Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 24.1 percent higher in February 2010 than in February 2009, reaching $59.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of ...

Saia Inc. on Thursday, April 29, reported its first-quarter 2010 results compared to the first quarter of 2009: • Revenues were $212.2 million, an increase of 3 percent over the prior year quarter; • Operating loss was $2.1 million compared to operating loss of $7.5 million; • Net loss of $3.2 ...

Universal Truckload Services Inc. on Thursday, April 29, announced financial results for the 13 weeks ended April 3, 2010. Operating revenues increased 20.9 percent, or $24.0 million, to $139.0 million from $115.0 million for the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2009; included in operating revenues ...

Averitt Express on Thursday, April 29, announced the launch of intermodal services as part of its full-load/volume transportation services package. The Cookeville, Tenn.-based company will provide intermodal coverage through strategic relationships with several of the nation's leading railroads: Union Pacific and BNSF in the West, ...

Trucks provide America’s agriculture producers with the best service for transporting time-sensitive products from supplier to farm and farm to market, according to a study released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation. According to USDA, ...

LeClair Ryan attorneys Clinton S. Morse and Mark B. Goodwin, a former transportation executive, have authored “Maintaining Non-Union Status: The Big Picture – And the Nuts and Bolts.” The publication, available through ATA Business Solutions, emphasizes positive employee relations and strict compliance with the law ...

The American Trucking Associations 2009 President’s Award winner and Former President of the Maine Motor Transport Association Dale Hannington has designated the American Transportation Research Institute as the recipient of the award’s $10,000 grant. Hannington was presented the ATA President’s award, sponsored by J.J. Keller ...

The Kenworth T700 and Paccar MX Engine Tour recently opened at Kenworth dealers, and the truck maker says that initial response from customers and dealers has been excellent. During the tour’s opening week, a total of more than 600 customers came to dealer stops in ...

McLeod Software announced that Vision Logistics Holding Corp., one of the largest flatbed/heavy-haul specialized carriers in the United States, has selected McLeod for its transportation management system. The agreement will replace Vision Logistics’ current customized operating systems with McLeod's enterprisewide LoadMaster carrier, PowerBroker brokerage, Hire ...

Six International brand truck dealer sales representatives went head-to-head recently to highlight their expertise and working knowledge of International brand commercial trucks, as well as OnCommand by Navistar, the company’s newly branded suite of customer service offerings. The winner of the first International Truck Customer ...