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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 28, 2013

Roehl Transport Purchases Brock Cold Storage and Trucking

The Wisconsin-based Roehl will operate the cold storage business as Roehl Cold Storage, and the trucking operation will become a part of Roehl Transport.

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Drivers•by Staff•October 28, 2013

ATA Slams Drug Use Report

The American Trucking Associations is calling on U.S. media outlets to “stop their inaccurate and sensationalized reporting” on a review of 36 studies claiming that a number of commercial truck drivers use drugs or alcohol while behind the wheel.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 28, 2013

Echo Global Logistics, Universal Truckload and Pacer International Report Mixed Results

Echo Global Logistics has reported record total revenue of $234.8 million for the third quarter of the year, up 21.8% from a year ago while net income increased 15% to $4.4 million.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 28, 2013

UPS Third Quarter Profit Doubles

New third quarter financials from UPS show it doubled its profit in the third quarter of the year, coming in at $1.1 billion, compared with $469 million a year earlier.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•October 28, 2013

Trillium to Build Another CNG Station in Tampa

Trillium CNG, a business unit of Integrys Energy Group Inc., has signed a lease with The Radiant Group LLC to build a compressed natural gas station at Radiant' s GasKwick, 2605 N. 50th St., Tampa, Fla.

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Equipment•by Staff•October 28, 2013

September Trailer Orders Above 240k Rate Seasonally Adjusted

September was the second straight month where trailer industry net orders were above the 240k rate on a seasonally adjusted basis. Despite that strength, industry backlogs continue to be thin.

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Drivers•by Oliver Patton•October 28, 2013

FMCSA Grants Rest-Break Exemption to Defense Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a rest-break exemption from the hours-of-service rules to carriers serving the Department of Defense.

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Drivers•by Oliver Patton•October 28, 2013

Tax Reform Effort Could Include Infrastructure Funding

Two congressional leaders who have been working on tax reform for the past couple of years are getting closer to drafting proposals that could include renewed commitment to highway funding.

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Drivers•by Evan Lockridge•October 28, 2013

Economic Watch: Industrial Production, Durable Goods Shipments and Orders Rise

Industrial production in the United States increased in September, posting its biggest gain in seven months. This follows a report Friday showing shipments of manufactured durable goods hit their highest level on record going back to 1992 -- but consumer confidence took a nosedive.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•October 28, 2013

P.A.M. Transportation Income Nearly Triples in Third Quarter

Dry van truckload operation, P.A.M. Transportation Service has reported net income of $2.4 million for the third quarter of the year and net income of $4.6 million the first nine-months of the year

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