Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, announced results for the second quarter of 2011. In the second quarter, the company’s gross revenues totaled $662 million, a 100.7%… Read More »Rush Enterprises Second Quarter Revenues Up Over 100%
Updated: 7/28/2011 10:00:00 AM Component maker Dana Holding Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter income jumped from a year ago and the company raised its earnings outlook for the year. The truck axle and frame… Read More »Dana's 2Q Income Jumps; Company Boosts Outlook
In an effort to strengthen motorcoach safety, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is coordinating the Department of Transportation’s National Motorcoach Safety Summit this September. The strategic objectives for the National Summit are: Increase… Read More »FMCSA and DOT Schedule National Motorcoach Safety Summit and Regional Roundtables to Strengthen Motorcoach Safety
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief With the large number of reality-based TV programs out there, it seems trucking is getting a lot of exposure. “Ice Road Truckers” has been a… Read More »Truckin' TV
Updated: 7/27/2011 9:30:00 AM Celadon Group’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income more than doubled to $5.5 million, or 24 cents per share, from $2.7 million, or 12 cents, a year ago. Revenue for the quarter ended… Read More »Celadon's 4Q Profit Doubles; Full-Year Profit Jumps
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is buying certain assets, including SafetyDirect software and the Lane Departure Warning System, from Iteris. Bendix and parent company Knorr-Bremse plan to incorporate the technologies and associated research, development, sales and… Read More »Bendix Buying Lane-Departure Warning From Iteris
Updated: 7/26/2011 11:00:00 AM Truck and engine manufacturer Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose on higher truck sales, though it trimmed its overall sales outlook for the 2011 North American trucking market. Net… Read More »Paccar's 2Q Profit Rises on Higher Truck Sales
“On the Road” blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor With another Roadcheck event now some weeks behind us, a few questions linger about this annual ritual. What’s Roadcheck all about, anyway? What do we learn… Read More »What do we learn from Roadcheck?
Updated: 7/22/2011 2:15:00 PM Volvo AB said Friday its second-quarter profit jumped 62% on higher truck sales in Europe and North America. Net income rose to about $810 million, from $500 million a year earlier,… Read More »Volvo's 2Q Income Jumps on Higher Truck Sales
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced several changes in its executive management, including a number of retirements. Paul Bergant, president of Intermodal and chief marketing officer, and Bob Ralston, executive vice president, Maintenance, Properties and Equipment,… Read More »J.B. Hunt Announces Transitions in Executive Management
Updated: 7/21/2011 1:45:00 PM Swift Transportation Co. posted a second-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, the company said Thursday. Its profit was $19.6 million, or 14 cents per share, compared with a… Read More »Swift Swings to Second-Quarter Profit
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 26-11 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Contact: Duane DeBruyne Tel.: (202) 366-9999 FMCSA Announces Redesigned “Protect Your Move” Web… Read More »FMCSA Announces Redesigned "Protect Your Move" Web Site