Old Dominion Freight Line

Out With the Waste

Fleets ramp up technology investments to boost margins, driver relations, customer service By Aaron Huff Tennant Truck Lines recently moved from an overcrowded family farmhouse in Orion, Ill., to a $3 million facility in Colona, Ill. Over the next two years, the open-deck carrier plans to grow ...

By Aaron Huff Published December 1, 2012

Journal

First-ever heavy truck fuel economy standards on the way Average truck price likely to climb more than $6,000 Work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new fuel efficiency standards. The White House ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 1, 2011

Owner-operator model still threatened and more

Owner-operator model still threatened By Henry Seaton Q Is the new healthcare bill going to make us convert our independent contractors to employees? A There is nothing in the healthcare bill that addresses reclassification directly, but the Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom published a news release ...

By Henry Seaton Published May 1, 2010

Tonnage up 2.1% in December

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1 percent in December, following a 2.6 percent increase in November. The latest gain boosted the SA index from 106.2 in November to 108.4 in December, its highest level since November 2008. The nonseasonally ...

By Brooke Wisdom Published February 1, 2010