Truck tonnage surged 7.5% in April from a year ago, the fifth straight year-to-year increase and the largest gain in more than five years, American Trucking Associations said.
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Heavy-Duty Orders Soar 90%
New orders for heavy-duty trucks soared about 90% in April, compared with the same month a year ago, two independent research firms reported.
May 31, 2010Teamsters Reject 15% Cut in Pay for ABF Workers
Teamsters union workers rejected a voluntary 15% pay reduction at ABF Freight System Inc. that the company had sought to bring its pay package closer to the one the union has with ABF’s chief LTL rival, YRC Worldwide.
May 31, 2010Senate Passes Banking Reform Legislation
The Senate passed its version of banking reform on May 20, including provisions that would impose tighter regulations on the trading of derivatives such as crude oil.
May 31, 2010People in Trucking: FedEx Freight’s Moving Force Tries to Settle Into Retirement
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Douglas Duncan has spent a lifetime as the first guy in the office, the only guy working on a Saturday and the last guy to go home at night.
May 31, 2010Diesel Drops 7.3¢ to $3.021
The average retail price paid for a gallon of diesel dropped 7.3 cents to $3.021 last week, the Energy Department said, as the biggest one-week decline in nearly 18 months followed a recent slide in crude oil prices.
May 31, 2010Chicago Manufacturing Shows Continued Expansion
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region declined in May but showed expansion for an eighth straight month, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
May 28, 2010Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
Federal officials are forecasting an active Atlantic hurricane season this year, with 14 to 23 tropical storms, including eight to 14 hurricanes, the Associated Press reported
May 27, 2010TTNews To Close Monday for Memorial Day
Transport Topics Online will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, June 1, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
May 28, 2010Getting Ready for CSA 2010
Clearly, apprehension over the potential ramifications of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new truck safety ratings program is growing as we move closer to full implementation of the plan.
May 31, 2010