August 2011

Oral Statement of Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorCommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and SecurityU.S. Senate Making Our Roads Safer: Reauthorization of the Motor Carrier Safety Program July 21, 2011 Chairman Lautenberg, Ranking… Read More »Oral Statement by Anne S. Ferro before the Committee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security

 Updated: 8/4/2011 11:15:00 AM Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported a second-quarter profit, compared with a loss a year ago, on higher freight revenue. Net income was $7.4 million, or 24 cents a share, turning around the year-ago… Read More »Roadrunner Posts Second-Quarter Profit

FreightWatch recorded 433 cargo theft incidents in the first half of 2011, a 6.8% decline from the same time period in 2010. The average value per recorded incident from January to June of 2011 was… Read More »FreightWatch: Cargo Thefts Declined Slightly in 2011's First Half

 Updated: 8/3/2011 10:30:00 AM Factory orders decreased 0.8% in June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The decline followed a revised 0.6% gain in May that was smaller than originally reported. The June reading matched economists’… Read More »Factory Orders Decline 0.8% in June

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week will be held September 11-17. Companies are asked to register their events online. In conjunction with NTDAW, companies across the U.S. and Canada will be hosting special events and promotions… Read More »NTDAW Website Provides Event Information to Drivers, Companies Asked to Register

 Updated: 7/27/2011 5:00:00 PM Company Cites Concerns on Continued High Fuel Costs Knight Transportation said late Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose from a year ago on stronger truckload markets and improvement in its brokerage business.… Read More »Knight Transportation's 2Q Income Improves

The American Trucking Associations will sponsor a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week for a third year. The contest aims to celebrate the 3.2 million professional truck drivers delivering life’s essentials across the… Read More »ATA Announces Third Annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Video Contest

 Updated: 7/29/2011 8:00:00 AM By Tom WolfeDirector of Strategic Fuel Procurement Maxum Petroleum This Opinion piece appears in the July 25 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Perhaps your company already… Read More »Opinion: Consider Hedging On-Road Fuel Costs