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NewsMarch 11, 2010

Traffic Fatalities Reach Record Low in '09

Traffic fatality figures have not been this low since 1954, falling for the 15th straight quarte

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

WIT Halfway to Setting Record For Largest Meeting of Female Truck Drivers

Women In Trucking has announced it is halfway to meeting its goal to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female professional driver

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

Mack Reorganizes International Staff to Support Growth

Mack Trucks recently reorganized several members of its executive team on the international side to support growing demand for its trucks outside of North America

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

YRC Chairman Confirms That Layoffs Are Ahead

YRC Worldwide Chairman Bill Zollars told analysts to expect more layoffs across the company as part of YRC's effort to save $300 million by the end of this yea

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

Reopening of I-70 in Colorado Hits Roadblock

The reopening of the portion of Interstate 70 that was hit by a rockslide this week in Colorado is still up in the ai

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

BTS Freight Index Increases After No Change in December

After remaining unchanged from November to December, the Freight Transportation Services Index has gained 0.4 percent in Januar

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NewsMarch 10, 2010

Smith Electric U.S. Makes Offer to Buy Smith in the U.K.

Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation, the Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer of all-electric trucks, has made an offer to buy the Smith Electric Vehicles business based in the U.K. from Tanfield Group

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NewsMarch 9, 2010

TCP: Capacity Crunch, Improved Rates Are in the Cards

Truckload carriers nationwide have greater confidence that business will improve in the year ahead, with 70 percent expecting volumes to increase in the next year and just over 50 percent predicting improvements in rates in the next year. The data is part of Transport Capital Partners' recent Business Expectations Survey, which was presented by TCP Managing Partner Lana Batts during a conference call hosted by Stifel Nicolaus Friday

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NewsMarch 9, 2010

Swift Places Order For Wabash Dry Vans

Regional truckload carrier Swift Transportation has penned a three-year deal with Wabash National Corporation, under which Wabash will build 3,100 DuraPlate HD dry vans over the next 12 months

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NewsMarch 9, 2010

Navistar International Posts Lower Income on Fewer Shipments

For the fiscal first quarter, Navistar posted a net income attributable to Navistar International of $17 million, down from a net income of $48 million in the year-ago quarter

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