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NewsApril 11, 2011

Biggest Trucking Companies See Revenue Rise 9.4%

The 50 largest U.S. trucking companies saw revenue rise a collective 9.4 percent to $85.4 billion in 2010, after shrinking 17.7 percent during the recession in 2009, according to The Journal of Commerce's list of the Top 50 Trucking Companies of 2010

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NewsApril 11, 2011

Retail Diesel Continues Rise; Oil Falls After 30-Month High

On-highway diesel prices rose by 10 cents last week, more than double the previous week's increase of 4.4 cents. Prices have now topped $4 per gallon on the national average and in every major region

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NewsApril 11, 2011

Heckmann Orders 200 LNG Trucks

Heckman Corp. has placed what is believed to be the single largest order for liquefied natural gas trucks by a U.S. customer. Heckmann Water Resources will transition its water-transportation fleet from traditional diesel vehicles to natural gas

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NewsApril 11, 2011

Marten Increases Driver Pay, Contractor Rates

Marten Transport, a Wisconsin-based carrier, announced another raise in driver pay effective April 1, and contractor rate increases as high as 4 cents per mile effective May 1

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NewsApril 11, 2011

Freight Payments Up 33.6% Over Last Year, Cass Reports

Freight movements soared 6.9 percent in March, the first sizeable rise since August 2010, according to the March 2011 Cass Freight Index

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NewsApril 8, 2011

Western Express Raises Pay

Western Express, Nashville, Tenn., just increased its starting pay for both flatbed and dry van fleets by an additional 2 cents per mile

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NewsApril 8, 2011

Alternative Fueled Truck Conference Scheduled in N.J.

The New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition and the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre will hold an Alternate Fuel Truck Conference May 19 at the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre in Linden, N.J

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NewsApril 8, 2011

CLI Conference to Feature "View From the Other Side"

Carrier Logistics Inc. has enhanced its annual user group conference by adding Mike Molitoris, senior transportation purchasing manager of Volvo Logistics North America, as a featured speaker. Molitoris will share his insights on "The View from the Other Side" - what a shipper looks for from a transportation company

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NewsApril 7, 2011

U.S. Foodservice Acquires Waste Vegetable Oil Processing Company for Fuel

U.S. Foodservice has bought a company that will provide a supply of B20 biodiesel made from used vegetable oil from fryers

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ArticlesApril 7, 2011

Fear and Fleet Fueling Prices

Fleet fueling prices are going up. We see it every day at the pump. We feel it in our wallets. But what exactly is driving diesel and gasoline prices higher

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