Ryder System Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $70.2 million, or $1.25 per share, up from $65.5 million, or $1.11, a year ago.
October 22, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Ryder’s 3Q Earnings Improve
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Iteris’ Income Falls for Fiscal 2Q
Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said late Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.
October 21, 2008Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Logistics
Greatwide Logistics to be Acquired by Investor Group
Greatwide Logistics Services, a provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services, said it will be acquired by a private investor group.
October 21, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Landstar’s 3Q Profit, Revenue Rise
Truckload carrier Landstar System said late Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose to $32.8 million, or 62 cents a share, from $29.3 million, or 54 cents, a year ago.
October 16, 2008Business, Safety, Technology, Government
FMCSA Finalizes Driver Tracking Plan, Aims to Launch Safety Analysis in 2010
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is in the final stages of preparing its Driver Information Resource for use by trucking companies, an agency official said here.
October 15, 2008Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
TransCore Introduces New Transponder To Work With Electronic Toll Systems
TransCore, a provider of radio-frequency identification devices, introduced a new transponder that is compatible with multiple electronic toll-collection systems.
October 6, 2008Fuel, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Qualcomm Offers In-Cab Scanning
Qualcomm Inc. added an in-cab scanning service to its mobile computing system, and launched a new reporting module designed to help carriers monitor how much fuel their drivers are burning, the company said last week.
October 6, 2008Business, Safety, Technology, Equipment
Goldman Sachs Buys Stake in American Traffic Solutions
Goldman Sachs, which recently announced that it will convert into a federally regulated bank holding company, has purchased a minority stake in closely held American Traffic Solutions, a Scottsdale, Ariz., provider of electronic toll payment and video-based traffic enforcement systems.
October 6, 2008Business, Logistics, Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Ryder to Acquire Canadian Firms with Chinese Operations
Ryder System said it will acquire Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. and CRSA Logistics Ltd., as well as CRSA’s operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
October 6, 2008Business, Safety, Government, Technology
Letters to the Editor: Packaging, N.J. Turnpike, Relief Disaster, Seat-Belt Cameras, Trucking’s Cost
In this country and this economy, I, too, believe there’s a lot of unused space moving up and down our highways, creating inefficiencies.
October 2, 2008