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.
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Florida Banning Trucks from Left Lane of Turnpike Stretch
Florida officials are banning trucks from the left lane of a 40-mile stretch of the Florida Turnpike in South Florida starting Friday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
January 25, 2008
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
N.C. Court Rules for Trucking Company in Dispute Over Weight Limit Fines
A judge in North Carolina recently ruled in favor of a trucking company that sued the state for what it said were excessive fines assessed for minor weight limit permit violations.
January 30, 2008C.H. Robinson’s 4Q Profit Improves
Transportation and logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s fourth-quarter profit rose to $85.3 million, or 49 cents a share, from $71.8 million, or 41 cents, a year ago.
January 29, 2008Con-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, 2008Iteris 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, 2008Court Rejects Hours of Service Challenge
A federal court rejected a request that it overturn the driver hours-of-service rule retaining controversial longer driving times that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued last month.
January 28, 2008Johnson 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, 2008Trucks, Autos Facing Higher Tolls, Paper Says
Drivers around the country will see big hikes in toll fees this year for roads, bridges and tunnels, USA Today reported Monday.
January 28, 2008Trucking Carried More Than 10 Billion Tons of Freight in ’06, ATA Says
The U.S. trucking industry hauled more goods than ever before in 2006, the American Trucking Associations said Friday.
January 25, 2008