Opportunities in trucking and logistics in China鈥檚 burgeoning economy will be the subject of a panel discussion at American Trucking Associations鈥 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., next week.
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Graves Urges Industry to Lead on Warming, Highway Issues
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 ATA President Bill Graves challenged industry leaders to move aggressively to lead the national debate on climate change, linking truck emission reductions to higher fuel consumption and the need for greater trucking productivity to alleviate congestion.
October 29, 2007Ryder鈥檚 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, 2007Ryder鈥檚 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, 2007TransForce 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, 2007General 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, 2007Ryder Completes Canadian Acquisition
Ryder System said Wednesday it completed its acquisition Pollock NationaLease, one of the largest privately owned commercial truck leasing and rental companies in Canada, as well as Pollock's logistics operations.
October 10, 2007Ryder Says Menlo Used Untested Technology in Winning Bid for $1.6 Bln. DOD 3PL Deal
The Department of Defense should not have awarded its largest-ever third-party logistics contract to Menlo Worldwide Government Services because one of Menlo鈥檚 subcontractors plans to use a freight management technology that was untested 鈥渋n a customer environment,鈥 according to a formal protest filed by Ryder Integrated Logistics.
October 1, 2007Sleep Apnea Program Cuts Costs for Health Care, Schneider Says
Truckload carrier Schneider National said a sleep apnea screening and treatment program managed by an outside vendor has improved safety and driver productivity while lowering health-care costs.
September 19, 2007Report Cites Congestion Problems Nationwide
Drivers waste nearly an entire work week each year sitting in traffic on the way to and from their jobs, according to a national study released Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.
September 18, 2007