CFOs: Healthcare, regs are key challenges
A recent survey of 1,400 CFOs conducted by Robert Half Management Resources finds that healthcare costs and regulatory issues are far and away the most challenging problems facing U.S. companies today...
Flooding cause of extensive road closures in western Iowa
Brenda Neville, president of the Iowa Motor Truck Assn., has stated that the closure of two stretches of Interstate 29 in western Iowa due to flooding is having a "dramatic impact" on truckers, according to a news report posted today on DesMoinesRegister.com...
Toyota production good news for auto freight
Toyota now expects its production output in North America to return to 100% by September, according to a news report posted today on IndustryWeek.com. That is also ahead of its expected return to full production...
ATA names new legislative-affairs veep
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has hired Caroline Decker as its new vp of legislative affairs. “With nearly 20 years of experience working on Capitol Hill – both as a staffer and representing the interests of transportation-- Caroline brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to ATA,” said senior vp of legislative affairs Mary Phillips. “ATA’s members can be confident in Caroline’s ability to represent them on the many critical issues facing them in Washington...
Hub subsidiary makes intermodal buy
Third-party logistics provider Hub Group has announced that one of its subsidiary, Comtrak Logistics, recently acquired certain assets of Domestic Transport, Inc., an intermodal drayage carrier headquartered in Pacific, WA...
Tool helps identify irregular tire wear
A new tool from K-Line Industries promises to help eliminate irregular tire wear, ride vibration, and lengthen the lifecycle of commercial tires. The Tire Runout Gauge measures both radial and lateral tire runout conditions to help fleets keep tire costs in check...
Industrial output flat-- but manufacturing up
For the second consecutive month, U.S. industrial output showed little gain, rising only 0.1% in May, according to a Federal Reserve report cited by IndustryWeek...
Trucks sales jumped 62% in May
Sales of Class 4 through 8 trucks in the U.S. were up 61.9% in May compared to the same month last year, and were far ahead of April’s 31.2% gain, according to WardsAuto.com...
Logistics expert paints precarious picture for trucking
WASHINGTON DC. A surprisingly negative outlook both for the U.S. economy and for trucking in the short run emerged from the 22nd annual State of Logistics report sponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and presented by Penske Logistics here yesterday...
ATRI: For-hire costs drop from 2008
Findings released by the nonprofit American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) from the 2011 update of its An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking show that for for-hire motor carriers, the average marginal cost per mile was $1.45 in 2009 and $1.49 in the first quarter of 2010...
Web-based fuel management system
The new Phoenix SQL Software provides fuel management software through a browser. The software, from OPW Fuel Management Systems, offers on-demand transaction polling for fuel control systems and tank gauges plus more than 60 reports from which to choose...
Webb Wheel hires account executive
Bob Albano has been named an OEM Business Unit account executive for Webb Wheel Products. Albano will oversee product and service needs of the company’s OEM customers in trailer, truck, motor home and military markets...
Trucking looking up over next year
New reports out from two expert trucking-services firms indicate the second half of this year on into 2012 can expect strong freight volumes and paint strong expectations that motor carriers will see strong freight volumes and rate increases— and the strong possibility that pent-up demand for trucks may be constrained by supplier capacity...
FTR: Shippers index reverses course-- it improves
It is said what goes down must go up and so it with freight conditions—which are now favoring shippers more, according to forecasting firm FTR Associates...
DTNA names Giroux to direct PR & corporate communications
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has appointed Dave Giroux director, public relations & corporate communications, a post the truck OEM said is a newly created senior role...
Meritor names Sohm to communications post
Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) has promoted Krista Sohm to vp of communications. The company noted that Lin Cummins, formerly senior vp of communications at Meritor for nearly 13 years, has elected to retire from Meritor at the end of the year, at which time she will explore other endeavors in the field of communications...
Amsoil adds new synthetic diesel oil
According to Amsoil, its new synthetic diesel oil offers a low volatility rate for reduced oil consumption and emissions during operation. Amsoil’s 15W-40 oil is for both on- and off-road diesel engines...
Peterbilt makes Bendix air discs standard on steers
Air disc brakes supplied by Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake are now standard on the steer axle of all Peterbilt Motors Co. Class 8 trucks...
Yokohama boosting commercial tire prices
Truck owners will pay an average of 8% more for a light- or medium-duty commercial truck tire from Yokohama Tire Corp. after July 1. The company, citing the rising cost of raw materials, announced the price change yesterday...
Commodity-price falloffs should aid trucking
Surging commodity prices played havoc with the U.S. trucking industry’s bottom line for much of the year, but they are now starting to ease in the face of rising concerns about weakening global economic growth and the “Eurozone” debt crisis...
Record-high exports driving up truck freight
Exports of U.S. goods and services for April totaled $175.6 billion – the largest monthly total ever recorded and surpassing the previous month's record of $172.7 billion, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Commerce Dept...
Navistar Defense scores USMC order
Navistar Defense, a division of commercial truck maker Navistar, recently booked a $357-million delivery order for an additional 471 International-branded MaxxPro Dash vehicles with DXM independent suspension from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command...
Guse named president of Volvo Financial Services for operations in the U.S.
Tom Guse has been promoted to president of Volvo Financial Services Guse named president of Volvo Financial Services for operations in the U.S. Guse, who has been with Volvo Financial Services since 2007, will be responsible for the truck and construction financial services organizations, credit, collections, retail origination functions and wholesale financing...
Cummins to boost professional staff
Engine maker Cummins Inc. plans to add 600 new professional employees in an office building it will build near its headquarters in Columbus, IN, as part of its expansion effort to keep up with burgeoning sales...
Vigillo IQLab aims to meet custom-reporting needs
Data-mining software company Vigillo has created a new division within the company designed to meet the increasing demand for custom reporting and data analytics, Vigillo said. Dubbed IQLab, it will have dedicated staffers who can take customer data and perform custom reporting on that data...
Shell offers limited 500,000-mile engine oil warranty
Shell is rolling out a limited warranty for several blended products within its Rotella engine oil line that provides engine protection up to 500,000 miles...
DTNA adding more than 1,200 manufacturing jobs
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) plans to “sharply increase” production and employment levels at its Mt. Holly, NC and Portland, OR truck manufacturing plants during the last half of 2011. Production and hiring will also “increase significantly” at the company's Saltillo, Mexico plant...
FTR: Expect a truck freight downturn to start in 2014
Over the next few years, motor carriers should gain significant increases in freight rates as the current capacity crunch is expected to last for at least another two years, according to the most recent outlook compiled by research firm FTR Associates...
PCI dip shows tepid pace of economic growth
A 0.9% decline in the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) being reported for May, which follows a 0.5% dip in April, is an indication that economic growth in the U.S. is slowing down considerably...
NAFA publishes law guide
NAFA Fleet Management Assn. has published a Law Guide for Fleet Professionals to help them recognize legal issues that can then be addressed by experts. The guide is a general review of U.S. and Canadian laws that affect fleets...
«Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 Next»
