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J.B. Hunt says 3Q net earnings up 14%

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Thursday, Oct. 11, announced third-quarter 2012 net earnings rose 14 percent to $78.2 million vs. third-quarter 2011 net earnings of $68.7 million. Total operating revenue was $1.3 billion compared with $1.17 billion. Total operating revenue, excluding fuel surcharges, increased 10.5 percent. The Lowell, Ark.-based company said load growth of […]

October 12, 2012

Heartland posts lower 3Q net income

Heartland Express Inc. on Thursday, Oct. 11, announced operating revenues for the 2012 third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased 1.9 percent to $135.0 million from $132.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. Operating revenues for the nine month period increased 3.1 percent to $409.6 million from $397.4 million in the 2011 period. The North […]

October 12, 2012

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FedEx Trade Networks enables early U.S. Customs filing

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of FedEx Corp., announced it now enables Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry summary filing at all U.S. ports of entry. A yearlong migration effort began at U.S. border crossings and then expanded to commercial air and sea ports before concluding with ACE implementation at all […]

October 12, 2012

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McLeod Software ships latest version of LoadMaster, PowerBroker

McLeod Software announced it is now shipping version 11.1 of LoadMaster Enterprise and PowerBroker, with more new functionality than any previous release of the software products. The most notable features included in the new release are: Feasibility: LoadMaster Enterprise now offers a tool to help planners identify the best driver for a load being planned […]

October 12, 2012

Ryder aims to boost industry dialogue with new blog

Ryder System announced it has launched its new “Exchange” blog at www.exchange.ryder.com to serve as a forum for industry professionals to exchange perspectives on emerging fleet, supply chain and logistics-related topics. Blog posts are authored by Ryder thought leaders, guest editors and invited experts and are open for commentary. The Exchange blog will feature posts […]

October 12, 2012

Bendix hails Operation Safe Driver program

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its support for the efforts of Operation Safe Driver, which takes place this year Oct. 14-20. Launched in 2007 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Operation Safe Driver aims to reduce the number of deaths resulting from crashes involving large trucks, buses and passenger vehicles. CVSA, in partnership with the […]

October 12, 2012

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SmartWay verifies Michelin retreads

Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced that three Michelin retreads have been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of SmartWay-verified technologies,and four are in the process of receiving SmartWay verification. With SmartWay-erified dual drive and trailer treads and wide single drive and trailer treads, Michelin said it will have full coverage in SmartWay retreads […]

October 12, 2012

Fontaine Modification lets employees do the talking in new video

Fontaine Modification – a provider of truck modification services for OEMs, dealers and fleets throughout North America – recently pulled together many of its employees to star in a video about the truck modification company. The video, which can be viewed at www.fontainemod.com/video.html or by searching “Fontaine Modification” on YouTube, shows directors, managers and engineers […]

October 12, 2012

Paccar companies name Parts and Service Dealers of the Year

At Peterbilt’s and Kenworth’s annual Parts and Service Meetings held recently in Anaheim, Calif., Allstate Peterbilt of Fargo was named the 2011 North American Parts and Service Dealer of the Year, while Central Illinois Trucks was named Kenworth’s 2011 Parts and Service Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada. The awards are […]

October 12, 2012

Maxon touts TE-33 liftgate

Maxon Lift’s TE-33 liftgate, part of the company’s Tuk-A-Way line, has a 3,300-pound lifting capacity and bolt-on options for an extension plate and a heavy-duty step assembly. Designed for customers requiring greater platform space for consolidated palletized loads, the TE-33 is suited for small and midsized trucks with beds as low as 38 inches and […]

October 12, 2012

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Behr Hella’s thermal management parts lineup expands

Behr Hella Service now has more than 120 part numbers in its heavy-duty truck thermal management parts program, including new replacement parts listings for Dodge, Ford, Freightliner, International, Mack, Sterling and Volvo trucks. The program additions include blowers, blower regulators, condensers, evaporators, expansion valves, heater cores, HVAC actuators, radiators and resistors. Additions to the 2012 […]

October 12, 2012

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Monthly freight index down 0.6% in August, year-to-year up 0.9%

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6 percent in August from July, declining after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index released Thursday, Oct. 11. BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the August […]

October 11, 2012

FTR Shippers Conditions Index reflects tightening capacity

FTR Associates on Thursday, Oct. 11, said its Shippers Conditions Index for August fell to a reading of -6.8, reflecting a slowly tightening capacity environment for carriers and shippers. Shipping costs, along with the ability to find capacity, will begin to grow worse in 2013 as economic conditions improve just as new federal regulations affecting […]

October 11, 2012

C.R. England offers Texas Regional service

C.R. England announced it now offers Texas Regional service, which will add about 75 new driving jobs and provide a network designed to meet the demands of larger volumes that move into and out of Mexico and throughout the Texas area. “We are pleased to provide this new Regionalized service offering,” says Brandon Harrison, president […]

October 11, 2012

Old Dominion celebrates Indianapolis service center expansion

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, completed the expansion of its Indianapolis Service Center with a daylong celebration that included a rolling museum highlighting the company’s 78-year history. Old Dominion said its Indianapolis Service Center is one of the largest in the company’s network and serves as the regional hub for the […]

October 11, 2012

NationaLease announces 2012 Leadership Circle Award Winners

NationaLease’s 2012 recipients of its Leadership Circle Awards recently were presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the full-service truck leasing network held in September in Baltimore. This year, 36 members were cited for their commitment to NationaLease Member Standards and received awards from Dean Vicha, NationaLease president. The criteria under which the companies were […]

October 11, 2012

Idealease recognizes 60 locations

Idealease Inc. has awarded 60 Idealease locations in North America with the Idealgold award for 2012. The award program was established 14 years ago to honor Idealease locations that achieve the highest levels of performance in 12 key areas, including professional leadership, customer service, marketing, facilities, dedicated service bays, employee training, customer safety and compliance […]

October 11, 2012

Epes Transport System driver named TCA Highway Angel

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Epes Transport System driver Marvin Garvey of Hampstead, N.C., as a Highway Angel for the compassion he showed to a stranded motorist. On Aug. 19, in the late morning, Garvey was driving along I-85/I-40 near Greensboro, N.C., on his way to make a delivery. Traffic was heavy, and up […]

October 11, 2012

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