Truck dealership Rush Enterprises’ first-quarter net earnings were $9.7 million, or 25 cents per share, down from $13 million, or 34 cents, a year ago.
April 18, 2008FuelBusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Proposes Boosting Fuel Efficiency for Cars, Light Trucks
The Department of Transportation proposed Tuesday to boost fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks by almost 25% by the year 2015.
April 22, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Covenant Reports $7.8 Million 1Q Loss
Covenant Transportation Group said late Monday it lost $7.8 million, or 56 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $2.1 million, or 15 cents, a year ago.
April 21, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Forward Air Reports Steady 1Q Income
Forward Air Corp.’s first-quarter profit was $10 million, or 35 cents a share, compared with $10.3 million, or 34 cents, a year earlier.
April 21, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyGovernment
TransCore Unveils Rate Index Pro Database
Trucking technology system provider TransCore said its new Rate Index Pro product will provide single-lane, real-time truckload information that can be used in pricing and contract negotiations.
April 21, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafety
Medical Panel Discusses Driver Rules
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical review board backed a proposal to recommend to the agency that drivers who have undergone successful kidney-transplant surgery can resume driving 90 days later.
April 21, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel
Lenders Tighten Standards for Truckers Seeking Credit
Rising fuel costs, weakening demand for freight hauling and the subprime lending crisis are making it tougher for drivers and trucking companies to qualify for financing to buy equipment.
April 21, 2008BusinessGovernmentSafety
Letters to the Editor: Diesel Prices, Truckers’ Strike, Congestion Pricing
I want to know why diesel is so much more expensive than gasoline. Diesel is a byproduct of gasoline. It should be cheaper.
April 18, 2008BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Landstar’s First-Quarter Income Improves
Truckload carrier Landstar System’s first-quarter net income rose to $23.7 million, or 45 cents a share, from $21.6 million, or 38 cents, a year earlier.
April 17, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Lovetro to Become USF Holland’s President, YRC Says
YRC Worldwide unit USF Holland’s president, John O’Sullivan, has left his position and will be succeeded by Keith Lovetro, who leads YRC’s Regional Transportation unit, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
April 16, 2008