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NewsOctober 23, 2009

September Tonnage Sees Slight Drop From August

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index broke its two-month upward trend, dropping 0.3 percent in September after climbing 2.1 percent in both July and Augus

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NewsOctober 23, 2009

Saia Pulls Off Third Quarter Profit After Cutting Costs

A second quarter loss caused less-than-truckload carrier Saia to kick some cost reduction measures into third gear during the third quarter, resulting in profits and a net income of $3.3 million from $2.8 million a year ag

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NewsOctober 23, 2009

Volvo Announces Third Quarter Loss

Affected by continued weak demand in the vehicles market, the Volvo Group said it lost $427.6 million in the third quarter, compared with an income of about $293.57 million for the third quarter of 2008

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NewsOctober 23, 2009

Volvo Trucks North America to Merge With Mack as New Entity

Volvo Group will combine its North American truck operations, Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America, into one entity called North American Truck

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

ATA Rep Calls For Improvement in Border Infrastructure

In a testimony before a congressional panel, Stephen Russell, chairman and CEO of Celadon Group, said there needs to be an improvement to border infrastructure and procedures in order to up security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

Caterpillar Names Owens' Successor

Caterpillar has announced that Douglas Oberhelman will take over as CEO of the company following the retirement of James Owens, 63, on July 1, 2010

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

ATA to Hold Webinar on CSA 2010

The American Trucking Associations will hold a webinar covering how the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 will affect the trucking industr

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

UPS: Performance Up From 2Q, Down From Year Ago

While UPS saw an improvement in its quarter results over the second quarter of this year, the third quarter still saw reductions in revenue and profit over the third quarter of 2008

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

Rush's Third Quarter Impacted By Weak Sales Market

The third quarter results of commercial vehicle dealer Rush Enterprises were impacted by the continued weakness in aftermarket parts and trucks sale

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

Ryder's Revenue, Earnings Drop in 3Q

During the third quarter of 2009, Ryder System experienced decreased revenue and earnings compared to the year-ago period, a reflection of lower fuel prices and fuel volumes, as well as unfavorable foreign exchange rate

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