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NewsMay 11, 2017

NTTC Names Lee Miller Chairman

The National Tank Truck Carriers has selected Lee Miller to serve as the organization’s chairman of the board.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 11, 2017

Earnings Watch: Schneider Profit Falls 19.8%, Covenant Reports Revised Loss

The truckload, intermodal and logistics services provider Schneider National Inc. reported its first earnings since going public last month, showing a decline in profitability, while another company has revised its earnings, pushing it into the red.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 10, 2017

Spot Van, Reefer Rates Best Since January; Flatbeds Highest in Nearly Two Years

National average spot truckload rates for van, refrigerated, and flatbed freight rose during the week ending May 6, with van and reefer rates at their highest marks since January, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 10, 2017

Earnings Watch: Daseke Posts $8.6 Million Loss, Radiant Logistics Sees Small Profit

Flatbed carrier group Daseke Inc. has released its first earnings report since becoming a publicly traded company earlier this year. It shows that losses moved higher, but the company’s expectations remain high.

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NewsMay 10, 2017

IIHS Tests Show Clear Safety Benefit of Side Underride Guards

Recently conducted tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have demonstrated the potentially life-saving benefit of placing side underride guards on trailers.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 10, 2017

For-Hire Freight Eases Back from Record High

After setting a new record high, a monthly gauge of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry retreated, according to new Transportation Department figures.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 10, 2017

Navistar’s Sass Surveys the Road Ahead for HDTX Attendees

As Navistar works to move past the mistakes of the past and looks ahead to the future, International Trucks’ Jeff Sass opened HDT’s inaugural Heavy Duty Trucking eXchange fleet networking conference in Phoenix this week with a peek at the future, from electric trucks to autonomous vehicles

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Newsby David CullenMay 10, 2017

XPO Logistics Wraps Rebranding of LTL Operations in North America

XPO Logistics Inc. has completed rebranding its North American less-than-truckload business.

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NewsMay 10, 2017

Daimler Trucks Names Jeff Allen and Stefan Kurschner to its Operating Committee

Daimler Trucks North America announced the appointment of Jeff Allen and Stefan Kurschner to its operating committee.

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Newsby David CullenMay 9, 2017

Seven GOP Lawmakers Signal Support for Hair-Testing Truckers

A letter signed by seven Republican Congressmen lays out their unequivocal support of a petition calling for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow hair testing in lieu of urinalysis to meet drug- testing requirements for truck-driver applicants.

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