Organizers at the American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council were very encouraged by attendance and membership figures at its annual meeting this week in Tampa, Fla. There were more than 2,700 people at this… Read More »TMC Attendance, Membership Up Significantly
Updated: 2/9/2011 10:15:00 AM Logistics firm DHL said it will spend $22.5 million to expand its hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, adding nine new aircraft gates. The project will begin in March, and will… Read More »DHL to Expand Cincinnati Airport Hub
One worker can adjust Lift-A-Deck II’s shoring beams to accommodate cargo below and support freight that will be placed on the beams. Integral securement straps keep freight from shifting and falling. “Trailer Talk” blog by… Read More »Ancra Load Decking System Adds Payload, Cuts Freight Damage, User Says
Updated: 2/9/2011 10:30:00 AM Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, as less-than-truckload tonnage improved. The carrier earned $3.9 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with a… Read More »Roadrunner Reports 4Q Profit
A 2.1 percent increase in flatbed rates nationwide brought the average line haul rate back up to December levels of $1.55 per mile, according to TransCore Truckload Trendlines, a weekly barometer for truck freight moved… Read More »TransCore Says Average Linehaul Rate Back to December Level of $1.55 per Mile
Updated: 2/7/2011 8:20:00 AM Pitt Ohio is rebranding the freight company to emphasize its broad range of services by dropping the word “Expressâ€� from its name and adding a new logo. The changes, effective Jan.… Read More »Pitt Ohio Rebrands Company to Stress Broader Services
On January 2, 2009, shortly before 8:00 a.m., thousands of shoes mysteriously appeared on a Miami highway. Who spilled the shoes? Nobody knows. But they disrupted traffic on the Palmetto Expressway for hours. We’ve just… Read More »There's a Website for Everything, Including Truck Spills
Updated: 2/7/2011 8:10:00 AM Echo Global Logistics has announced plans to introduce new transportation management software that is tailored to the needs of large shippers who do not have their own systems. In a Tuesday… Read More »Echo Global Adds Software to Help Major Customers
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) announced the locations for a series of national field hearings and public forums on pending major surface transportation legislation. The nationwide meetings with state and… Read More »Mica Announces Transportation Bill Field Hearings, Public Forums
Updated: 2/4/2011 10:45:00 AM Commercial Vehicle Group said Jan. 31 it bought heavy-duty truck seating unit Bostrom Seating from fellow compoent maker Accuride Corp., for $8.8 million. Bostrom, which supplies the North American heavy-duty truck,… Read More »Accuride Sells Truck Seating Unit to CVG
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Cudahy, Wis., has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Morgan Southern Inc. for approximately $20 million in cash. Morgan Southern is a privately held provider of intermodal transportation and related services.… Read More »Roadrunner Buys Morgan Southern
Updated: 2/4/2011 2:00:00 PM The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9% in January, the lowest in almost two years, from 9.4% in December, the Labor Department said Friday. Payrolls rose by 36,000, less than the… Read More »Unemployment Rate Falls to 9%; Trucking Adds 3,200 Jobs