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Driversby StaffFebruary 11, 2015

Goodyear Announces Highway Hero Finalists

Goodyear has made public details on the three finalists for the 32nd Goodyear Highway Hero Award. The winner will be announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show on March 26 in Louisville, Ky.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 11, 2015

Forward Air Shows Slight Increase in Profits

The time-definite trucking and logistics services provider Forward Air Corp. has released figures showing a modest increases in earnings.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 11, 2015

Spot Market Rates Continue Decline Despite Increased Freight Availability

The amount of freight available on the spot market has increased, but rates are doing anything but following in the same footsteps, hitting their lowest levels in at least four weeks.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 11, 2015

USA Truck Reports First Full-Year Profit After Five Years of Losses

USA Truck Inc. on Wednesday reported net income of $6.03 million for 2014, its first annual profit following five straight years of losses.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffFebruary 11, 2015

Saia Fined $119,000 Over Trucking Terminal Explosion

The trucking company Saia Motor Freight Line has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration following an investigation regarding an explosion at one of its terminals last August, injuring four employees.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Maxwell Signs Agreement with Purkeys to Distribute ESMs

Maxwell Technologies signed an agreement with Purkeys for distribution of Maxwell’s Engine Start Module product line to the heavy-duty trucking industry.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Freight Spending, Shipments Decline from Month Before, Up Over 2014

North American shipment volumes and total spending on freight both dropped in January, according to the Cass Freight Index, but they were also at their highest level for the month in at least three years.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Love’s Offers 99 Cent Per Gallon CNG

Love’s is offering 99-cent-per gallon compressed natural gas at select Midwest locations to mark the recent opening of a fast-fill CNG location in San Antonio. The deal will begin on Valentine’s Day and run for two weeks.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2015

Intermodal Freight Posts Near 5% Annual Increase

Significant mid-year gains, paired with across-the-board growth in the final quarter of last year, contributed to strong overall intermodal freight performance in 2014, according to new figures from the Intermodal Association of North America.

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Driversby Jim BeachFebruary 10, 2015

Safety Managers Talk Improving Safety with Technology

Participants in a panel at the Omnitracs Outlook User Conference shared some of the ways they have used technology to improve their CSA scores and overall safety performance.

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