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NewsFebruary 10, 2010

Pennsylvania Closing Interstates 81, 83, 78

With blizzard conditions causing impassible road conditions, Pennsylvania closed interstates 83, 78, and part of Interstate 81 at 12:30 p.m. and is expecting to close additional roads as conditions deteriorate

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ArticlesFebruary 9, 2010

All Aboard: Getting Drivers on Board With In-Cab Technology

In early December, two executives from Panther Expedited Services traded in their suits and ties to take up the job of Panther's owner-operators for a week, delivering freight in the Northeast

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NewsFebruary 9, 2010

Trailer Bridge Reports Strong Fourth Quarter

Florida-based Trailer Bridge seemed to come out of the fourth quarter of 2009 in a stronger position than most carriers, with operating income, earnings and net income all up during the period

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NewsFebruary 8, 2010

Gordon Trucking Helps to Bring Missing Children Home

In 2006, the Washington State Patrol approached Pacific, Wash.-based Gordon Trucking, asking if the carrier would participate in a program to get posters of missing children on the sides of its trailers. As a family business, Gordon Trucking jumped at the opportunity to help out local families in the Washington area, according to Steve Gordon, chief operating officer. "As a locally owned and operated company, we were happy to help the stat

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NewsFebruary 8, 2010

Schneider National Plans to Recruit Regional Drivers This Year

Schneider National is looking to add 2,500 drivers to its regional driving fleet this year, with operations offices in the West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast and Northeast

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ArticlesFebruary 8, 2010

Lifelines: The Tools You Need to Prepare For CSA 2010

In July, fleets across the country will be hit with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, or CSA 2010, which will completely redefine the way motor carriers must comply with regulations

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NewsFebruary 8, 2010

Intermodal Gains Market Share in Fourth Quarter

During the fourth quarter of 2009, intermodal's share of U.S. long haul movements of international and domestic containers increased 0.2 percent from the third quarter, with 13.3 percent market shar

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NewsFebruary 8, 2010

Trade Organizations Speak Out Against Ports' Regulatory Efforts

In a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the National Retail Federation, writing on behalf of several trade organizations, urged the DOT to oppose the efforts of some ports to regulate the trucking industry

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NewsFebruary 5, 2010

Crude Reaches Seven-Week Low on Strong Dollar, Weak Job Market

Crude oil reached a seven-week low at the end of trading Friday, on a strengthening dollar and concerns about the U.S. labor market, prompted by a government jobs repor

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NewsFebruary 5, 2010

Ryder and Employees Pull Together $100,000 For Haiti

Ryder System, Inc. and the Ryder Charitable Foundation will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief efforts in Haiti

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