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Drivers•by Staff•December 19, 2001

Bush Signs Transportation Bill As Mexican Carriers File Suit Over NAFTA

President Bush has signed the nation’s transportation spending bill for the current fiscal year, the same day Mexican trucking companies filed a lawsuit over delays about being granted further access to markets in the United States

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Drivers•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Trism Files For Bankruptcy Protection Again, President Stepping Down

The Georgia-based trucking company Trism has filed for bankruptcy protection and is getting a new leader

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Drivers•by Staff•December 18, 2001

National Carriers Increases Entry Lease

National Carriers, Liberal, Kan., recently increased the amount of its entry lease for owner operators

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Dot Transportation To Install IDSC Software

Dot Transportation, the transportation arm of the nation's leading food redistributor, has signed a contract to use Expert Fuel sofware from Integrated Decision Support Corp. of Richardson, Texas

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Swift Teams With Railroad For Perishable Shipments

Swift Transportation and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway announced they will offer seamless transportation services for perishable commodities

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Trailmobile Canada Picks Up Production Slack For Bankrupt Affiliate

Ontario-based Trailmobile Canada Ltd. said it will fulfill orders placed with its bankrupt U.S. affiliate, Trailmobile Trailer LLC, bumping production at its Mississauga, Ont., plant by 20 percent

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Equipment•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Canadian Trucking Hit By Insurance Costs

U.S. trucking companies aren't the only ones being socked by skyrocketing insurance costs. The Canadian Trucking Alliance reports that motor carriers across Canada are being hit hard, as well, and warned shippers to expect to hear from their carriers soon

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 18, 2001

Stark's Predicts Truck Sales To Hit Bottom In First Quarter

Heavy commercial truck manufacture in the United States, Canada and Mexico will yield a new bottom in the current business cycle during the first quarter of 2002, predicts Stark's Truck & Off-Highway Ledger

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 18, 2001

GlobalWave To Be Distributed In Guatemala

Vistar Datacom, a satellite tracking and communications provider, will distribute its GlobalWave terminal in Guatemala

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Drivers•by Staff•December 18, 2001

FedEx Ground to Lower Fuel Surcharge

FedEx Ground announced that it will lower its current 1.25 percent fuel surcharge to 0.75 percent effective Jan. 7, 2002

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