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Midnight Trucking on the road
May 19, 2006
The Midnight Trucking Network’s annual Summertime Extravaganza will host activities at The Truck Show, Las Vegas and at the Walcott Jamboree at the I-80 truckstop in Walcott, IA, from June 15-17 and July 14-15, respectively, with radio host Eric Harley on hand...
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Diesel still rising
May 16, 2006
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 2.3 cents to $2.92 for the week ending May 14, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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Missouri tells 2,000 truckers to retest for CDLs
May 11, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The Missouri Dept. of Revenue (DOR) is ordering 2,000 persons who received CDLs in the state to be reexamined on evidence that they were not properly tested at two third-party testers in Sikeston and West Plains, MO...
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Diesel prices level
May 9, 2006
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose just one-tenth of a cent for the week ending May 7, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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Driver “on-demand” service
May 9, 2006
National Logistics Management has announced a partnership with DriverSource Inc. to offer carriers a 5% discount on long-term leasing of drivers and direct hire placement...
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How to thrive with owner-operators
May 8, 2006
The Truckload Carriers Assn. will host a two-day workshop that will detail how to grow a carrier with independent contractors, on June 28 and 29 at the Four Points Sheraton O’Hare...
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EPA idling law blueprint
May 8, 2006,
by Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a model idling law for states to consider adopting. The model law was developed after a series of five workshops in response to trucking industry concerns that inconsistent state-by-state laws create a confusing tapestry of regulations that truckers have to weave through...
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DOT chides FMCSA on repeat violators
May 5, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
A Dept. of Transportation Office of Inspector General (OIG) report has concluded that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has strengthened its enforcement efforts but areas for improvement remain-- especially in tracking repeat violators...
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Knight opens brokerage
May 4, 2006
Knight Brokerage, a freight broker subsidiary of Phoenix-based truckload carrier Knight Transportation, is opening a new brokerage service center—its fourth— in Chicago...
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Trucking braces for flu pandemic
May 4, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Yesterday the U.S. Homeland Security Council released a national strategy for dealing with an influenza pandemic implementation plan that positions trucking as a stakeholder...
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FMCSA to revamp SafeStat, CDL information
May 3, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published two key dockets in the Federal Register this week: one indicating its intention to improve SafeStat and the other to modernize its commercial driver’s license information system (CDLIS). ...
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Diesel prices indicate plateau
May 2, 2006
After five consecutive weeks of price hikes, the national average price for a gallon of diesel rose at a more modest level for the week ending April 30, up two cents to $2.896, according to the Energy Information Administration ...
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It’s not the parts… it’s the results
Apr 28, 2006,
by Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
HAGERSTOWN, MD. Sten-Ake Aronsson, senior vp of Volvo Powertrain North America, understands that many fleets may wonder how similar are the Volvo and Mack branded engines produced here at AB Volvo’s U.S. engine plant...
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Slack freight slows Marten’s profits
Apr 27, 2006
A falloff in refrigerated freight volume slimmed down Mondovi, WI-based Marten Transport’s profits in the first quarter this year, though higher fuel surcharges kept net income above last year’s level...
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Truck markets should stay strong, says Paccar
Apr 27, 2006
On the heels of record first quarter profits and revenues, Seattle-based truck and component manufacturer Paccar has stated worldwide growth in commercial truck sales should stay strong for the rest of 2006...
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FMCSA’s to do list
Apr 26, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
HARTFORD, CT. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Assistant Administrator John H. Hill renewed the agency’s pledge to cut the large truck crash-related fatality rate along with providing updates on rulemakings and hint of a major upcoming Dept. of Transportation anti-traffic congestion initiative...
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U.S. Xpress back in black
Apr 26, 2006
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. has reversed its first quarter 2005 loss of $2.1 million to a $734,000 profit for 1Q 2006...
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Diesel does double digits
Apr 19, 2006
The national average price for a gallon of diesel soared 11.1 cents to $2.765 for the week ending April 16, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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New offerings from Utility
Apr 17, 2006
Utility Trailer Manufacturing is offering some new features on its dry van, flatbed and reefer trailers...
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Fuel costs driving up software use
Apr 13, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The market for fuel purchasing management software has evolved to the point where it’s not just the largest carriers that are buying—it’s the small fleets and owner-operators, too...
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Schneider opens up Canada
Apr 11, 2006
Schneider Logistics, Inc., a Schneider National operation, today announced offering its AccessCanada service by combining truckload, crossdock warehousing and LTL to expedite freight delivery into Canada without tying up shippers’ inventory in warehouses...
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Fast cash advance
Apr 10, 2006
Chesapeake Bank has made available its Cash Flow program, which provides next-day cash advances to a client for a portion of a carrier’s accounts receivable invoice for a fixed fee...
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