Hours-of-service rules and a shortage of truck drivers top the list in a new survey of more than 5,000 trucking industry executives, the American Transportation Research Institute said Monday.
October 22, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
Ryder’s Third-Quarter Earnings Improve
Trucking and logistics firm Ryder System said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose, as its supply chain unit showed improvement.
October 24, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
TransForce Reports Lower Third-Quarter Earnings
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings declined, due in part to a slowdown in truck volumes.
October 24, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
Ryder’s Third-Quarter Earnings Improve
Trucking and logistics firm Ryder System said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose, as its supply chain unit showed improvement.
October 24, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernment
House Passes Rail Safety Bill
The House passed legislation last week that would require the Secretary of Transportation to develop a long-term strategy for improving railroad safety.
October 24, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Iteris Reports Improved 2Q Earnings
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said late Tuesday its second-quarter profit improved from a year ago.
October 23, 2007BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Forward Air’s Third-Quarter Profit Declines
Forward Air Corp., a contractor to the air cargo industry, said its third-quarter profit fell 15% to $10.8 million or 36 cents a share, from $12.7million or 41 cents a year ago.
October 23, 2007BusinessFuelGovernmentSafety
Forward Air’s Third-Quarter Profit Declines
Forward Air Corp., a contractor to the air cargo industry, said its third-quarter profit fell 15% to $10.8 million or 36 cents a share, from $12.7million or 41 cents a year ago.
October 23, 2007BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
General Freight to Use TMWSuite
Third-party logistics firm General Freight Systems said it will begin using the TMWSuite software platform as part of a companywide technology upgrade.
October 22, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafety
Editorial: The Best Defense
Rather than trying to hold back the tide, American Trucking Associations’ leaders have decided the industry should get ready to funnel, in beneficial ways, the political groundswell that is rising behind the popular surge of interest in global warming.
October 22, 2007