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September Truck Tonnage Declines 2.3%, ATA Says

American Trucking Associations鈥 seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index for September declined 2.3% from a year ago, ATA said.

October 26, 2007

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

SoCal Fires Close Part of Interstate 5

Interstate 5 in Southern California is closed in both directions near Camp Pendleton, as firefighters continue to battle ongoing blazes burning close to the freeway, the Associated Press reported.

October 24, 2007

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, 2007

Opinion: 鈥楲oad 鈥檈m High and Tight...鈥

My dad started Graves Truck Lines, with his dad, in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression. It was their response to the 鈥淲hat now?鈥 that followed the loss of the family farm.

October 26, 2007

House 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, 2007

Hub Group Reports Higher 3Q Profit

Third-party logistics company and freight broker Hub Group鈥檚 third-quarter profit rose 23%, despite a drop in revenue and intermodal volume.

October 23, 2007

Forward Air鈥檚 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, 2007

Forward Air鈥檚 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, 2007

FMCSA 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, 2007