Before signing over your family business, make sure you have strong leadership in place to take over the company, said Joe Schmieder, senior associate at The Family Business Consulting Group, who presented a Truckload Carriers Association webinar on the topic of "Transferring a Family-Owned Business." Leadership needs to be a priority over ownership when considering who to transfer the business to
A recent survey conducted by GE Capital finds that CFOs in the transportation industry are gaining confidence, while still being conservative in the way they run their business
Waltco Lift Corp. has named Aaron Gorman as its new Canadian director of sales, responsible for all sales and strategic planning in the Canadian marke
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation will receive $32 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to produce all-electric, zero emissions trucks
Calspan Corporation, a research, development, testing and evaluation engineering firm, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are seeking suppliers of wireless truck-based cargo prevention technology to participate in an evaluation program
Demand for Class 8 vehicles in 2010 is expected to increase 3 percent over 2009, consistent with year-ago estimates by FTR Associate
January land transportation trade between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners was up 19.5 percent from January 2009, the largest year-over-year gain since March 200
PHH Arval is asking fleet managers and corporate environmental leaders to participate in its annual Green Fleet Survey, which gauges awareness of environmental issues
Rush Enterprises has announced plans to form a division that will operate dealerships offering Navistar products
Iowa 80 Group has partnered with Mobile Delvac to launch its Music & Motors Sweepstakes
The Palfinger Group has acquired an 80 percent stake in Equipment Technology (ETI), an Oklahoma-based company that produces and distributes aerial lifts
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturer Association has called for increased enforcement of anti-counterfeiting regulation and more resources toward intellectual property rights violations
New orders for manufactured durable goods were up 0.5 percent in February, the third straight boost and a positive sign for the trucking industry
Carrier Corp. is emphasizing its commitment to environmental sustainability through a new brand identity, which includes a stylized green leaf with the existing "turn to the experts" tag line
Minnesota-based Horton, Inc. has reached a settlement with Concepts NREC regarding the pending litigation against Concepts claiming infringement of three U.S. patents
The new World of Volvo center in Gothenburg, Sweden, is more than just a global meeting center. It's also a museum celebrating almost a century of Volvo cars, trucks, construction machinery and marine drive systems.
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