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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, 2007
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Bill Offering Safety Tax Credit Praised
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives that would give trucking fleets a 50% tax credit for investing in safety technologies has won praise from transportation and safety officials, but they acknowledged the legislation likely faces an uphill battle.
October 24, 2007Editorial: Incentives Matter
The dependably agreeable weather of Florida this time of year is an incentive for the industry to meet again in Orlando for American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 25, 2007Opinion: ‘Load ’em High and Tight...’
My dad started Graves Truck Lines, with his dad, in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression. It was their response to the “What now?†that followed the loss of the family farm.
October 26, 2007House 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, 2007Forward 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, 2007Forward 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, 2007Iteris 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, 2007FMCSA Eases Hay, Straw Tie-Down Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last month that bales of hay and straw could be secured by less stringent methods than standard cargo-securing regulations require, because of the nature of those commodities.
October 19, 2007Mack, Michelin Continue to Sponsor Share the Road Program in 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks said it will once again be the primary sponsor for American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road program in 2008.
October 26, 2007