Daimler Trucks: 1,300 layoffs could come at Freightliner plants in U.S.
Daimler Trucks North America confirmed today reports that surfaced earlier this week about potential layoffs coming at Freightliner factories in the United States. Daimler spokesman Dave Giroux said that the company has notified approximately 1,300 ...
Trucking adds 5,000 jobs in January
For-hire trucking companies added 5,000 payroll jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall economy added 157,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the latest estimates released Feb. 1 by the Bureau of Labor ...
NAFTA surface trade jumped 6.2 percent in November
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico totaled $81.5 billion in November 2012 — a 6.2 percent jump year over year from November 2011, according to the U.S. Department ...
Preventable or Not? Dump truck dips into Doe’s path
Two days earlier, Old Man Winter had dumped two feet of wet snow on two-lane Rambler Road, leaving icy ruts that made driving a challenge for trucker John Doe. To keep up his spirits, Doe ...
Equipment upgrade tax incentive — Is it worth it?
Per legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama earlier this year to temporarily sidestep the "fiscal cliff" spending cuts and tax increases, the tax advantage for business that purchase new equipment was ...
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The week in earnings reports: Knight, Paccar, Landstar
As fourth quarter and yearly earnings continue being reported, here are the latest:
The Pete 579, left, and the Kenworth T680, right, were both introduced in 2012 by Paccar.
Paccar: Paccar says its $17.05 billion revenue in ...
Inspection detection: CSA score-lowering technology, Part 2
Technology can help your fleet find issues during pre- and post-trip inspections before an officer does.
As part of the ongoing "All Hands on Deck" series, this section details how modern tools can be used ...
DPF maker goes out of business after causing two forest fires
After reportedly being the source of two fires — one a major forest fire in September in Washington state and the other a three-acre brush fire — diesel particulate filter manufacturer Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls ...
Freightliner, Western Star laying off up to 1,300 workers in North America
Following Wednesday's report that Freightliner and Western Star parent company Daimler Trucks North America had notified employees this week of potential layoffs, Bloomberg and others are reporting that Daimler could cut 1,300 factory jobs in ...
Tips on training and keeping (and paying) quality technicians
What are the right qualifications for a technician at a fleet or shop? CCJ sister site Truck Parts and Service delves into that very subject — and much more — in its "Technical fouls: Finding, paying, training ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh
FMCSA’s massive safety program shows gaps in correlation between enforcement and accident rates by carrier size.
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
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