Industry News
Panther Expedited files to go public
Panther Expedited Services, Inc., on Aug. 6 filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock. The Seville, Ohio, based-expedited transportation company said in the preliminary ...
All-electric eStar on track one year later
Following a production kick-off at the Wakarusa plant in May and introductory launch events in Portland, Ore., and Sacramento, Calif., in May and June, Navistar's eStar all-electric truck is generating significant interest in the marketplace, ...
FMCSA changes SMS; CSA 2010 safety standings available Aug. 16
Addressing concerns raised by the American Trucking Associations and other industry groups earlier this summer about the design of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced updates to the ...
Senate bill would allow heavier trucks on interstates
Three U.S. senators have introduced legislation (S. 3705) that would allow states to increase the limit on truck weights to 97,000 pounds on interstate highways within their jurisdictions. Under the legislation, trailers would have to ...
Trucking adds 5,900 jobs in July
The for-hire trucking industry continued to add jobs in July even as the overall U.S. economy lost jobs, according to preliminary figures released Aug. 6 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. ...
Compliance, Safety, Accountability – Where do we go from here?
This panel held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas, May 29-30, will cover the current state of CSA and possible future improvements. Panelists include: Mark Savage, 2013 president, Commercial Vehicle Safety,
Bryan Price, senior transportation specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and a carrier representative who will be announced later.
Register by April 26th and take advantage of our early bird rate of $245. Registration includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.
Max Fuller gets his 50,000th Freightliner
Few trucking executives buy 50,000 trucks over the course of their careers, but Max Fuller has accomplished something even more unusual. On Aug. 5, the co-chairman and chief executive officer of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based U.S. Xpress ...
USA Truck offering bonus to newly-hired drivers with experience
USA Truck announced the company is offering up to $2,000 as a bonus to newly-hired drivers with over-the-road experience. “We know that good, safe drivers are our greatest assets,” says Steve Brantley, manager of driver ...
Canadian General Freight Index continued to increase in May
Results published Aug. 5 by the Canadian General Freight Index indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian Shippers continued to increase in May. Overall freight costs increased by 3 percent in May compared ...
Kenworth dealer Motor Power Equipment expands Montana facility
Motor Power Equipment recently completed a major $4 million expansion of its full-service dealership in Billings, Mont. A member of the Kenworth dealer network, Motor Power Equipment-Billings more than doubled its facility size to 60,000 ...
Con-way posts sharply higher revenues in second quarter
Con-way Inc. said Aug. 4 that its revenues in the second quarter totaled $1.31 billion -- a 23.7 percent increase over the same 2009 quarter. But Con-way Freight's decision to reinstate in January employee wage ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
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