Kevin JonesBusinessCarriers continue to evaluate HOS impact; entry-level drivers to be soughtWith the changes in hours-of-service rules impacting productivity, carriers are expecting driver wages to climb and more entry-level drivers are going to be recruited, according to Transport Capital Partners’ fourth-quarter survey results.January 21, 2014BusinessCRST’s Smiths give Cornell $10 million to fund family business initiativeCornell University and its graduate business school made a big difference for John Smith, MBA ’74, and perhaps an even bigger difference for the family business, to which he returned after earning his MBA. While Smith was studying, he became convinced that federal deregulation of his family’s freight trucking business was inevitable.January 21, 2014BusinessTeamsters to review ‘only remaining path forward’ for YRCLocal union officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday to review details of a revised proposal between the Teamsters and YRC Worldwide Inc. “The outcome of this week’s discussions is critical to the future of the company,” said James Welch, chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide.January 21, 2014BusinessDOT chief outlines plan to tackle ‘infrastructure deficit’Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx preached to the choir Wednesday, telling a gathering of transportation policy experts that the U.S. is falling behind in infrastructure investment and that the solution is to spend more, and spend wisely, on the nation’s roads and bridges.January 16, 2014BusinessGovernors, mayors, industry push for long-term transport planAmerican jobs, the economy, and global competitiveness are at stake without a modern transportation network, a panel representing U.S. governors, mayors and manufacturers told Congress Tuesday, testifying in the year’s first hearing on a new highway bill.January 15, 2014BusinessNote to Congress: Fix the roads; no excusesEvery member of the House transportation committee should be required to drive Interstate 40 between Memphis and Little Rock as a prerequisite for consideration of the next highway bill. But since formal proceedings begin today, that’s not going to happen.January 14, 2014BusinessTeamsters reject YRC contract; get wage boost at UPSThe votes have been counted and the Teamsters have rejected a contract extension with one of the nation’s largest carriers and come to terms on a new deal with another.January 13, 2014BusinessMonday Money: Carriers to add capacity; freight indices mixedThe economy is like the weather: If you don’t like it, stick around – it will change. Here’s a roundup of several recent partly-cloudy reports covering carrier capacity plans and freight volumes.January 13, 2014BusinessBill would fund freight projects with new shipping feeRep. Adam Smith, D.-Wash., has reintroduced legislation that would fund improvements in U.S. freight movement by tacking a 1 percent shipping fee on the total cost of domestic transport.January 13, 2014BusinessTrucking adds 100 payroll jobs in December, economy’s total gains below expectationsThe for-hire trucking industry added only 100 new payroll jobs on a net basis in December, according to latest figures from the BLS. But the final month of 2013 had a tough act to follow: the industry added 8,400 jobs in November. The trucking jobs total had been essentially flat since April.January 10, 2014Previous PagePage 21 of 29Next PageTop StoriesCybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyThe trucking industry's expanded digitization increases its potential for cybercrime, and China could be a key threat to the U.S. via technology in transportation.BusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
