Jimmy Wink and one of his round-bottom dump trailers at the Mid-America Trucking Show last month. (Photo by Tom Berg) “Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor There are almost as many stories at… Read More »From trucker to trailer maker

 Updated: 4/21/2011 10:15:00 AM Forward Air Corp.’s first-quarter net income rose to $7.9 million, or 27 cents a share, from $3.4 million, or 12 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 12.3% to $120.2 million, the… Read More »Forward Air's 1Q Income More than Doubles

The National Private Truck Council announced this year’s Professional Leadership Award Winners at it’s 2011 Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition, held April 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sponsored by Heavy Duty Trucking, the awards recognized… Read More »NPTC Honors Professional Leadership Award Winners

 Updated: 4/21/2011 10:30:00 AM USA Truck reported a first-quarter loss of $2.7 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with a loss of $3 million, or 24 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 11.7% to… Read More »USA Truck's First-Quarter Loss Narrows

Charlie Cook addresses the general session at the ATD Convention and Expo on April 18. As legislative and regulatory challenges continue to grow in the nation’s capital, it’s more important than ever for commercial truck… Read More »Political Analyst Charlie Cook Kicks Off First-Ever Legislative/Regulatory Session at ATD Convention

 Updated: 4/21/2011 10:40:00 AM Rush Enterprises’ first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago on higher truck sales. Net income rose to $7.3 million, or 19 cents per share, from $2.2 million, or 6… Read More »Rush Enterprises' Income More Than Triples

Jubitz Travel Center is upgrading the Driver Services Lounge at its Portland, Ore., facility. The Top of the Stop, located in the Jubitz Drivers Services building, began renovation March 25 and reopened April 18. Along… Read More »Jubitz Travel Center Upgrades Driver Lounge

 Updated: 4/21/2011 12:00:00 PM Werner Enterprises’ first-quarter earnings rose 50% on higher freight shipments. Net income rose to $16.3 million, or 22 cents a share, from $10.8 million, or 15 cents, a year ago. Revenue… Read More »Werner's First-Quarter Earnings Jump 50%

A study by the American Transportation Research Institute reveals that truck drivers with poor driving records are more susceptible to being involved in a future truck crash than their peers with clean driving records. The… Read More »Research Links Truck Crash Involvement to Driver History

 Updated: 4/20/2011 10:45:00 AM Marten Transport’s first-quarter profit rose 5.2%, its fourth straight quarter of higher year-over-year profitability, on improved performance in its truckload and logistics sectors. Net income rose to $4.1 million, or 19… Read More »Marten's First-Quarter Profit Improves

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn., has partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project as a Platinum Sponsor — a $50,000 commitment. During April and May, the company will donate $5 for every experienced qualified driver who… Read More »U.S. Xpress Partners with Wounded Warrior Project as Platinum Sponsor

 Updated: 4/19/2011 8:15:00 AM Third-party logistics provider England Logistics said Tuesday it has purchased McLeod Software’s Freight Management Solutions application. “With the large volume of freight that flows through our network, our utilization of the McLeod… Read More »England Logistics Chooses McLeod FMS