Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 19.3 percent higher in September 2010 than in September 2009, reaching $68.3 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of ...

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, reported net income of $1,994,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, an increase of $995,000 or 99.6 percent compared to net income of $999,000 in the same period last year. Net income for the fiscal year ...

Dynamex Inc., a provider of same-day delivery and logistics services, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, announced that it has accepted an increased offer to be acquired by an affiliate of Greenbriar Equity Group for a price of $24 per share, or about $237.8 million. Dynamex says ...

USA Dry Van Logistics, a national provider of asset-based transportation and third-party logistics specializing in cross-border shipments between Mexico and the United States, on Tuesday, Nov. 30, announced its emergence from bankruptcy. The McAllen, Texas-based company says that in less than 10 months, it was ...

The Tanker division at Schneider National, Schneider National Bulk Carriers, is increasing owner-operator compensation by $.05 per mile. The new rate increases owner-operator compensation to $1.05 per mile, plus fuel surcharge, for loaded and unloaded miles. Schneider says its Tanker owner-operators average 125,000 miles a ...

The passage of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 30, was hailed by the Diesel Technology Forum as a major step in continuing “a vital clean air program that has benefited communities in every ...

In a new report on drug use by drivers involved in America’s fatal crashes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday, Nov. 30, reported post-mortem testing results showing an increase in the level of drug involvement among fatally injured drivers over a five-year period ...

Pegasus Transtech announced that Celadon Trucking of Indianapolis recently introduced Transflo Now to its 3,000-power-unit fleet to provide drivers with a convenient, easy way to transmit delivery documents using their own PCs. “Transflo Now comes in as though from a truck stop (scan station),” said ...

After a successful pilot program, Gordon Trucking has chosen Sleep HealthCenters to provide a nationwide comprehensive sleep apnea screening and treatment program. The program is designed to enhance roadway safety by improving the health of commercial drivers through education, diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. ...

Collective Data Inc., a provider of fleet management software systems, recently released the Extended Asset Module, a product designed to help fleets manage assets beyond the fleet. “Organizations are following a growing trend to do more with less and consolidate software systems to manage all ...