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Letters: EOBRs Revisited, Hours of Service, Infrastructure

Regarding the letter with the headline “EOBRs Revisited,†there was a very interesting guest commentary about electronic onboard recorders recently in another publication, in which the author claimed only 2% of crashes occur after more than 10 hours of driving time.

February 8, 2010

CSA 2010 Is a ‘Game Changer’

If it works as advertised, trucking’s new safety rating machinery will be as quick and as responsive as a sports car when compared to the old, glacial way of doing things.

February 8, 2010

ATA Calls for Curbs on Oil Speculation

American Trucking Associations has joined forces with farmers, manufacturers and consumer groups calling on Congress to more strictly regulate excessive oil speculation.

February 4, 2010

FedEx’s Memphis Hub Remains Busiest Cargo Airport

FedEx Corp.’s Memphis, Tenn., home airport remained the world’s busiest for cargo for the 18th straight year as the gap with Hong Kong widened because of a drop in shipments from Asia, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

February 4, 2010

U.S. Worker Productivity Climbs at 6.2% Rate

U.S. workers’ productivity surged in the fourth quarter to an annual rate of 6.2%, capping the largest one-year gain since 2003, the Labor Department said Thursday.

February 4, 2010

Judge Rules Against Calif. Trucking Company over Classification

A state judge in Los Angeles has issued a civil judgment against a California trucking company that misclassified its drivers as independent contractors, California Attorney General Edmund Brown Jr. said Thursday.

February 4, 2010

ISM Services Index Improves

The U.S. economy’s service sector improved in January for the first time in three months, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

February 3, 2010

Patriot’s Fiscal 1Q Earnings Decline

Tank and bulk carrier Patriot Transportation Holding’s fiscal first-quarter net income fell 23.5% to $1.34 million, or 43 cents per share, from $1.7 million, or 56 cents, a year ago.

February 3, 2010

Ryder’s 4Q Income Declines

Ryder System’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $8.2 million, or 15 cents a share, from $10.6 million, or 19 cents, a year earlier.

February 3, 2010

Covenant’s 4Q Loss Narrows

Covenant Transportation Group said late Wednesday its fourth-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago, as freight revenue declined.

February 3, 2010