More fleets are planning to buy trailers, driving the First Quarter Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index from CK Commercial Vehicle Research up 4.6 points from the previous quarter to a reading of 93.9. CKCVR surveys… Read More »Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index Rises 4+ Points from Previous Quarter
2/3/2012 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly a year, the Institute for… Read More »ISM Services Index Jumps in January
Airlines have not lost a minute of sleep over baggage fees or sandwich prices. Photo used under Creative Commons license. On the Road Blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor For-hire trucking could learn a few… Read More »What trucking can learn from the airlines
2/3/2012 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter This story appears in the Feb. 6 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Editor’s… Read More »Faulty Bendix Valves Installed on Around 60,000 New Trucks
The PentaGone from Volvo’s Penta marine- and industrial-engine company showcases the innovation that can happen with integration. All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief So what were a group of truck journalists… Read More »What do trucks and a yacht have in common?
2/2/2012 5:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Provisions for heavier, longer trucks contained in a transportation reauthorization bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday did not survive… Read More »Provisions for Heavier Trucks Removed from House Transportation Bill
YRC Inc., a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, is rebranding itself as YRC Freight. The brand was introduced to employees in late January at a company event. In addition to the new name, a new logo,… Read More »YRC Becomes YRC Freight
2/1/2012 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Patriot Transportation Holding said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell from a year ago, in part due to a one-time gain in… Read More »Patriot's Fiscal 1Q Income Slips; Revenue Improves
Lack of planning could mean the end of your business. By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Last year, Midwest Wheel celebrated its 100th anniversary under a fourth-generation owner. Betts Spring is in its sixth generation… Read More »Are You Planning For Succession?
1/31/2012 2:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Trucks now limited to 80,000 pounds on interstate highways could run as heavy as 97,000 pounds under a proposal contained in the… Read More »Truck Weights, Size to Be Considered in House Transportation Bill
Engine Smarts by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief So far, the new engines built to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 emissions mandate are performing far better than their EPA-2007 predecessors. That was the consensus… Read More »Top Dealers Talk about 2010 Engines
UPDATED: 1/30/2012 9:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. biodiesel industry produced more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, the National Biodiesel Board said. The record… Read More »Biodiesel Production Hit 1 Billion Gallons in 2011