The American Trucking Associations on Friday, Feb. 3, applauded the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for approving the latest surface transportation bill, which if eventually passed would represent the first reauthorization since 2005’s SAFETEA-LU ... (more...)
About 170 truck transportation stakeholders participated in last week’s industrywide "Stand Up For Trucking" fly-in, which resulted in about 140 visits to Congressional offices. The timing of the fly-in on Feb. 1 was significant as ... (more...)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $5 million in funding that will pay for cleaner locomotives throughout California’s San Joaquin Valley, including a locomotive operating between the Port of Stockton and Lodi. In addition, about ... (more...)
Hill Brothers Transportation has announced new terms for its lease purchase program, allowing drivers to become owner-operators immediately without a waiting period and without any money down. Drivers can start out at Hill Brothers as ... (more...)
Echo Global Logistics, a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced the appointment of Suzanne Karpick to the position of vice president of investor relations, responsible for establishing all aspects of the ... (more...)
UPS announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to nonprofit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities. UPS says this year's grants will support a wide range of programs, ... (more...)
The for-hire trucking industry added 5,300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, while payroll employment in the entire U.S. economy surged by 243,000 civilian nonfarm jobs, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, ... (more...)
FTR announced that its Trucking Conditions Index increased in December to a reading of 7.0. This is the third consecutive month that the reading has increased, reflecting an improving climate for truckers as U.S. ... (more...)
The first-quarter 2012 FSR Buying Index as reported in the Fleet Sentiment Report published by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose 4.6 points from the fourth quarter of 2011 to a reading of 93.9.
CKCVR says the ... (more...)
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of 200 shippers and allied associations supporting higher federal vehicle weight limits on interstate highways, on Thursday, Feb. 2, expressed disappointment in a decision by the U.S. House ... (more...)
