHSA Annual Meeting in Cincinnati...
Jim Parham joins Transport Capital Partners
Jim Parham has joined Transport Capital Partners (TCP) as a managing partner...
Mack to sponsor Back On The Road campaign
Mack Trucks and Arrow Truck Sales will present a deserving driver with a Mack Pinnacle highway tractor at the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show as part of Arrow’s Back On The Road campaign, presented by Mack...
Quality up, but satisfaction declines for medium-duty owners
The latest J.D. Power & Associates survey of medium-duty truck owners shows that while overall quality is increasing, customer satisfaction is declining...
A. Duie Pyle launches customer app
Customers can now enter their pickups, track their shipments, and obtain transit times with a new mobile app from A. Duie Pyle. The app is available for the iPhone, Android, or BlackBerry devices...
Cat, Navistar adjust NC2 global alliance, plan new truck
The global truck alliance between Caterpillar and Navistar is being adjusted to streamline the organization, Navistar said in a release ...
BNSF proposes $500 million intermodal facility in S. California
BNSF Railway Co. released a draft environmental impact report on its proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) for public review and comment...
Pennsylvania dealership given OK to convert trucks to natural gas
Omnitek Engineering Corp. has appointed W.W Engine & Supply, Inc., based in Pennsylvania, as its exclusive dealer and authorized installer for the company's diesel-to-natural gas conversion kits in the state...
Warren Transport adopts Comdata payment solution
Iowa-based Warren Transport has installed payment solutions from Comdata Corp., including the Comdata Card for Fleets...
Congressmen: Don’t mess with HOS
Four Republican congressmen — including Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — sent a strongly worded letter to President Barack Obama warning that any changes to truck driver hours of service would be met with congressional intervention...
Blue Tree Systems appoints director of sales
Steve Katz has been named director of sales, U.S. markets, for the North American division of Blue Tree Systems...
YRC Worldwide changes corporate structure, names two new presidents
YRC Worldwide Inc., Overland Park, KS, announced the appointment of presidents to two of the holding company’s trucking subsidiaries...
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