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Drivers•by Staff•November 9, 2009

FFE Posts $2.6 Million Loss in 3Q

As a result of lower demand for transportation services, excess capacity and downward pricing pressure, Frozen Food Express Industries, Dallas, reported a loss of $2.6 million, or $0.15 a share, in the third quarte

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 6, 2009

FTR: We're on the Bottom, But Where Do We Go From Here?

"We really have reached a bottom, and that's a good thing." "We think the economy is starting to improve." These are just a few of the promising phrases listeners heard from Eric Starks, president of FTR Associate

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2009

Council Starts Dialogue Between OEMs, End Users On Fuel-Saving Technology

At the inaugural meeting of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency last week, the Rocky Mountain Institute's Move team spurred a dialogue between users of "efficiency technologies" and the makers of these fuel-saving products. While the two industry groups don't always understand each other, they certainly agreed on the same thing at the council meeting: There is no source of fair, independent and neutral information on these technologies

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Drivers•by Staff•November 6, 2009

Con-way Recognized For Linehaul Simulation Tool

InformationWeek placed Con-way in its list of 500 innovative users of business technology, honoring the carrier for its Linehaul Simulation tool, a web-based solution designed for its less-than-truckload subsidiary, Con-way Freigh

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Drivers•by Staff•November 6, 2009

CTA Calls For More U.S.-Canada Coordination on Trucking Issues

The U.S. and Canadian governments should work more closely together on regulations aimed at improving competition in the trucking industry, make the highways safer and reduce trucking's environmental footprin

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2009

Truck Repossessions Down in Third Quarter

Repossessions and liquidations of trucking equipment has started to fall off in the third quarter, with Nassau Asset Management's NasTrac Quarterly Index down

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2009

SSA Panelist Stresses Importance of Building a Web Site

Building a company web site is becoming increasingly important for distributors and shops to get visibility in the marketplac

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 6, 2009

JBHT Signs Intermodal Deal With Norfolk Southern

Under a new multi-year deal, Norfolk Southern will provide intermodal service to J.B. Hunt Transport Services, an initiative that will convert some of its truck traffic to intermodal

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Drivers•by Staff•November 6, 2009

Senate Confirms Ferro as FMCSA Chief

The Senate yesterday confirmed Anne Ferro as Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration. It also approved Cynthia Quarterman as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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Drivers•by Staff•November 6, 2009

ATA 'Perplexed' by DOT Deal on Hours of Service Rule

American Trucking Associations is "extremely perplexed" by the Department of Transportation's decision to reopen its truck driver hours of service rulemaking

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