Owner-operator truckers are using their cell phones to not only help them manage their business, but to help them find new business as well, according to a recent survey. UShip, which allows owner-operators and carriers… Read More »How Do Truckers Use Their Mobile Phones?
Updated: 10/22/2010 11:30:00 AM UPS Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter income jumped 80% to $991 million, or 99 cents a share, from $549 million, or 55 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 9.3% to $12.2… Read More »UPS' Third-Quarter Income Jumps 80%
Truckinginfo staff Mexico will no longer accept a U.S. pilot program as a way of allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the U.S., the Journal of Commerce quoted a senior Mexican diplomat as saying on… Read More »Mexican Officials Want U.S. Action on the Cross-border Trucking Dispute
Updated: 10/21/2010 11:00:00 AM Ryder System said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 62% on stronger demand for commercial truck rentals and used vehicles. Net income rose to $38.8 million, or 74 cents per share, from… Read More »Ryder Reports Higher Third-Quarter Profit
There are typical actions that are taken when closing a business. You must file an annual return for the year you go out of business. If you have employees, you must file the final employment… Read More »Closing a Business
MacKinnon Transport, Inc. of Guelph, Ont., and Upper Lakes Foods of Cloquet, Minn, recognized for their high standards and demonstrated commitments to safety, were named winners of the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Award. The awards… Read More »Volvo Trucks Lauds North America's Safest Fleets: MacKinnon Transport and Upper Lakes Foods
Updated: 10/20/2010 8:00:00 AM By Bill GravesPresident CEO American Trucking Associations This Opinion piece appears in the Oct. 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Midterm elections are right around the… Read More »Opinion: Approaching Midterms Put Issues in Focus
The hugely popular cash-for-clunkers program ended Aug. 25, 2009. This new program enabled vehicle owners to realize a tax-free discount of up to $4,500 on a trade-in. But you can still qualify for big tax… Read More »Tax angles on donated ‘clunkers’
The national average diesel price posted a seven-cent gain on Monday, hitting $3.073 per gallon as the Department of Energy released its weekly energy survey. Monday’s average price is $0.47 higher than last year. This… Read More »Diesel Continues its Climb as Crude Prices Inch Higher
Updated: 10/12/2010 9:30:00 AM By Dan Leone, Staff Writer This article appears in the October/November issue of iTECH, published in the Oct. 11 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Considering the… Read More »iTECH: Connecting Technology to the Corporate Suite
Anyone who knows anything about dump trucks understands that specifications are very regionalized. What works in one state or area of the country will probably not work in another. Each state has peculiar weight laws… Read More »Kenworth Offers Advice on Specs for Dump Trucks
Updated: 10/12/2010 10:00:00 AM The Volvo Group said it supports proposals to regulate truck emissions by the European Union, as long as the regulations consider trucks’ role transportation freight. “Trucks perform important transport work, and… Read More »Volvo Supports European Truck Emissions Regulations