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
TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index set a new record in March, topping previous record from May 2008. Volumes for March 2011 were up 35 percent from the previous year and 36 percent from the prior month.… Read More »TransCore's Canadian Freight Index Sets New Record
Updated: 4/15/2011 2:00:00 PM By Dan Leone, Staff Reporter This story appears in the April 18 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. An Illinois appellate court has upheld a lower court’s… Read More »Ill. Appellate Court Upholds Liability Ruling Against C.H. Robinson for Fatal Accident
Commentary by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large You may not know that Navistar owns a subsidiary company called PurePower Technologies, formed last year, which has just announced the purchase of the Eaton Corporation’s aftertreatment business.… Read More »Engine Smarts: New directions in aftertreatment
Updated: 4/14/2011 8:15:00 AM The U.S. economy showed improvement from mid-February through early April, and reports from transportation services firms were mostly positive, the Federal Reserve reported. Business services, including freight-related activities, improved in most… Read More »Transportation Services Show Upswing, Fed 'Beige Book' Report Says