Truckload carrier Landstar System said Thursday its fourth-quarter net income rose to $29 million, or 54 cents a share, from $28.7 million, or 50 cents, a year earlier.
January 31, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
ABF, Teamsters Reach Labor Pact
Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System said Wednesday it has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters union on a new five-year labor pact.
January 30, 2008BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
ArvinMeritor Reports 1Q Loss
Trucking components maker ArvinMeritor Inc. Tuesday reported a $12 million, or 17 cents a share for its fiscal first quarter, compared with a profit of $7 million, or 10 cents a share, in the previous first quarter.
January 29, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Con-way TL Selects Qualcomm as New Communications System
Herb Schmidt, president of Con-way Truckload, said the carrier will replace its Geologic mobile communications equipment with Qualcomm’s OmniVision system.
January 28, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipment
Johnson Refrigerated Develops System for Automatic Defrost on Truck Bodies
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies said that it has developed an automatic defrost option for its fiberglass truck bodies that is “100% automatic, requires zero man-hours [and] no water.â€
January 28, 2008BusinessLogisticsEquipment
Truck Stops a Growing Sales Channel for Tire Makers
As truck stops become more consolidated into a few large national networks, tire manufacturers are finding that they can provide fleets with a full range of tire services — not simply emergency repairs and replacements — while trucks are on the road.
January 28, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Iteris Reports Higher 3Q Income
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, reported its fiscal third-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
January 25, 2008BusinessEquipment
Cummins to Add 500 Workers
Heavy-duty diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said it will add about 500 professional employees, many of them engineers, over the next two years.
January 24, 2008BusinessLogisticsTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Descartes Acquires Fluensee’s MobiTrac
Canadian Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group said it has acquired Fluensee Inc.’s MobiTrac fleet management business.
January 22, 2008BusinessEquipment
Freightliner, Eaton Roll Out Hybrid Truck
Freightliner Trucks said Monday it had a new Class 6 hybrid truck available, made in conjunction with Eaton Corp.
January 22, 2008