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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Economic Indicators Provide Positive Signs of Recovery

Last week, changes in a few economic indicators, such as the gross domestic product and consumer confidence, point to better days ahead for the U.S. economy and for the trucking industry

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Drivers•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Fleets Put the Good, Bad and Ugly Behind Them After 4Q Results Come Out

It's that time again-time for fleets to reveal their financial performance for the last three months and provide investors with an idea of their financial health

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•January 29, 2010

FreightWatch: Cargo Theft Reaches Highest Level Ever Recorded

Despite many industry efforts to combat cargo theft, an average of 72 cargo theft incidents occurred per month in 2009, a gain of 12 percent, the most ever recorde

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Drivers•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Chevron's Earnings Down on Weak Demand For Fuel

Chevron Corporation's fourth quarter earnings were down 37 percent from the year-ago period due to weak demand for diesel and gasoline coupled with lower crude oil and natural gas price

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Trucking Industry Volunteers to Help Clean Up Wreaths

Volunteers from Waste Management, Inc., the American Trucking Associations and others in the trucking industry are helping to clear the wreaths placed in remembrance of U.S. fallen soldiers during the Wreaths Across America campaign this past holiday season

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Drivers•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Landstar Honors 101 As Million Mile Safe Drivers

Landstar System, a non-asset based supply chain solution provider, has honored 101 men and women as Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers

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Drivers•by Staff•January 29, 2010

Swift Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Independent Contractors

Getman Sweeney, a law firm in New Paltz, N.Y., has filed a class action suit against Swift Transportation and Interstate Equipment Leasing Co., alleging the mistreatment of truckers and misclassification of workers as "independent contractors.

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Drivers•by Staff•January 29, 2010

CRST Van Expedited's New Lease Purchase Program Aimed at Teams

CRST Van Expedited has announced a new lease purchase program aimed at allowing team drivers to be more profitable

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 29, 2010

AAPA Opts Out of Ports' Efforts to Regulate Trucking

During a meeting of its Legislative Policy Council this week, the American Association of Port Authorities said that it would not be a part of the efforts by the ports of Los Angeles, Oakland and New York-New Jersey to regulat

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Drivers•by Staff•January 28, 2010

Iowa Listening Session Allows Drivers to Speak Up

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's fourth and final listening session on the hours of service rule was focused on hearing insights from drivers themselves on what the agency should do

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