UPDATED: 11/22/2011 1:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Trailer Bridge Inc. reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million, or 16 cents per share, compared to net income of $6,900,… Read More »Trailer Bridge Reports Third-Quarter Loss
UPDATED: 11/22/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Most trucking companies believe the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is an improvement over the SafeStat system it replaced, the… Read More »Most Truckers See CSA as an Improvement, ATRI Study Says
UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Initial jobless claims increased by 2,000 last week to 393,000, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Economists had forecast 390,000 new claims,… Read More »Jobless Claims Rise for Week
No news will be posted on Truckinginfo.com today due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Please feel free to browse through our blogs or one of our in-depth sections, from Trucks Trailers to Drivers, or check… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving
UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:50:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Consumer personal spending edged up 0.1% in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The slight increase followed a revised 0.7% gain… Read More »Personal Spending Increases 0.1% in October
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 35-11 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Final Rule… Read More »U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Final Rule That Bans Hand-Held Cell Phone Use by Drivers of Buses and Large Trucks
For years, Ford’s F-450 and F-550 SuperDuty trucks have led the Class 4 to 5 segment. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor It’s a story we’ve heard before, but a pretty good one: Sales are up,… Read More »Medium-Duty Update: Sales Up as Buyers Replace Old Trucks Amid Improving Economy, New Products Enter the Market
UPDATED: 11/23/2011 8:50:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Durable goods orders declined 0.7% in October as demand for aircraft and business equipment dropped, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The… Read More »Durable Orders Decline 0.7% in October
For the first time since May, the national average price of a gallon of diesel has topped the four-dollar mark. Diesel is up 2.3 cents from last weeks price survey to $4.011 per gallon the… Read More »Diesel Climbs North of $4 as Oil Slips on Recurring Economic Worries
UPDATED: 11/22/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Most trucking companies believe the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is an improvement over the SafeStat system it replaced, the… Read More »Most Truckers See CSA as an Improvement, ATRI Says
Employee stock ownership plans, known as ESOPs, are gaining in popularity. There even was federal legislation introduced earlier this year to expand their use. An ESOP transfers some or all of company ownership to its… Read More »Why Distributors Might Want to Look into an Employee Ownership Plan
UPDATED: 11/23/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Transport Topics Online will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please check back on Monday, Nov. 28, for… Read More »TTNews.com Closed for Thanksgiving