The White House Office of Management and Budget has cleared a proposal to prohibit coercion of drivers by carriers, shippers or receivers. OMB sent the proposal back to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, typically a signal that a Federal Register notice is pending.
Trucking Moves America Forward gained momentum with its first major partnership, announcing an agreement with Love’s Travel Stops. This comes days after TMAF shared it had raised more than a half-a-million dollars since its March launch.
UPDATED -- A new report shows U.S. consumer spending in March took its biggest leap forward since August 2009.
On sale this summer, Ford’s next-generation full-size van family will provide tradespeople and businesses with increased capability and new configurations in the growing commercial vehicle market.
The parent company to the carrier YRC Freight and others moved to a bigger loss in the first quarter of the year.
Trucking company parent Con-way Inc. has reported 2014 first quarter net income of $12.9 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2013 net income of $14 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, a 7.9% decline.
The Canadian owner of various trucking operations has announced one of its leaders will soon be leaving.