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Drivers•by Staff•July 24, 2009

Second Quarter Brings Losses to Saia

Affected by weak tonnage levels and a competitive pricing environment, Saia posted second quarter losses of $1.7 million and a 21 percent decrease in revenue

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Drivers•by Staff•July 24, 2009

NHTSA Posts Brake Rule

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has finished work on its long-awaited rule requiring shorter stopping distances for air-braked heavy trucks

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Drivers•by Staff•July 23, 2009

Con-way Sees Declines in Profit, Revenue

Con-way's net income for the second quarter dropped to $31.5 million, compared to $48.7 million for the second quarter of 2008. Revenue also fell 21.2 percent to $1.06 billio

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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 23, 2009

ATA Economist: There Are Signs of Life in the Desert

It's been a steep downhill slide, the worst in decades, and recovery will be slow, but there are indications that we are approaching the bottom, says Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations. "We are just starting to see signs of economic life," Costello said Thursday by way of introduction to a Web-based overview of the outlook for the economy and trucking in particular

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 23, 2009

Hale Trailer Gets Talbert's Top Dealer Honor

Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel has been honored as Talbert Manufacturing's top dealer in overall sales performance as well as parts and service support

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 23, 2009

Arrow Truck Sales Now Serving Rocky Mountain Region

Arrow Truck Sales has introduced a new store in Denver to serve the Rocky Mountain region, a new market for Arrow

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 23, 2009

Eberspaecher Expands North American Presence with SCR

Eberspaecher North America, expanding its North American presence, will start building a new commercial-vehicle exhaust aftertreatment systems later this year at its Brighton, Mich., facility

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Drivers•by Staff•July 23, 2009

Georgia to Shutter Two Rest Stops on I-85

The Georgia Department of Transportation will permanently close the I-85 northbound rest area in Franklin County as well as the I-85 southbound rest area in Gwinnett County

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 23, 2009

FTR Lowers Forecast for 2010 Truck Production

FTR Associates has lowered its forecast for 2010 North American production of Class 8 trucks by 12 percen

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Drivers•by Staff•July 23, 2009

UPS's Profits Down 49 Percent in 2Q

UPS's second quarter profit declined by almost half, coming in at $445 million, or 44 cents a share, compared to $873 million, or 85 cents a share, during the second quarter of 200

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